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Maria Alvarez Echenique & Carlos Gonzales Perez Exhibition

Posted on 21st October 2011.
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An exhibition of works by Maria Alvarez Echenique & Carlos Gonzalez Perez (to raise funds for The Centre For Better Health)

Alvarez Echenique’s body of work to date presents unusual perspectives on humanity’s complex relationship with surrounding environments, both ‘natural’ and ‘man made’.

The pieces have a dreamlike quality; influences among others, coming from the 20^thcentury Surrealist movement, earlier European Romantic traditions, world folk art & even aspects of science fiction.

The works take the viewer on a journey into a world where the fusion of the natural and the human sometimes seems to be in harmony and respect, and other times appears to be wilder and darker.

Hackney Utopians At Abney Park

Posted on 19th August 2011.
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To culminate the ‘Hackney Utopians’ art project at Abney Park, we would like to invite you to our exhibition at Stoke Newington Gallery, which open Thursday 29th of September until Sunday 2nd of October.

The exhibition will include works by:

Hackney Utopian’s Collective http://hackneyutopians.blogspot.com/; Eva Bachmann, Frank Creber and myself and our special guess artist Mina Nelson. It will also include the works made in collaboration with the local community at the Family Arts Week in Abney Park.

Join us!

Hackney Utopians in Abney Park

Posted on 12th August 2011.
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Everyone had great fun and produced beautiful work!

One of the highlights was an improvised, creative and magical funeral ceremony and burial for Mrs Rat, which some of the children came up with on their own initiative, though obviously inspired by their surroundings!

Many Thanks to Abney Park Trust for their help and letting us put this on, to the wonderful volunteers Nina and Delphine, and especially to everyone who came and participated.

Check this blog for more info about our exhibition in September where the Hackney Utopian’s will exhibit the work produced by the community in Abney Park alongside their own work.

Fishing village weekend event

Posted on 18th July 2011.
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Olympic Open Weekend Arts Festival!

Trinity Buoy Wharf is once again opening its doors for the Summer Arts Festival as part of the London 2012 Open Weekend and we would like to invite you to join us for the festivities.

Throughout the two days, Docklands’ most exciting Arts Quarter will be playing host to a fantastic variety of exhibitions, tours, workshops and live music – including an exciting scratch band music performance by Grand Union Orchestra and various music and art workshops for both children and adults alike.

I will be running the drop in music & art workshop on Sunday 24th of July.

Parallax Art Fair, art, artists & fun

Posted on 3rd July 2011.
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Many thanks to everyone who came to the show and supported me and to my fellow artists. It has been a great show and more than 500 people came to the private view on Thursday and around 200 on Saturday. I hope you enjoy it!