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Olympian Body Casts and Nuclear Physicist at ROA Gallery

Louise Giblin ARBS and her body cast sculptures at ROA Gallery.  Photo © Eugenie Absalom

 

I came across amazing body cast sculptures of Louise Giblin ARBS at the Collective of Women Artists exhibition preview at the Royal Opera Arcade (ROA) Gallery in London.

Her works represent a unique combination of skill, innovation, striking detail and creative approach to depicting her subjects.  Some of her famous sitters include Olympic heroes Kriss Akabusi MBE, Sally Gunnell OBE and Paralympian Darren Leach, who’s limited edition casts in bronze, copper and aluminium are currently displayed at the Collective of Women Artists show.   Exhibition dates are 5 – 15 March 2013.  The ROA Gallery is inside the Royal Opera Arcade, just off Pall Mall.

 

Body cast sculptures by Louise Giblin ARBS at the ROA Gallery.  Photo © Eugenie Absalom

 

Another surprise of the exhibition preview was the chef, called Sarah-Jane Victoria Brookes.  Sarah-Jane from Mayfair was serving us cooked snacks with style, appropriate for an elite art event.   The funny bit came when I learnt about her background as a nuclear physicist.

 

 

Nuclear Physics PhD and amazing chef Sarah-Jane Brookes at the ROA Gallery.  Photo © Eugenie Absalom

 

As conversation went on we left the gallery and stepped outside.  There is Ducketts book store in the Royal Opera Arcade next door to the ROA Gallery.  I noticed “Death of a Dissident:  The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the Return of the KGB” book by Alexander Goldfarb and Marina Litvinenko in its window.

Amazingly, Sarah-Jane happened to be at the same hospital as Alexander Litvinenko at the time of his poisoning, just two wards away from him.  She had a surgery for appendicitis at the time.  There was an old lady in the ward, separating her from Litvinenko.  The old lady died and they brought a coffin for her.  But they must have confused the rooms and the coffin ended up in Sarah-Jane’s ward.  She still has a very special memory of that incident and a story to tell.

View my photos of Louise Giblin ARBS at the Collective of Women Artists exhibition preview on DEMOTIX.

 

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Spirit of Art Exhibition August 2011 – London

Matt Anzak, Chi, oil, 86 x 56 cm

 

Spirit of Art Returns to London

International Contemporary Exhibition

 

17 – 27 August 2011


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Curator – Zina Bercovici.  Clarinet and Saxophone – Oleg Lapidus.

Following successful London début in March 2011, the Spirit of Art international contemporary exhibition is back at La Galleria Pall Mall till the 27th August. With a great choice of artists from 14 countries and about 60 art works on display, the exhibition will run for 10 days.



Haviva Zemach, Rainbow, glass, 23 x 28 x 9,8 cm

 

The countries include:  Austria, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Korea, Israel, Italy, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Spain, the Netherlands, Turkey and the USA.  Paintings, sculpture, digital prints, pencil sketches and glass sculpture will be on show during the summer Spirit of Art extravaganza.


August 2011 Spirit of Art artists are:  Loriano Aiazzi, Katrin Alvarez, Matt Anzak, Edna Benes, Zina Bercovici, Melis Cankara, Baruch Elron, Elir Haydarolu, Bat Ami Helerman, Fusun Kavalci, Adjani Klinsmann Okpu-Egbe, Esma  Civcir, Inge Maux, Tatyana Levi, Ariela Manor, Sonia Natra, Ayessha Quraishi, Peter Rademacher, Matti Sirvio, Anga Sterrenberg, Irina Teremovskaya, Ayhan Tomak, Gaby Tzur, Filiz Ural, Marianne Van Der Meer, Paul Ygartua, Elisheva Zabar, Haviva Zemach and Chansoo Hwang.


Opening Night

18 August 2011  7pm – 10pm

 

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Rainy weather did not stop numerous guests from attending the exhibition launch on Thursday, 18 August. Musician Oleg Lapidus entertained the audience with saxophone and clarinet performances, playing both jazz and classical repertoire.   Guests and artists were dancing to the sounds of his new Bose L1 compact system.

Food sponsor of the Opening Night – The Fish Place seafood restaurant from Bridges Wharf in Battersea, came up with mouthwatering salmon canapes and tuna steaks.



Bat Ami Helerman, Athlete, bronze, 56 x 37 x 10 cm
Edna Benes, Softness, bronze, 72 x 26 x 10 cm


The Spirit of Art curator Zina Bercovici chose the same venue for the summer show as back in March – La Galleria Pall Mall at 30 Royal Opera Arcade.  Just a step away from Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square La Galleria is known as the best contemporary art space in central London, that hosted a variety of high profile displays and auctions. It saw Kate Middleton’s see through dress by Charlotte Todd sell for £78000 in March this year.The entrance is opposite the Institute of Directors in Pall Mall.



Gaby Tzur, Light at the End of the Tunnel, mixed media, 80 x 80 cm

 

Spirit of Art Returns to London exhibition dates:  17 – 27 August 2011

Curator:  Zina Bercovic

Public Relations:  Eugenie Absalom

Spirit of Art exhibition Opening Night is kindly sponsored by The Fish Place – top new London restaurant for finest, freshest fish and seafood.

Spirit of Art venue:  La Galleria Pall Mall, 30 Royal Opera Arcade, 5b Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 4UY.



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