Just thought that I would let you know that the exhibition show was a success! The manager of the venue said that the bar took in an extra couple of thousand pounds more than expected - so that's pretty good, eh?! I managed to hand out a number of business cards; there wasn't really anywhere to prop them near my work like I had hoped, so I just wondered around and when people asked about my work I would force a card in their face!
The exhibition as a whole, was definitely an experience. Myself and 4 other female, art practitioners (who also participated in the exhibition) arrived at the venue at 12 noon on Friday 4th July 2014. From 12 until the start of the show at 7pm, we were setting up the exhibition. In the british, hot, sticky heat, we all trekked a total of 3 minutes to a nearby flat, where we were temporarily storing our work. It took two trips to collect boxes and folders filled with artwork to bring back to the venue. At the venue, we then sorted through our own work - what we wanted to showcase and what we didn't. We all spread out work out on the floor and began to decide how we would arrange the room. We had sheets of fabric which we hung onto the walls using string and wire (this was a tricky task) which we then could attach our work onto for people to walk around.
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| Stolen from my instagram - Portraits on Paper section. |
At the far end of the room we hung translucent black fabric like a curtain across the whole area - this was then the 'Portraits on Paper' section, where work such as my GODFATHER piece and GRANDAUGHTER piece were hung (see above photo, and photos below).
Adjacent to this 'Portraits on Paper' section, we then had already hung curtains, which were thick and could take the weight of canvas work - this work transitioned from portraits/figures/people to landscapes etc. These were hung by nails being placed into the canvas frame, and then copper wire being wrapped around the nails, around the curtain rail, and then back down to wrap around the other nail. The girls and I played around with the position of the canvases, making some higher and lower than others. Here I had my Vegan fashion illustration mounted on a Vogue newspaper in a frame displayed (sorry, no photographs of this!)
Directly opposite the 'Portraits on Paper' section, you had my installation piece. As my piece was far too large to transport to the venue, I had to arrange a series of photographs onto the walls. This required preparation as I had to photograph my work, edit the images, select which photos I wanted to use and then choose appropriate paper finishes to best compliment my work when printing - of course I did get help from the photography department. Furthermore, a couple more of my abstract pieces were on display. For some reason my final Abstract piece wasn't at the flat for me to collect as the transportation van didn't pick it up, so I had to make do with two of my supporting pieces which were much smaller, and much less detailed. These were hung from translucent, red sheets of fabric on the middle of the room which were attached to ceiling pieces by thick wire. 
As I said, overall the whole night was a success and thoroughly enjoyed myself! Of course, there was a bar downstairs so I had enough shots throughout the night to keep me awake and socialising! Thank you to every one who attended and I hope you enjoyed the evening as much as I did!
