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Pandemonia Head to Toe at London Fashion Week

September 24, 2011 Eugenie Absalom 3 Comments

Pandemonia Platinum blonde beehive was difficult to miss at London Fashion Week 2011. Photo © Eugenie Absalom.

Visitors of Fred Butler Spring/Summer 2012 collection presentation at London Fashion Week got more than they bargained for in terms of fun and entertainment as the show had a surprise visitor, who was hard to miss.

The 7 foot tall plastic and latex pop artist, known as “Pandemonia”, showed off her dynamic hairdo of a super sized beehive, that looks like a perfect ice cream cone from behind, and her stunning Platinum blonde curls. The secret recipe of its lustrous celebrity style bounce is supposed to be Helium.

Pandemonia and Susie Bubble at Fred Butler SS 2012 collection presentation. Photo © Eugenie Absalom.

The guest, who provoked quite a reaction form the audience, has gone from London Fashion Week crasher to a celebrity guest in three seasons. Pop artist behind the concept made first public appearance as Pandemonia at Tracey Emin show at the White Cube in 2009. Identity behind the mask remains a secret as it is part of the concept. “We all hide behind masks of identity at some time; both in the real and the virtual world,” – said Pandemonia in her interview by the Stylist magazine.

Pandemonia and Stephen Mahoney at Fred Butler SS 2012 collection presentation. Photo © Eugenie Absalom.

Pandemonia changes her outfits and hair style from one show to another, but she always stays her very own celebrity – slim, tall, glossy, forever young and, of course, famous.

View my photos Pandemonia Blonde Curls at London Fashion Week 2011 on Demotix.

London Fashion Week at Somerset House – September 2011.

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Cork Street Open Exhibition 2011 in Aid of PAPYRUS

August 10, 2011 Eugenie Absalom 6 Comments

Cork Street Open Exhibition 2011. Photo © Eugenie Absalom

Cork Street Open Exhibition Private View in aid of PAPYRUS saw the exhibition Founder Kathryn Roberts, Daily Telegraph Chief Art Critic Richard Dorment and PAPYRUS Chairman Stephen Habgood address the audience in Mayfair on 3rd August 2011.

Art and Meringue in Cork Street. Photo © Eugenie Absalom

The fourth annual Cork Street Open Art Exhibition for charity is occupying two galleries in Cork Street – 27 and 28 with an eclectic display of over 200 contemporary art works in a wide range: painting, photography, sculpture, original printmaking, digital artwork and mixed media constructions. The final selection was made from over 2 100 entries, submitted by British and international artists.

The Cork Street Open Exhibition Private View brought together some 200 invited guests – art lovers, patrons and supporters of PAPYRUS, the UK’s young suicide prevention charity, for an exclusive evening with guest speakers.

PAPYRUS Chairman, Stephen Habgood, and his wife, Sheila were guests of honour at this year’s Private View. “The biggest killer of young people in the UK is young people themselves,” – said Stephen Habgood. “1 700 young people kill themselves each year – that’s young people under 34. It is actually a national scandal – more young people die of their own hands than of any other cause.”

” I wish I never knew that PAPYRUS existed,” – continued Stephen Habgood, “but I lost my own son. He was 26 years old when he died on 2 March 2009.”

“What can you do to stop other young people from taking their lives? This is what we do by introducing help lines, by explaining young people that feeling depressed is not abnormal, by taking down Internet sites that encourage young suicide,” – concluded PAPYRUS Chairman. He thanked all present for their support for PAPYRUS. In particular, he expressed thanks to Kathryn Roberts, Founder and Director of the Exhibition, for nominating PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide as this year’s charity.

Mixing Cocktails in Cork Street. Photo © Eugenie Absalom

Richard Dorment, Chief Art Critic from The Daily Telegraph, opened this year’s event on behalf of the charity. He focused on the creative potential of art as an outlet for conditions like melancholy, sadness and depression, that lead to suicide. “Art and melancholy go hand in hand,”- he said. “To me the best artist is the one, who can put sadness into paint.”

The 2011 Cork Street Open Exhibition in aid of PAPYRUS takes place on 4 – 12 August at The Gallery and Gallery 27 in Cork Street. Daytime admission is free and a percentage of all sales goes to PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide charity.

Mother With a Child in Cork Street. Photo © Eugenie Absalom

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27 – 28 Cork Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 3NG

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Spirit of Art Exhibition August 2011 – London

August 4, 2011 Eugenie Absalom 3 Comments

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.