ARTFORMS:
DURING MY TIME IN LEYTONSTONE, I FOUNDED A COLLECTIVE CALLED 'ARTFORMS" AND CURATED A GROUP SHOW UNDER THE SAME TITLE AT THE STONE SPACE GALLERY. WE HELD A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES DURING THE SHOW, FROM POETRY AND PLAY READING, TO LIVE SCULPTING, TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE ARTISTS.
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EXHIBITION:
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THE STONE SPACE INTRODUCES ARTFORMS
A MIXED MEDIA EXHIBITION BASED ON “RESTRICTION” INVITING VISITORS TO MEET THE ARTISTS AND PARTICIPATE THE STONE SPACE COMMUNITY LED GALLERY IN LEYTONSTONE IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE ITS NEXT SHOW, “ARTFORMS”. THE GALLERY INVITES THE PEOPLE OF LEYTONSTONE AND BEYOND TO WITNESS AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS UNIQUE AND EXCITING SHOW. A RANGE OF ARTISTIC PRACTITIONERS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER BY THE THEME OF “RESTRICTION” – BE THAT THE LIMITATION OF WORKING WITHOUT WORDS; THE HUMAN INABILITY TO FLY; OR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS FROM A WHEELCHAIR. SARAH CARPENTER, FOUNDER OF THE ARTFORMS COLLECTIVE, EXPLAINED: "IT STRIKES ME THAT THROUGH THE BLEEDING OF ART FORMS/ MIXING OF STYLES AND MEDIA/ WORKING AND REWORKING OF CONCEPTS IN VARIOUS FORMS, YOU CAN CREATE MULTI FACETED LAYERS, WHICH PROVIDE ENDLESS COMBINATION POTENTIALS FOR A NEW SENSORY LANGUAGE, WHICH HAS A VAST OUTREACH. THE AIM FOR THIS PROJECT IS JUST THAT; INVITING A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PRACTITIONERS TO WORK TOGETHER ON A PROJECT" WRITER SARITA PLOWMAN SAID “I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ARTISTS AS WRITING CAN BE AN ISOLATING PROFESSION. I ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE ART AND THEATRICAL MEDIUMS.” ARTIST ASHLEY DAVIES ADDED “IT IS ALWAYS FASCINATING TO SEE HOW OTHERS HAVE RESPONDED TO THE SAME IDEA; ARTFORMS WILL BE PARTICULARLY INTERESTING FOR ME AS IT INVOLVES SO MANY DIFFERENT PRACTICES AND WILL DEMONSTRATE NOT JUST HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER BUT ALSO ENHANCE THE RICHNESS OF THE EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH ARTISTS AND THE VIEWING PUBLIC ALIKE.” |
ARTISTS/ WORK:
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ASHLEY DAVIES
A PAINTING PHOTOGRAPHED AT EACH STAGE OF THE MAKING TO PRODUCE AN ANIMATION WITH AN IMPROVISED MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK BY A WIND QUINTET. TO BE PROJECTED ONTO A SUSPENDED DISCO BALL. LARGE OIL PAINTING OF AN URBAN LOCK FLASH AND MIKE BRISTOW INSTALLATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS HUNG FROM FLOOR TO CELING TO CREATE A WALKWAY FOR THE VIEWER TO NAVIGATE HEATHER MILLER A LARGE BARBED WIRE BIRDS NEST SCULPTURE ALONGSIDE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PIECE. JEFF COX INSTALLATION OF 'UNHELPFUL" LADDERS OIL PAINTINGS: 'DER PROZESS' AND 'DAS SCHLOSS' MIKE HOWARD-BAKER POETRY PIECES EXPRESSED WRITTEN IN INTERESTING AND VISUAL FORMATS (TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE SMALL WALL NEXT TO THE DOOR) SARAH CARPENTER AN INSTILLATION PIECE CONSISTING OF MALLARD BIRDS WINGS SUSPENDED INSIDE AN EMPTY WOODEN SKELETON OF A FRAME, HUNG FROM THE CEILING IN THE CORNER WITH TWO GUILT EDGED MIRRORS A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS SUSPENDED FROM THE CEILING WITH COTTON OVER A "STUDIO" CHAIR SILVIA KRUPINSKA ORGANIC SAND AND OTHER SCULPTURE INSTILLATION |