Artist puts Japanese stamp on Finnish forest scenes

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This autumn at Children’s Art Centre Pessi in Vantaa, children and young people will have a unique opportunity to become acquainted with the work of internationally recognised artist Hiroko Imada, based at Make Space Studios in London. Hiroko has often visited Finland and Vantaa, and Finnish nature has inspired her work dearly.

In this exhibition Hiroko Imada uses a Japanese/Western perspective to explore the many different faces of Finnish nature. She employs several different techniques and means of presentation, including the Japanese method of ‘lithography on plywood.’

Although the artworks are two dimensional, Hiroko hopes that viewers will sense the wind, light, shadows, smells, and sounds of nature. The aim of the show is to create the feeling that the spectator is wandering in Finnish woods. At the Private View, her work will be accompanied by young British Composer, Nicholas Sabisky, whose music has been commissioned especially for the exhibition and workshops.

The exhibition is produced by Vantaa Cultural Services. A complementary program to the exhibition includes a large number of workshops for school children and families, such as Japanese paper collage on the Family Day, and pop-up theatre workshops for school groups as well as for the Private View. The theatre workshops will be led by Hiroko Imada, Finnish dancer Suvi Pohjonen, and musician Nicholas Sabisky, and will combine theatre, dance, music and Hiroko’s art in an unusual and unique way.

http://yle.fi/uutiset/artist_puts_japanese_stamp_on_finnish_forest_scenes/8327019

Make Space Asks…

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Make Space artist Amy Bridges answers our probing questions…

Who are you and explain what you do in 100 words? Je suis artiste… I make illustrations that involve a lot of glitter and shiny paint because I want to create pieces that make you want to eat them. At the moment I am working on the subjects of fashion, identity, women and beauty. I think the work I create is normally for a visual pleasure as I’m very affected by colour. My next project is painting.

What’s your background? I studied fashion design and then textile print. After which and in between I have been a teacher, youth worker, bike mechanic and film extra. I haven’t yet joined the circus but I feel I’m one step closer.

What role does art have in society?  It should be something that you didn’t know you were looking for that can shake up your way of thinking or give you inspiration even if it’s something you see on the street or in an art gallery, art should be everywhere to expand peoples minds. I think the arts in general can be a very powerful tool for society because it provides entertainment and ideas it captures beauty or humour or expression and when people can take something from it it’s normally a lasting impression. I believe the more people can be exposed to it the better society will be but it needs to be understood to have a greater effect. It’s a shame art is used as power, it reaches the highest and lowest points of wealth and gets messed up on the way. 

What’s your favourite piece of art? Yves Klein blue because I want to jump into it and Degas ‘Brushing Hair’ because I got lightly winded when I first saw it.

Why art? Because I can be self-employed and I enjoy Monday morning

What superpower would you have and why? To be able to turn on the sight of a butterfly because they can see higher frequency colours beyond violet. I’ve always wondered how the colours would make you feel.

What talent do you yearn for? The ability to turn art into money

What is your dream project? To produce a comedy

Favourite Quote? Minds are like parachutes, they work better when open 

Professionally, what’s your goal? To create work that is powerful. To cover everything in a layer of cinematic beauty so that even the bad stuff can be looked at in a good light or the beauty can be extracted from it.

What wouldn’t you do without? Shelter

What does Make Space mean to you? My sanity

Whats your favourite film? Where do we go from now? by Nadine Labaki

Whats your favourite book? The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

What is luxury to you? Food from Marks and Spencers, good quality socks and being an artist

People’s Armada – Crowdfunding campaign

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No one should die in the Mediterranean sea!

When we were asked to help save migrants, Make Space artists, Storynamics said “yes” straightaway.

They spent the last couple of days producing an animation to support People’s Armada, a crowdfunding campaign to buy and refit one rescue boat for the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) which is a specialist rescue organisation operating in partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Please donate, share on social media (#peoplesarmada) and support!

Patrick Blower shortlisted for the National Open Art Exhibition

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Make Space artist Patrick Blower has been shortlisted for the first National Open Art Exhibition world vote with his painting ‘After Gericault: the journey from Romanticism to Classicism’.

From 516 selected pieces, one will be chosen to be displayed in the The National Open Art Exhibition at the Royal College of Art in October.

You can vote for Patrick here

 Voting will end on 31 August 2015.

All works will be judged as normal, at the second round of judging on the 1 September.

Photos from Summer 2015

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A few great pictures in and round the studios from our open studios 2015 weekend in June. Pictures taken by Hiroko Imada and Storynamics, wonderful artists of Make Space.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open Studios Art Raffle

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At our summer 2015 Open Studios event over the weekend visitors had the chance to enter a free art raffle, by exploring our studios in pursuit of 6 stamps to their entry cards for their chance to win.

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17 great pieces of art donated from our talented Make Space artists were up for grabs…

The winners are:

1) J. Tirronieml – Jan Crombie print, ‘Room to Wait’

2) M James – Chris Vervain, painting ‘Emblematic’

3) J SeallyLac, painting ‘Mediterranean Moments’

4) Ilaria – winning Yuliya Krylova, painting ‘Leda’s pet’

5) H. Van Randutck Edwina Turner, painting ‘Desert People’

6) M. Durban – Alex Sushon disc, ‘Bok Bok’

7) W. Mosaku –  Suwen Seah Long, painting ‘Untitled’

8) R. Fernanez – Elisa Cantarelli, painting ‘Jelly babe, blue’

9) R. BardenMichael Wharley, photograph ‘Tologa Bay 2015’

10) C. RamirezHiroko Imada, plywood lithography hand coloured, ‘Vega’

11) E. AndersonAlexandra Sivov print, ‘London View’

12) M. ArtusoMalcolm Willett charcoal on paper, ‘Head Study’

13) ElinaLeonard Nolan design, ‘Water Lamp’

14) P. McAllisterMyung Nam An ceramic, ‘Eye’

15) J. Epherden – Helen Campbell, painting, ‘Porthminster Light’

16) M. Price de SousaImogen Man illustration, ‘Harry’

17) KathrynToby Olié concept design, ‘The Elephantom’

Art raffle 2015

 

Summer Open Studios 2015

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Make Space Studios Open Studio Summer 2015

Visit Make Space Studios where over 50 artists will open their creative spaces for you to explore.

This vibrant weekend will have life-drawing demonstrations, short films from the London Alternative Film Festival, ceramic transfers workshop, live music, art raffle, vintage pop up shop, kids treasure hunt, home baked treats and much more. Creation Box London will be performing ‘The Reason I Fly’ at 13:30  and 16:30 on both days.

Entry is free and all ages are welcome.

Whats on…

Art

Help decorate a studio door with Sarah Fosse in studio five.

Ceramic transfers workshop with Camilla from CWC Ceramics head to studio 18 – Ceramic transfers are a fun way to add decoration to a plate, mug or tile.

Portrait sketching demonstration with Helen Campbell in Studio 13 from 2-5pm, Saturday & Sunday.

Taster Workshop- Performing in masks with actors from Chris Vervain Theatre co. 2.00-2.45, Saturday. Come and see what it’s like to become someone completely different! This fun workshop is free and open to everyone from five years old- 90+.

Dance

Creation Box London will perform ‘The reason I fly’ at 1.30pm and 4.30pm Saturday & Sunday.

Film

Short feature films showing in The Creation Box, Sunday only.

Music

Make Space Music Stage, Saturday only.

Eliseo 3pm, Alex Pope 3.30pm, Darren Clark 4pm, Joanne Postlewaite 4.30pm, Anatol Just 5pm, Morisson Ford & Waggaman 6pm

Shop

Grab a quirky vintage bargain at Raid, pop up market stall by Creation Box London

Make Space Map Art Raffle

Visit the six studios marked on the map to enter into our art raffle. Pick up your flyer at the entrance and get your stamp from each six artists in their studios, fill in your details and drop it off in our competition box for your chance to win.

The Toolshed Project

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Make Space was recently part of Claire Hill’s, The Toolshed Project.

The project was inspired by Claire’s fascination, as a child, with her Grandad’s garden toolshed. “Every artist, creative and general maker appreciates their own space in which to work and create, their own toolshed.”

The Toolshed Project aims to explore as many of these creative workspaces as possible, an array of different sizes, locations and functions.  It is also a visual documentation of the way in which the creative process directly affects the environment itself.

www.thetoolshedproject.com

Creditation to Claire Hill, The Tool Shed Project

Creditation to Claire Hill, The Tool Shed Project


For more information and to get involved please contact:

claire.thetoolshed@gmail.com

Winter Open Studios 2014

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The sound of acoustic music and smell of mulled wine and warm mince pies filled the air at our winter Open Studios in November. Visitors made the most of an opportunity to buy unique christmas gifts and meet the artists at Make Space.