Here you can find creatives, musicians, photographers, artists, or anyone I admire or feel inspired by...........
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My write ups have been summarised after researching online, and highlighting biographical facts, particular works and why I admire them.

Tobias Till

Tobias inspires me to try more print work. He has exhibited solo and within groups since 1994 (part way through his Post Graduate Diploma at the Royal Academy School. He has a series of Awards and had work published eg. (Cover for June Issue of Diplomat Magazine 2012) Tobias appears in Tony Dyson's publication, Printmakers Secrets 2009.

I found Tobias by looking through current members of Painter- Printmakers (RE)

and admired the complexity of his drawings, the altered perspectives of his urban landscapes, and use of rich colour to create mood.

He produced a limited edition set, entitled London A - Z Print Series from over 100 carved colour blocks, sold through TAG Fine Arts, Contemporary Art Dealers & Publishers.

Corinna Button

Now living in Chicago, Corinna Button started out in Sheffield, studied (BA Hons) fine art at Leeds and then Post Graduate Advanced Printmaking at Croydon school of art.

I love her Solo show May 2013 under 'What's New'

When I viewed this series of women's portraiture they appeared to me as sad, serene, ghostly, trapped, unemotional, spiritual, dream-like, muted, some in textured finary.

So interesting to read afterwards how Corinna came up with this series of mixed media paintings.

She says 'Recently I have been drawn to the enthroned ancient goddess figures and classic Noble heads one sees displayed in museums - isolated in glass cabinets.

Whilst staring and surveying these glazed exhibits, the faces, shadows and reflections of fellow visitor and onlookers appeared in view. All at once we were all able to watch each other and watch ourselves reflected in each others’ gazes. It occurred to me that this was like a microcosm – a mini scenario in which a world obsessed with image, fame and the lives of ‘others’ could be reflected..'

'Splendid Isolation'

Oil & Mix media on canvas

36 x 24

'Storm Brewing', 30x30.5cm Etching & Monotype

SWOON

Her real name is Caledonia Dance Curry, Callie for short! Named after a boyfriend's dream about her. I love her work. She is making her point, about her concern over global issues, pollution, her love of the sea. She is a Humanist. Linocuts of friends and family grace streets illegally across the USA. But she is left alone, possibly because her work brings communities together? It isn't graffiti, it's beautiful in my opinion. Using this medium to transform a wall in a city and share art depicting her family or friends in various life situations instead of paper or fabric!

A link below from her installation in New Orleans. Check her out, there is a lot to see!

SWOON – INVADENOLA INTERVIEWS ACCLAIMED STREET ARTIST

Thalassa installation

Callie has teamed up with Transformazium in a new neighbourhood art venture, based in a disused, 'was to be demolished church' in North Braddock PA, USA Braddock Tiles

Bio of the artist:

Working under the artist name Swoon I have spent the last 13 years in an ongoing exploration of the relationship of people to their built environment. I began my work as a classically trained visual artist and printmaker, and have an ongoing project of wheat pasting portraits to the walls of cities around the world. This initial impetus to create interventions in the urban landscape has continued to unfold in a variety of ways.

From 2006-2009 I constructed and navigated flotillas of rafts made from recycled materials down the Mississippi and Hudson rivers, and across the Adriatic Sea to Venice.

Since 2008 I have been working independently and in collaboration with the collective Transformazium on community based projects in the town of Braddock, Pennsylvania.

In 2010 and 2011 with the group Konbit Shelter, I constructed first a community center and then a home in earthquake devastated Haiti, bringing the creative process into the reconstruction effort.

I am currently working toward the construction of a musical house, entitled Dithyrambalina in New Orleans with New Orleans Airlift.

Alongside my community based practices, I have a studio and installation based practice of drawing, printmaking, and the construction of architectural installations and sculptures.

Swoon click here to be involved and share your visions in dream sleep to be part of Callie's project DREAM RELIQUARY

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