Here Lies ART! - exhibition photos

'The Remains of the Child' (2010)

'The Remains of the Child' (2010)

'The Remains of the Child' (2010)

I took these three photos today.

Thankfully, the weather has been on our side so far and we have had a sunny day.

I have had very mixed comments for this piece. The funniest was from a man who seemingly inspected it from all angles. Not knowing that I was the artist he said, 'I don't know what it is but it is ugly.' Then he looked at the other pieces. But later on I noticed that he stood in front of it again and had another good look. I presume he is still trying to figure it out, which is a good thing.

There were other people who liked it even though they found it disturbing or maybe because of it. It is interesting for me to watch people's reactions.

All comments are welcome.

Here Lies ART! 18-19 September 2010

The Remains of the Child (2010)

mixed media

45 (h) x 45 (d) x 72 (l) cm

A public art exhibition of Victorian Funeral Traditions

in the Anglican chapel at

Nunhead cemetery

Linden Grove

London SE15 3LW

Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September 2010

11am-5pm

www.fonc.org.uk

Most people associate Victorian funerals with the colour black – mourning dresses, hats, gloves etc. It is less widely known that the colour white - white crape looped with white ribbon - was appropriate when a child or young person had passed away.

Black feathers were a typical accessory for a funeral at the time. But mourning symbols in 19th century Victorian America, for instance, included jewellery made of the hair of the deceased. They acted as memorabilia.

For this exhibition Désirée felt compelled to base her work on those Victorian funeral customs that are less commonly known. She chose to use the colour white instead of black and hair instead of feathers.

This artwork represents the mortal remains of a child. It may refer to an actual young person or be symbolic for everyone's own inner child - may it be a wounded, sad, happy or a prodigy child. It is about the purity of the soul shining through at a young age. By mourning such soulfulness, one regains it.

Cork Street Open Exhibition 2010 - 5-13/08/2010

The 2010 Cork Street Open Exhibition for Charity will take place from Thursday, 5th through Friday, 13th August 2010.

Venue:
The Gallery in Cork Street
28 Cork Street,
London W1S 3NG

The opening times for the Cork Street Open Exhibition are from 10am to 6pm, Thursday August 5-13th, with the exception of Sunday, August 8th when it is closed.

Admission is free and a percentage of all sales goes directly to CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA.

Please click here to see my work on the Cork Street Open Exhibition website.

Please click here if you would like to get complimentary tickets for the Artist's Receptions on 11th August 2010.

Shortlisted for Cork Street Open Exhibition 2010

Acute Awareness (2010)
wood, correx, latex, varnish
131 x 42.5 x 6 cm

Acute Awareness has been shortlisted for the Cork Street Open Exhibition 2010.

For details please click here.

www.corkstreetopenexhibition.com

Café Gallery Project - private view - 4th July 2010

Pathless Land (2009)

Mixed Media on cardboard, 29x29cm, framed (50x50cm)

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'The core of Krishnamurti's teaching is contained in the statement he made in 1929

when he said: "Truth is a pathless land".

Man cannot come to it through any organisation, through any creed, through any dogma, priest, or ritual, nor through any philosophical knowledge or psychological technique.'

(p. 5, "To Be Human" by Krishnamurti)

Coming Together (2010)

jesmonite, hair

What happens when two opposing forces come together?

A sperm penetrates an ovum during fertilization and the tail tells a tale of what happened.

I am pleased to invite you to the private view of the Open Exhibition

organised by the Café Gallery Projects on Sunday 4th July 2010, 2-5pm at:

CGP LONDON

• Southwark Park
• London SE16 2UA
• United Kingdom

Nearest Stations: Canada Water, Surrey Keys

Jazz Concert and Exhibition - Friday 25 June 2010

Please come to this Friday's Jazz concert at St. Augustine Church where my sculpture Inner Reflection - male & female is exhibited. I will be there.

http://www.augustineonetreehill.org.uk/events.htm

Please click here to see a film.

St Augustine's Summer Festival (25th to 27th June)

There will be concerts on Friday (25th) and Saturday (26th) evenings and on Sunday afternoon. The concert on Friday evening will be Jazz, on Saturday evening the Elm singers are offering an evening of music for a summer evening including madrigals and on Sunday afternoon there will be a concert of chamber music.

On Saturday 26th June there will be a summer fair with opportunities for local craftspeople to hire a

t

able and sell their art works.

Please put these events in your diary:

25/06/10 - Evening Jazz concert. 7.30pm

'Take A Pew' show 7pm to 9pm

26/06/10 - 10.00am - 5pm St Augustine's Summer Fair
Craft stalls, antiques valuations, refreshments, books and more.
'Take A Pew' show 10.30am to 5pm
Evening concert for a summer evening. 7.30pm The Elm Singers

27/06/10 - Sunday Worship
'Take A Pew' show 12noon to 5pm
3pm - Chamber concert with contributions by talented local
musicians and actors

Westham Festival - 19 June to 4 July 2010

Feathered Lotus (2010)

paper, paint, feathers

36 x 39 x 36 cm

Feathered Lotus is being exhibited as part of the Westham Festival

- 19 June to 4 July 2010.

I will be at the church on 30 June 2010 at 7.30

for MUSIC FOR A SUMMER'S EVENING.

For more details please click here.