‘London Independent Photography’s 23nd Annual Exhibition’: 18 - 29.10.11

London Photographic Association member Astrid Schulz is very proud to announce that four of her images from the series ‘Hairdressers’ have been selected for the LIP members show.

The LIP Annual Exhibition aims to provide a platform for members to exhibit their best work, to be viewed by each other and the general public. This time the selection process was conducted by individual professionals (Bridget Coaker, picture editor at Guardian Newspaper Group & Director of Troika Editions and Mick Williamson, head of photography at London Metropolitan University), who are connected to London's photographic community.

Venue: The Strand Gallery (Proud Central)
32 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6BP
Showtime: 18.10.10 - 29.10.10
Opening times: Monday – Saturday: 11am – 7pm
Sunday: 11am - 6pm

‘Hairdressers’ is inspired by the novel Egalia's Daughters in which the protagonists swapped gender based roles. I am questioning our perception on what is regarded as ‘normal’ and what is ‘abnormal’. The models look ridiculous because we do not expect men to go through such treatments, but for women of our society this is perfectly normal. Just wondering: perhaps it’s time for men to get emancipated?

The series of twelve can be seen at: http://www.astridschulz.com/hairdressers/

Astrid Schulz : 'Kate's Journal': Solo Show 17.10 – 22.10.11

 'Kate's Journal': Solo Show 17.10 – 22.10.11 

Commemorating 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month' in October

By Astrid Schulz

Portrait photographer Astrid Schulz is exhibiting a series of 15 images, showing a personal story of the different stages of breast cancer treatment - in the most positive way possible!

The show takes place from 17 - 22 October 2011 at 'The Underground Gallery', The Strand, Charing Cross Underground Station Exit 9, London WC2N 4HZ

The exhibition is also featuring talks and special events on breast cancer (see below).

Opening party: Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 6.00 – 8.30pm

Evening talk: 'How to rebuild your confidence in style', Wednesday, 19 October, 6.00 – 8.30pm

Afternoon talk: 'Emotional support for patients and their next of kin', Thursday, 20 October, 2.00 – 4.30pm

Free photo session for breast cancer patients: Saturday, 22 October, 12.00 – 6.00pm

Kate’s comment on her images:

'Kate’s Journal’ is a series of portraits that tells my recent journey through breast cancer treatment with a sensitive combination of honesty and subtlety. Astrid has captured my story with great compassion without using any imagery of inherent shock value, in other words, without direct reference to my illness. In this way the viewer senses rather than sees its impact. This is going to be a compelling exhibition with the intention of leaving others empowered and giving a sense of hope to those who undergo life-changing illnesses.

More background information about 'Kate's Journal' can be found on the LPA Featured Gallery.

40 Years & More In The Taking - A Retrospective Of John Thornton

   40 Years & More In The Taking
A Retrospective Of  Photographic Images
By
John Thornton

This retrospective of John Thornton's advertising and personal work is really worth seeing , a mixture of humour and good old fashioned 'ideas' jump off the walls at you. I was particularly impressed with the quality of printing, especially the B/W silver bromides made by  Mr Bell.

You can read the very amusing 'History Of John Thornton' on the LPA website along with The Provenance Of 300 Voyers one of his most celebrated images.

There are numerous other stories about John Thornton, and where he came from, some claim he was found as a baby floating on a bamboo raft off Australia, and was brought up by aborigines, and they taught him photography, all we know that his images are truly unique. Don’t miss them at his retrospective in Soho, London in June.  

Reading Room 
65 - 66 Frith Street Soho London SW1D 3JR                                                                                 
6 June - 15th July

Linda Lieberman Exhibition At La Corte Arte Contemporanea Gallery Florence

Linda Lieberman's SOLO SHOW ‘A Sea of Awareness' taking place in Florence has been extended until

30 June 2011

LINDA LIEBERMAN
A SEA OF AWARENESS - UN MARE DI CONSAPEVOLEZZA
CURATED BY SIMONA CAVALIERE

I'm delighted to invite you to my photographic solo exhibition "A Sea of Awareness" on show in Florence at La Corte Arte Contemporanea Gallery from May 27th until June 30th 2011.

This event would provide the visitor with the opportunity of experiencing the vibrant artistic spirit of a beautiful Renaissance town combined with some intense and fascinating photography, as well as participating in the cultural debate on the threats nature faces every day and reflecting upon the awareness of how our every day actions affect the environment. This exhibition marks the opening of a forthcoming programme of artistic exchanges between London and Florence: selected artists will be invited to show their work, enhancing the cultural bonds between arts institutions and creative people from the 2 countries.

Linda Lieberman: A Sea of Awareness
27 May - 30 June 2011
Opening Reception: Friday 27 May 2011 - 6 - 9pm
Galleria La Corte Arte Contemporanea 
Via de' Coverelli 27/R Firenze
Tuesday - Saturday 10am  - 1pm, 4 - 7pm
RSVP:
info@futureforthearts.co.uk
+39 331 5216741
+44 7717 269 796

http://www.futureforthearts.co.uk/

Scottish photographer Linda Lieberman's solo show explores and stimulates social, economic and environmental sustainability towards more respectful and environmentally-aware behaviour. Linda creates intense black and white sculpture-like images peering into the indissoluble bond between nature and man, drawing inspiration from the constant climate change and the dramatic challenges nature faces.

Woman is sea and sea is woman: Linda photographs woman as the sea, the softness of the sea foam, the curves of the waves, the jagged edges of fish become one with the body of the woman. She shows us the special relationship between the sea and woman. Woman is the creator of life, the feeder of the world, the comforter - she gives and gives and gives, just as the sea is evolution, giving generously and unendingly.

It is an honour for me to be invited to Italy to showcase my work.  As this is major European exhibition for me please do pass on the details to anyone you may think of living or visiting Florence.

Lots of love

Linda

Art Babes Exhibition - Daan Samson & Jeronimus van Pelt

A titillating photo series in confusing times

In a Holland that seems to be at political boiling point and from within an art world that doubts its own identity, upcoming artist Daan Samson and renowned photographer Jeronimus van Pelt felt the need to surround themselves with only their most vigorous fellow art world inhabitants. In collaboration with the illustrious art gallery TORCH they present a photo series of the most delectable babes in the contemporary field of art. Eight female curators, theorists, artists, critics, museum directors and other art related women have agreed to be portrayed as sexual beings.

The woman as an inspiring muse is a recurrent theme in Western art history. Welfare artist Daan Samson invited photographer Jeronimus van Pelt to explore and interpret this timeless fascination together with him. What followed was a probing search for the female beauties within the contemporary field of art. At exhibition openings and art do's they approached only the most ravishing art professionals. Likewise, on social network sites like Facebook only the cutest art hotties were invited to pose as objects of desire.

Thanks to the technically immaculately prepared photo shoots by Jeronimus van Pelt  and the inspired styling by fashion guru Margreeth Olsthoorn the participating art women were presented with a setting in which they could break out of their culturally defined corsets. Freed from intellectual representational expectations these eight trendsetting Art Babes revealed themselves to be alluring sex kittens, captured in seductive centrefold poses as if they were experienced models. These ladies evidently feel at home in the carefully arranged ambiance of five-star hotels, fine wines, tastefully decorated lofts and the couture of internationally acknowledged designers.

The Art Babes project is a highly sophisticated comment on both the security and insecurity of our day and age, thus confronting the current art field with its own vanity by holding up an exquisitely designed mirror. The artist and the photographer themselves also flirt quite openly with notions of success and social prestige as this project questions existing structures, and does so with much bravura. As if they intend to approach one of the main sponsors of Art Rotterdam, one of the Art Babes was photographed in the shiny new illy corner of a Dutch art museum.

Art Babes LPA Featured Exhibition

ART BABES
by Daan Samson & Jeronimus van Pelt
A project @ ART ROTTERDAM 2011
Represented by: TORCH Gallery (Amsterdam) / Booth no. 42
Director: Mo van der Have

Strange Bedfellows 2 Exhibition Opening Video

 Strange Bedfellows 2 Video

Strange Bedfellows 2 had its opening night on the 2nd November and we made a video of the event for those who could not make it. You can also see the exhibition in our Featured Exhibition space.

Above photographs by Judah Passow & Karan Kapoor

Astrid Schulz Exhibits at Brighton's ‘White Night Festival'

 ‘Food Keeps Body & Soul Together’ - from 28.10 – 14.11.10

After a wonderful opening party for my current exhibition in London, which is showcasing portraits from my colourful portrait series, I am proud to invite you to the solo show during the Brighton Photo Fringe festival.

The private view takes place on Saturday, 30 October 2010, 5.30pm - midnight!
This opening celebration is part of Brighton's famous ‘White Night Festival', which an all-night public artwork event.

Venue: Brighton Media Centre, 15 -17 Middle Street, Brighton BN1 1AL
Opening times: 28.10.10 - 14.11.10, Mondays – Fridays, 9.30 – 5.30 & weekends, 10.30 – 5.30

About the project: 'Food Keeps Body & Soul Together' is bringing together my passion for food and my previous career as a costume designer. Before each image concept was developed, most of the sitters were asked about their favourite food. In other pictures the edible item is telling the viewer something about the sitter’s pastime. The resulting images are humorous, bold and distinctive. You can view more images of this series on my
London Photography Association portfolio.

Please RSVP for the opening party: info@astridschulz.com
or check my blog for details on all my other shows.

With best wishes,
Astrid

LPA Exhibition 'Strange Bedfellows 2' Opens in Soho

Strange Bedfellows 2

Part two of the acclaimed Strange Bedfellows photography exhibition curated by Sue Golden has its private view on 2nd of November.

All the photographs have been chosen from the fine art, commercial, established and up-and-coming photographers’ collections at the London Photographic Association and Gallery 1839.
Images shown -  Sukey Parnell - Julie Cook

View Strange Bedfellows 2 exhibition on LPA featured exhibition

Exhibiting photographers in part 2
Annett Reimer - Emily Graham - Ginger Liu - Ilya van Marle - George Kavanagh - Sebastian Rich - Karan Kapoor - Judah Passow - Nino Gehrig - Frank Herholdt -Michal Iwanowski - Sue Golden - Sukey Parnell - Julie Cook
 
Strange Bedfellows 2 at:
The Assembly Rooms
8 Silver Place, Soho, London W1F 0JU
3-19 November 2010 

Strange Bedfellows info - Strange bedfellows 1 featured gallery - Strange Bedfellows 1 opening night video

LPA Exhibition 'Strange Bedfellows' Opens in Soho

Strange Bedfellows 1 had its private view last night at the Assembly Rooms in Soho London. I think this is one of our best shows to date so huge thanks to the curator Sue Golden.

Images shown - Existing In Costume Chan-Hyo Bae and Tokyo Sphinx Alissa Eberle 

We are in the process of making a short film showing the opening and talking to Sue about her choices and pairings of the photographs.We hope to complete this and have it live next week.

 Meantime here is a taster of the evening

Also thanks to Ruth, Polly and Kat at the Assembly Rooms for making the evening go so smoothly.

Strange Bedfellows 1 & 2 running consecutively at:
The Assembly Rooms
8 Silver Place, Soho, London W1F 0JU
6-29 October and 3-19 November 2010
Monday to Friday 10-5pm