Dinosaurs in tights do really exist!
Monday
Sunday
Hair Envy
Whilst out last night I witnessed an amazing lady with an Afro........needless to say I was beyond jealous!
DAY TRIPPING
A long awaited trip to Manchester was on the cards this weekend and thankfully the weather allowed for a pleasurable day!
After some light shopping and a what can only be described as a heavy lunch it was on to the Manchester Art Gallery for some cultural exploration.
Manchester Art Gallery houses a vast collection, displaying works from the likes of Turner to the 20th century great Terence Conran, with works spanning over three centuries the endless gallery are crammed with beautiful pieces to appreciate.
A personal Favourite of this visit were the Empire Marketing Board Posters.
After some light shopping and a what can only be described as a heavy lunch it was on to the Manchester Art Gallery for some cultural exploration.
Manchester Art Gallery houses a vast collection, displaying works from the likes of Turner to the 20th century great Terence Conran, with works spanning over three centuries the endless gallery are crammed with beautiful pieces to appreciate.
A personal Favourite of this visit were the Empire Marketing Board Posters.
This exhibition is part of a major project working with women who have migrated to the North-West of England from all over the world. The women, drawn from a range of diverse backgrounds, are working with artists’ collective UHC (Ultimate Holding Company) to co-curate a display featuring and inspired by Manchester City Galleries’ collection of Empire Marketing Board Posters.
The posters displayed were produced by the Empire Marketing Board, a promotional body set up by the British government in 1926. They are large, colourful lithographic prints, which are now regarded as a rare example of peace time government propaganda. Each set of posters promotes a way of thinking about the Empire
As with any cultural material, however, their meaning has changed over time and the poster collection today is subject to quite different readings from those originally intended and Manchester Art Gallery helps to present these posters in both a critical and creative light.
Understanding personal experiences of belonging in relation to these posters was some what eye opening, with Britain being a multicultural society and the strength of patriotism ever growing especially in the lead up to the olympics, it is interesting to understand how belonging to a society means more than holding a passport.
multi layer multi colour
Whilst personally i favour the more muted colour pallet I cannot help but adore these layered prints, each image for each layer is treated with equal importance as the next to create an amazing depth and intrigue to an ordinarily flat media.
"Carnovsky, aka the artist/designer' duo Francesco Rugi and Silvia Quintanilla, are famous for their RGB love and exploration of the ''surface’s deepness''. By overlapping three different images, each one in a primary color – in RED,GREEN and BLUE, the blend of lines, shapes and colors is unexpectedly beautiful and surrealistic. In each image, the three layers almost live together; three worlds that could almost belong to a specific animal kingdom or to an anatomical part, which however, connect simultaneously to a different psychological or emotional status that passes from the clear to the hidden, from light to darkness and from the state of being awake to dreaming. The final result of this colorful mix resembles an experience that is so alive that it is akin to watching a 3D picture with special 3D glasses, where reality blends with fantasy.
As if this effect wasn't enough in the world of interiors through which Carnovsky have become known for their RGBwallpapers and prints, they recently decided to conquer the fashion world by translating their RGB principles by using a different material. In using silk which retracts incoming light at different angles and simultaneously produces a different color, Carnovsky have created three limited edition silk scarves, Jungla, Bestiario and Rosone, made of 100% Peau d'ange pure silk which are digitally printed, numbered and signed on a silk label and of course made in Italy as the duo is based in Milan."
As if this effect wasn't enough in the world of interiors through which Carnovsky have become known for their RGBwallpapers and prints, they recently decided to conquer the fashion world by translating their RGB principles by using a different material. In using silk which retracts incoming light at different angles and simultaneously produces a different color, Carnovsky have created three limited edition silk scarves, Jungla, Bestiario and Rosone, made of 100% Peau d'ange pure silk which are digitally printed, numbered and signed on a silk label and of course made in Italy as the duo is based in Milan."
........with only 99 copies available you'll have to be quick to snap one up!
Wednesday
Monday
MIRO
The promise of warm weather tempted me to the YorkShire Sculpture Park this Sunday, namely to explore the new exhibition by Miro. and whilst Ill be honest and raise my hand to admit that not all Miros work was easy for me to interpret, the exhibition was massively informative with presenting the influences and outcomes of his career.
The extensive collection spreads across the vast scape of the Park and also within the The Underground Gallery.
"The gallery traces the evolution of what Miró referred to as his “phantasmagoric world of living monsters” and includes a number of large, wonderfully vivacious works on paper. In addition, through seldom-seen family photographs, sketches and notes, together with found objects and plasters, we give a fascinating insight into Miró’s working practice.
Though generally less known and critically examined than his painting, Miró came to consider his sculpture as equally important. He was rooted in a deep sense of national identity but these works reflect something far deeper than love for Catalonia, Spain and their people. Often assembled from humble artefacts – bowls, a tap, worn soap, tin-cans, a pebble, a hand-woven basket – they speak of Miró’s profound respect for humanity and are a homage to the richness of simple living."
Well worth a visit!
temptation 1. Celina 0
The healthy eating went out of the window this Sunday. .................Ill I can say is it was worth it!
magpie
The saying may stand as no glitter before noon but ill be honest for the last few days I've been breaking all the rules in the book and heading out with my new favourite nail varnish! ...............its only a matter of time before I go back and get myself the full collection of colours..........first job is to grow the nails though!
Red blooded female
The Meat Wagon; a legendary food offer known by keen foodies and avid trend forecasters alike. The infamous burger van has globetrotted it’s way around any festival worth mentioning, spearheaded it’s own events and become synonymous with great food, delicious drinks and relentless parties. Now the legend continues, but instead of four wheels, it will be presented in a more permanent fixture.
When interior architects Shed first collaborated with the Meatailer enterprise, a design formula was created that would mean no two establishments would ever be the same; originality and nonconformity are at the heart of the Meat Wagon’s philosophy so all environments had to embody this ethos while taking on their own character.
The concept: to take an idea borne of location and environment and mince that up with the Meat Wagon’s utilitarian ‘no nonsense’ approach – all materials in their raw form, all elements explicit in their function.
Lurking beneath a car park just behind Oxford Street resided the perfect site for Meat Liquor – the Meatailer’s next venture. Previously the site of an Italian restaurant, the site was appropriately kitted out with an impressive Rococo style dome and a mass of ornate columns and architraves. So with this influence the idea came: a modern day mural to make Michelangelo weep, a ’tattoo’ that would envelop and intertwine with the obscurity of the building. A scene that would tell some of the Meat Wagon’s story so far and mutate the classical architecture into something far more appropriate to the Meat philosophy.
Shed commissioned the prolific design collective ‘I Love Dust’ to administer the monumental illustration. in just a week, a team of illustrators and graphic artists camped out on site to adorn as much visible surface as possible, with colourful tales from the Meat Wagon’s past, culminating in an extreme and almost hallucinogenic visual experience.
Red ‘liquor’ signs have been suspended in the windows to splay dull light over the dyed oxblood red, leather banquettes. Industrial cage lamps are hooked and gathered around galvanised steel hooks and suspended over blackened steel framed tables. Red cord is looped from the centre of the dome to reach salvaged industrial work lamps, positioned to highlight poignant images trapped within the trailing mural.
Industrial rubber flooring and an 8-metre long stainless steel bar with corrugated sheet façade resonate the sterility of a factory environment. Occupying the floor is a small army of vintage industrial seating, all powder coated in just two utilitarian colours. A length of ‘butchers’ curtains contains the lower level ‘Pit’; the Meat Liquor’s VIP area where guests can enjoy the thoughts of Hunter S Thompson that adorn the walls.
Shed are delighted to have had this opportunity to venture out of the realms of the corporate world. ‘A project like this comes up once in a lifetime. To have a chance to push boundaries of what may be considered indecent, inappropriate and down right wrong, and to have this concept whole heartedly backed by the client is one in a million. The history of the Meat Wagon has been the driving force behind every aspect of this project but what remains now is an entirely new beast.’
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