From Louise Wood…
I’m looking for some assistance with an art project I want to undertake for the Liverpool Biennial(Independents).
I’m an artist, making predominantly ceramic sculptures, inspired by the relationship between people and the buildings they occupy. As my art work is concerned with buildings and our memories associated with them, I intend to make a piece which responds to a cross section of the publics memories, about buildings now gone from the Liverpool landscape.
I’m looking for help from people who have strong ties with, or live in the city of Liverpool; for anyone who has a story involving a Liverpool building which has been demolished as part of the redevelopment. I’m looking for anyone who has fond recollections, or strong memories of a Liverpool building, no longer in existence; and would be willing to tell me their story. Or any individual who feels there is a building worthy of redevelopment which has been overlooked. Perhaps a building was special to them because they met their partner there, worked there, brought up their family there, or got married there. The buildings do not have to be of any great historical or architectural merit, although they might be, I’m more interested in peoples personal connections with buildings.
If you feel you could help me with the above, please contact me on:
mailto:artlou@tiscali.co.uk
Many Thanks,
Louise Wood
From Louise Wood…
I’m looking for some assistance with an art project I want to undertake for the Liverpool Biennial(Independents).
I’m an artist, making predominantly ceramic sculptures, inspired by the relationship between people and the buildings they occupy. As my art work is concerned with buildings and our memories associated with them, I intend to make a piece which responds to a cross section of the publics memories, about buildings now gone from the Liverpool landscape.
I’m looking for help from people who have strong ties with, or live in the city of Liverpool; for anyone who has a story involving a Liverpool building which has been demolished as part of the redevelopment. I’m looking for anyone who has fond recollections, or strong memories of a Liverpool building, no longer in existence; and would be willing to tell me their story. Or any individual who feels there is a building worthy of redevelopment which has been overlooked. Perhaps a building was special to them because they met their partner there, worked there, brought up their family there, or got married there. The buildings do not have to be of any great historical or architectural merit, although they might be, I’m more interested in peoples personal connections with buildings.
If you feel you could help me with the above, please contact me on:
mailto:artlou@tiscali.co.uk
Many Thanks,
Louise Wood
LAST CHANCE TO SEE THE MARIE-LOUISE VON MOTESICZKY EXHIBITION AT TATE LIVERPOOL BEFORE IT EMBARKS ON A EUROPEAN TOUR
Special Exhibition:
Marie-Louise von Motesiczky
Until 13 August 2006
Admission Free
Supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum London
Tate Liverpool is the first of four European venues to present an exhibition that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky’s birth. Widely acclaimed as one of the most talented and original artists of her era, several major museums (including Tate) have collected fine examples of Motesiczky’s work. Despite this she still remains relatively unknown. This exhibition provides an opportunity to discover a highly talented woman artist of the 20th century, whose remarkable work illuminates the troubled history of her times.
The exhibition provides a survey of Motesiczky’s most powerful work from the 1920s – 1990s. The exhibition will present 60 paintings and a number of drawings, and will explore the transition from her hard-edged realist style of the twenties to the poetic realism of her later work. Motesiczky is particularly known for her portraits, including compelling self-portraits and a moving series devoted to her ageing mother recording her decline. Related to her portraits are her figurative ‘fantasy paintings’, dream-like compositions which formed a significant part of her work in 1950s and 1960s. These magical visions blur fantasy and reality in a complex personal allegory. Motesiczky painted intimate still-lives and poetic landscapes throughout her entire career.
Marie-Louise von Motesiczky was born in Vienna in 1906 into a wealthy and distinguished Jewish family – her grandmother was one of Sigmund Freud’s earliest patients. As a young woman, she studied at the Städel art school in Frankfurt with Max Beckmann, a life-long friend and mentor. When the Nazis marched into Vienna in 1938, Motesiczky fled with her mother, first to Holland, then Switzerland, finally arriving in England in 1939. Her brother Karl remained in Austria, where he sheltered Jewish friends. In 1943 he was sent to Auschwitz, where he died. In England, Motesiczky lived and worked in a highly gifted community of exiled artists.
The exhibition will tour from Tate Liverpool to Museum Giersch, Frankfurt (September 2006 – January 2007), Wien Museum, Vienna (March – June 2007) and finally Southampton City Art Gallery (September – December 2007).
He’s a bit of a figure of fun these days but I remember watching a few of the late Bob Ross’s oil painting instruction programs on satellite and Rennies used to stock all his brushes, palettes etc.
Now you can watch lots of his old videos on YouTube, there’s some useful tips but he doesn’t half come out with some cringe-making homilies.
Link to YouTube
Anthony Smith is the latest addition to the artists directory.
As you can see Anthony is a very accomplished professional artist specialising in wildlife paintings.
He is currently the working artist for Chester Zoo and exhibits regularly at the ‘Society of Wildlife Artists’ at the Mall Galleries, London and at the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art.
He has his own website at: www.anthonysmith.eu
I have just been updating Amy Bolam’s page in the artists directory with some splendid new images.
Amy has also recently exhibited at the SAS Radisson Hotel and her AB Design business is going well.
Report by Sean Kenny Jnr.
Photographs by Moira Kenny (email)
The Hub 2006 July 22/23rd at Otterspool Promenade, Liverpool
I went on the Saturday, the first day of the 2006 hub festival . Getting there the weather was lovely, hot as usual but as soon as we entered the prom the rain starting coming down. It didn’t lower the amazing atmosphere that was buzzing all around..
First place I went to was the dj’ing, the sound of booming voices and exciting ’scratching’ pulled me over. The graffiti was amazing, big faces an cool writing. Soon there was an open mic’ going, mc’s from all round where showing off their bit. The crowd went wild when Nikki Blaze stepped up, ( tar for the CD Nikki!!).
Over to the BMX and Skatebording part I saw a well known face, Neil Danns(Family friend brag brag….) The biking and boarding was cancelled for a short while thanks to the rain, but kicked up again very fast. This side of the festival there was the rocking rock music pumping down my ears. Bands well known and some not that well known. Excellent.
Loads of culture this week went up the tower and met the Olympic officials.
And even more fireworks!
Sean Kenny Jnr
Check out flickr for more pictures: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=liverpool+hub&m=tags
Submissions Opportunity
Transvoyeur Performance Art Platform
The programme of Transvoyeur for the exhibition in the Independents Biennial 2006 includes a Performance Art Platform. There are four dates set for this:
Friday 22 September 2006
Friday 29 September 2006
Friday 06 October 2006
Friday 13 October 2006
A maximum of 4-5 performances artists per date will available within the schedule with a slot of 15-30 mins per performance.
This will be held within the exhibition venue of the Transvoyeur exhibition and associate spaces.
If you wish to submit to the Performance Art Platform, please email the following information:
(1) Curriculum Vitae (inc full contact details).
(2) Statement of art and biography (no more 250 words).
(3) Proposal for submission (no more than 250 words).
(4) Image (relative to the performance proposed, jpeg 72 dpi).
(5) Technical list (*).
(*) Please note, the emphasis is on a performance context and technical requirements responsible to each artist. Although, a technical list will still need to be submitted along with the above information for safety purposes.
If your submission to the Performance Art Platform is successful you will be part of the press and media generated from this event and have the opportunity to share in the collaborative programme of Transvoyeur during the Independents Biennial 2006.
Cut off Date for submissions: 10 August 2006
Please send your submissions and for further information email transvoyeuruk@hotmail.co.uk.
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