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| Covent Garden 1 |
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| Toast 1 |
To see more pix from the store on the opening day see the album on Flickr
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Art Advisor Stylist Exhibition
In may 2011, I exhibited some photos in a new gallery/empty shop initiative in Orpington, Kent. My photos on show were Covent Garden 1 and Toast 1 - both are part of a series I shot on film in 2002.
The technique is as follows: I shot on slide film E6 and developed in C41 print chemicals. It is trial and error to get the desired effect but chemicals and film react differently in some situations and so you really don't know the exact effect you are going to achieve! Colours are intensified and highlights bleached out! With the right subject, it can produce stunning effects such as these.
The shop gallery was home to various local artists in all different mediums. Situated in a busy shopping centre, there was almost something for everyone!
To see more pix from the store on the opening day see the album on Flickr
To see more pix from the store on the opening day see the album on Flickr
The Old Police Station Exhibition
Working with Patrick Lyons and PH7 Radio, I exhibited my Mine's a Pint series in the Old Police Station in Deptford, London.
This was a pop up exhibition for one night only to correspond with a musical showcase and exhibition by other artists in the old police cells!
I exhibited in the main room where there was a DJ and bar and people generally milling around, sitting, dancing etc. There was no long empty wall to hang my pictures - instead they were dotted around the room which worked really well. I also stuck used bingo tickets to the window to add to the ambience. It was a good experience to do a one-nighter with the actual framed photos. The audience enjoyed the exhibition as it complemented the environment and the other artistic acts.
All images copyright Tracy Howl, all rights reserved.
This was a pop up exhibition for one night only to correspond with a musical showcase and exhibition by other artists in the old police cells!
I exhibited in the main room where there was a DJ and bar and people generally milling around, sitting, dancing etc. There was no long empty wall to hang my pictures - instead they were dotted around the room which worked really well. I also stuck used bingo tickets to the window to add to the ambience. It was a good experience to do a one-nighter with the actual framed photos. The audience enjoyed the exhibition as it complemented the environment and the other artistic acts.
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| One of the musical acts |
The New Cut Gang
On the London Fringe Festival I met and worked with some very talented people including Patrick Lyons of PH7 Radio, who organised the London New Music Award.
The winners of this Award were the New Cut Gang, a very talented band writing and performing their own music. Excellent live too!
The whole purpose of the Award was to find, guide and nurture new talent with the goal of getting them 'signed' and on their way up the ladder! The music business is hard to get into and therefore with someone like Patrick and his experience and connections, the New Cut Gang, have a chance of success! But it's a lot of hard work, rehearsing, playing gigs - it's all practice!
I went along to one of their rehearsal sessions in PH7 studios in East London. Here are some of the photos taken there.....
To see more, please visit the Flickr album
All images All Rights Reserved Tracy Howl.
These guys are good! Check them out
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-New-Cut-Gang/137294452963214
The winners of this Award were the New Cut Gang, a very talented band writing and performing their own music. Excellent live too!
The whole purpose of the Award was to find, guide and nurture new talent with the goal of getting them 'signed' and on their way up the ladder! The music business is hard to get into and therefore with someone like Patrick and his experience and connections, the New Cut Gang, have a chance of success! But it's a lot of hard work, rehearsing, playing gigs - it's all practice!
I went along to one of their rehearsal sessions in PH7 studios in East London. Here are some of the photos taken there.....
To see more, please visit the Flickr album
All images All Rights Reserved Tracy Howl.
These guys are good! Check them out
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-New-Cut-Gang/137294452963214
Horseplay at Proud Camden Exhibitions
Proud Camden is a fabulous venue set in the Famous Stables Market of Camden Town with the original stables intact and used as a feature. Horseplay is an event which runs once a month in the stables. A fabulous name don't you think? The organisers of Horseplay invites artists of all mediums, be it actual 2D artists, installation artists or performance artists to take over a stable for the evening and make an interactive art piece whatever it is!
I had been to a couple of events there and was amazed and very entertained by the different artists on show! I joined in a silent tea dance, watched a maypole dance with ribbons by delicately painted dancers, a band performing on a pole dance podium and a short film.
This inspired me to take on not just one but 2 stables for one evening in August. I wanted to create a divide between men and women but also integrate them fully as a performance piece. I have a dance/performance background and have also created installations so the following idea came to me. I created a very girlie pink room called 'Georgia's Party' and a very manly room called 'Mine's A Pint' based on my previous projects.
Stable 1: Georgia's Party was decorated in streamers and balloons with a birthday theme in mind. Photos of birthday parties were stuck on the wall too. A video from the original 'Georgia's Party installation was played on a wall mounted flat screen TV. There were little cakes and nibbles just as you would get at a child's birthday party. It was actually my friend's birthday and so she was 'The Birthday Girl!' and sat on a special throne in the room! We played games such as 'musical statues' and 'musical bumps' and played 'pass the parcel' which went down a treat. As this was a girl's room, men were only allowed in if they wore a pink party hat!
Stable 2: Mine's a Pint was decorated with photographic stills of working men's clubs, a project I have spent 12 years on. I also stuck used bingo tickets and raffle tickets over the walls to add to the ambience. I showed a video I had taken in one working men's club on another wall mounted flat screen TV. On the central table, I had unused bingo tickets and bingo dabbers ( which create big round dots to mark off your numbers!) and a children's toy bingo machine. People were invited to play a game of bingo. As this was a man's room, women were only allowed in they wore a fake paper moustache attached to a straw!
I wanted to emphasise the role play of each gender and it worked really well. It was hard work performing 2 pieces but they complemented each other perfectly as a pair!
I had been to a couple of events there and was amazed and very entertained by the different artists on show! I joined in a silent tea dance, watched a maypole dance with ribbons by delicately painted dancers, a band performing on a pole dance podium and a short film.
This inspired me to take on not just one but 2 stables for one evening in August. I wanted to create a divide between men and women but also integrate them fully as a performance piece. I have a dance/performance background and have also created installations so the following idea came to me. I created a very girlie pink room called 'Georgia's Party' and a very manly room called 'Mine's A Pint' based on my previous projects.
Stable 1: Georgia's Party was decorated in streamers and balloons with a birthday theme in mind. Photos of birthday parties were stuck on the wall too. A video from the original 'Georgia's Party installation was played on a wall mounted flat screen TV. There were little cakes and nibbles just as you would get at a child's birthday party. It was actually my friend's birthday and so she was 'The Birthday Girl!' and sat on a special throne in the room! We played games such as 'musical statues' and 'musical bumps' and played 'pass the parcel' which went down a treat. As this was a girl's room, men were only allowed in if they wore a pink party hat!
Stable 2: Mine's a Pint was decorated with photographic stills of working men's clubs, a project I have spent 12 years on. I also stuck used bingo tickets and raffle tickets over the walls to add to the ambience. I showed a video I had taken in one working men's club on another wall mounted flat screen TV. On the central table, I had unused bingo tickets and bingo dabbers ( which create big round dots to mark off your numbers!) and a children's toy bingo machine. People were invited to play a game of bingo. As this was a man's room, women were only allowed in they wore a fake paper moustache attached to a straw!
I wanted to emphasise the role play of each gender and it worked really well. It was hard work performing 2 pieces but they complemented each other perfectly as a pair!
Photolounge at Truman Brewery Exhibition
I exhibited my Mine's a Pint exhibition in Photolounge at the Truman Brewery, East London as part of Photomonth in October 2010.
I was unsure at first what to exhibit but then I thought 'Mine's a Pint' at the Truman Brewery had a certain ring to it! Once it clicked, it definitely made sense! The narrative theme is Working Men's Clubs and beer is an important part of them!
The original Mine's a Pint series consists of 12 frames each landscape, 40 x 50 cm. I kept the same layout and order as I did when I first showed this work at my Degree Show at Westbourne Studios in 2003.(See below).
I was unsure at first what to exhibit but then I thought 'Mine's a Pint' at the Truman Brewery had a certain ring to it! Once it clicked, it definitely made sense! The narrative theme is Working Men's Clubs and beer is an important part of them!
The original Mine's a Pint series consists of 12 frames each landscape, 40 x 50 cm. I kept the same layout and order as I did when I first showed this work at my Degree Show at Westbourne Studios in 2003.(See below).
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| Westbourne Studios |
The space was amazing, a huge redundant warehouse just off Brick Lane in London's trendy East End. An area full of vibrancy, creativity and amazing Asian restaurants. And because I was involved from the start, I was able to choose my exhibition space. I chose a wall between 2 windows which was in perfect view as you came through the main door. Location is everything! One must think how the viewer thinks and acts in order to make the most of exhibiting. After all, the viewer is the reason behind an exhibition! And you want them to see your work and not walk straight past it!
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| Truman Brewery |
The exhibition ran from Thursday to Sunday with the private view on Thursday evening. This was a huge success with hundreds of people coming and viewing the exhibition. Photobox were exhibiting in the next room with a giant book which was very different!
For more photos see the Mines's A Pint Exhibition Flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/minesapintexhibition/
For more of Pixelvixenuk's work see http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelvixenuk/
Sunday, 24 October 2010
London Photography Award
After that chance meeting with Greg, I soon became the official photographer of the London Fringe Festival. Not only that, I decided to take on the organising of the London Photography Award.
Earlier in the year, I approached several of the main companies for sponsorship. It was difficult as this was the first year of the London Fringe and people wanted to see what we could do before they reached into pockets! I wasn't put off by this! We would make it work and we did!
The Photographer's brief was to submit images in response to the phrase 'Quick, before we come to our senses!' This was the same theme across several of the Awards including the Visual Art Award. Entries were made online and these were shortlisted by our judges who were Edmond Terakopian - Award Winning Photojournalist, Kate Day - Communities Editor of the Daily Telegraph and James Sparshatt - Photographer, Capital Culture.
Here are the shortlisted submissions from the Artists and Photographers. Works are for sale and if you're interested, we can put you in touch with the Artist/Photographer.
The Fringe Report review of the exhibition can be seen here.
The winner of the London Photography Award 2010 was Daisy Meadows for her photograph 'Flingo'. The runner up of the Award was Colin Hampden-White for his photograph 'The Key'.
The winner of the London Art Award 2010 was Andrew Hladky for his painting 'It was not there'.
Winners were awarded a trophy at the London Awards Ceremony at the prestigious Waldorf Hilton Hotel, Aldwych, London WC2 on the 26th August. The announcement was made on BBC News prior to the Ceremony with the winner's work being shown on national television.
Working on these events was a lot of fun, with a lot of hard work which paid off. Seeing the final result of something you have created and spent most of your spare time on gives a huge feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment. I loved every moment of it even when rushing around, arranging posters, press releases, invites, nibbles etc. The first year of the London Fringe was a success and I am happy to be a major part of that!
The London Awards of Art and Performance will run again in 2011 and every year after that! Next year the festival will run from 1st - 29th July 2011. The Waldorf Hilton are very kindly sponsoring the London Awards Ceremony again which will be on 28th July 2011. I am organising the London Photography Award again. As soon as we have the schedule in place and a title brief for submissions, then all details will be made available.
Earlier in the year, I approached several of the main companies for sponsorship. It was difficult as this was the first year of the London Fringe and people wanted to see what we could do before they reached into pockets! I wasn't put off by this! We would make it work and we did!
The Photographer's brief was to submit images in response to the phrase 'Quick, before we come to our senses!' This was the same theme across several of the Awards including the Visual Art Award. Entries were made online and these were shortlisted by our judges who were Edmond Terakopian - Award Winning Photojournalist, Kate Day - Communities Editor of the Daily Telegraph and James Sparshatt - Photographer, Capital Culture.
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| Exhibition Flyer |
Together with Gillian Best Powell, artist and organiser of the Visual Arts Award, we put on a fantastic exhibition of the shortlisted artists and photographers in the prestigious Bedfordbury Gallery in Covent Garden. The space was beautiful and it was such a pleasure to curate these wonderful works of art and work with talented artists. Gillian and I received all the works on Tuesday 3rd and hung the exhibition on Wednesday 4th with the greatly appreciated help of Neil Kelly and Bart Janssen who were shortlisted artists in the exhibition.
The Private View on Thursday 5th August was attended by over 200 people spilling out onto the street. The exhibition was open to the public from Friday 6th - Tuesday 10th August. Gillian and I inviligated the exhibition the whole time.
Here are the shortlisted submissions from the Artists and Photographers. Works are for sale and if you're interested, we can put you in touch with the Artist/Photographer.
The Fringe Report review of the exhibition can be seen here.
The winner of the London Photography Award 2010 was Daisy Meadows for her photograph 'Flingo'. The runner up of the Award was Colin Hampden-White for his photograph 'The Key'.
The winner of the London Art Award 2010 was Andrew Hladky for his painting 'It was not there'.
Winners were awarded a trophy at the London Awards Ceremony at the prestigious Waldorf Hilton Hotel, Aldwych, London WC2 on the 26th August. The announcement was made on BBC News prior to the Ceremony with the winner's work being shown on national television.
Working on these events was a lot of fun, with a lot of hard work which paid off. Seeing the final result of something you have created and spent most of your spare time on gives a huge feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment. I loved every moment of it even when rushing around, arranging posters, press releases, invites, nibbles etc. The first year of the London Fringe was a success and I am happy to be a major part of that!
The London Awards of Art and Performance will run again in 2011 and every year after that! Next year the festival will run from 1st - 29th July 2011. The Waldorf Hilton are very kindly sponsoring the London Awards Ceremony again which will be on 28th July 2011. I am organising the London Photography Award again. As soon as we have the schedule in place and a title brief for submissions, then all details will be made available.
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Chance Meetings
It's funny how a night out with a friend can have so much impact and change your life drastically!
One evening I went out with my friend Soirai to watch Krystle Warren performing at Foyles Cafe Bar, a well known jazz venue in Charing Cross Road.
The venue was busy - we shared a table with many people and then got chatting to a man called Greg. He was very interesting telling us about a meeting later that evening of actors and performers at the Phoenix Artists Bar across the road. Sometimes you just know when you meet someone there is a reason for you to connect. At first I thought of my friend who was looking for work and told her - I think he has a job for you!
So after Krystle had finished her set and we had praised her performance, we headed over to the bar Greg had mentioned. We had nothing to lose! We had spent so much time chatting to Krystle, that we couldn't stay too long at the Phoenix. I was interested to meet so many arty individuals, it had been a long time since I had been in this type of environment. Everyone was passionate about their art and bringing together a London Fringe Festival. How exciting I thought! I loved photographing performance and dance and thought this is an ideal opportunity for work and arranged to come back for the next meeting. At that time, I really had no idea how involved in the Fringe I would become!
One evening I went out with my friend Soirai to watch Krystle Warren performing at Foyles Cafe Bar, a well known jazz venue in Charing Cross Road.
The venue was busy - we shared a table with many people and then got chatting to a man called Greg. He was very interesting telling us about a meeting later that evening of actors and performers at the Phoenix Artists Bar across the road. Sometimes you just know when you meet someone there is a reason for you to connect. At first I thought of my friend who was looking for work and told her - I think he has a job for you!
So after Krystle had finished her set and we had praised her performance, we headed over to the bar Greg had mentioned. We had nothing to lose! We had spent so much time chatting to Krystle, that we couldn't stay too long at the Phoenix. I was interested to meet so many arty individuals, it had been a long time since I had been in this type of environment. Everyone was passionate about their art and bringing together a London Fringe Festival. How exciting I thought! I loved photographing performance and dance and thought this is an ideal opportunity for work and arranged to come back for the next meeting. At that time, I really had no idea how involved in the Fringe I would become!
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