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Makefest Manchester 2015
Just a quick look at the workshop held for last years Makefest held at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry: ”Alison Little is a North West based Artist who works across the creative spectrum. Often working around the medium of Textiles, the use of reclaimed materials is key within her practice. As a creative…
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Proposal: Kendal Calling
An extract: The creation of a Rhino from disused car tires, creating a sculptural form which is natural in it’s representation but industrial in its choice of materials. Binding techniques used throughout the piece, tires deconstruction varied, prominent features such as the horn to demonstrate obvious use of car tires. Fluorescent cut vinyl to…
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The Green Man
A few extracts from the proposal I put forward for the Green Man festival to be held in South Wales this summer 2016: Polythene and shredded Paper Form Since 2014 Alison has been using polythene and shredded paper to create artworks, the first of these being Bi Polar B for 2014 World Mental Health Day…
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2014 John Moores Painting Prize
When deadlines arrive for the this John Moores painting prize I thought we would take a look back at the last 2014 winners of the biennial competition: Here come the Girls The John Moores Painting Prize 2014 was the year the Girls brought it home for Contemporary British Painting. Held at the Walker Art Gallery…
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Super Lambanana Peacock
The Super Lambanana Peacock or ‘Lambie P’ for ease of terminology was painted at the end of the 2008 Capital of Culture for the Peacock in Seel Street, Liverpool where it still stands proudly today.
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5 Minute Interview with Nathan Pendlebury
I took the opportunity to interview Nathan Pendlebury at last years Buy Art Fair held at the Old Granada Studios in November of last year; ”One of the North West’ leading self representing painters, Nathan Pendlebury, showcased new work to the exhibition. ‘Fields of Green II’ based on the Tom Waits classic ‘Innocent when you…
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Hear me Roar
Artist Alison Little presented a powerful feminist art proposal for Hear Me Roar Festival in Lancaster (March 2016). Her concept used found objects to create a visceral installation exploring sexual violence, trauma, and resilience. Through symbolic materials such as polythene, gravel, and rusty nails, the work challenged audiences to confront difficult truths and raised awareness…