Mas man and Artist extraordinaire has an exhibition on at Y Art Gallery in Woodbrook. it runs until Novemebr 5th, 2012.
See also these links:
http://seandrakes.com/2012/10/15/minshall-exhibits-early-works/
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151244730782387.521287.726027386&type=1&l=2636f4c480
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Farcthemagazine.com%2Farc%2F2012%2F10%2Fpeter-minshall-a-living-work-of-art%2F&h=bAQFjySsi
The first solo exhibition of Artist Gabriella D’Abreau.
ARTIST REVEALS ‘HERSTORY’
A testament to woman : celebrating who she was, who she is, and what she may become
Artist Gabriella D’Abreau hosted the opening to her first solo art xhibition, ‘Herstory’, at the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago in Federation Park. The title of the exhibit, ‘Herstory’, reveals that the inspiration for the theme of the exhibit was the artist’s desire to explore the female story through art.
According the Merriam-Webster Dictonary “Herstory” is defined as history considered or presented with special attention to the experience of women. The artwork in this exhibit presented both subjectively and objectively, the personal and observed experiences of women through the lens of the artist, explored through a multitude of media and styles. The body of work also presented the woman as a dynamic entity; she is shown in all her greatness but also with all her flaws. Gabriella states that “Through visual manifestations of power, my art celebrates the internal power that the female holds within herself. My work is a testament to woman, celebrating who she was, who she is and what she may become.”
Marsha Pearce gave a glowing review of this exhibiton:
http://arcthemagazine.com/arc/2012/10/women-legitimacy-and-the-art-of-gabriella-dabreau/
Follow Gabriella’s blog at http://gabrielladabreau.blogspot.com/
Normally I do not like to upload stuff without having any information for captions but in this case I think I will let that slide.
All of these are by Angus Bascombe.
During the late 80s and early 90s, a series of Bascombe prints were made calendar cover pictures. They were entitled “Delightful Trinidad and Tobago” and “Historic Trinidad and Tobago”. Paintings depicted a variety of scenes and scenic places throughout the twin island state. Not sure where these ended up but if you have any of these and are willing to share send me a message.This helps us in telling our story of Trinidad and Tobago.
otherwise prints of his work can be found at Fine Art Gallery, Trinidad.
ZIGWA- “Your Brokers in Design”
I would like to highlight ZIGWA. It is a group doing a creative collective of work from photography, paintings drawings design of costumes, jewellery boxes and more…Their aim is to provide quality service and ensure superior design solutions to their clients.
They have some great albums that cover Carnival and other aspects of everyday life.
I love their work in general but am more pleased with the potential and direction they are headed. These guys can make a huge impact on the carnivalscape…well on the creative landscape in fact they may be the forerunners of change.
Stick around to see. I will be following them for sure.
Check them out at their website: http://www.zigwasix.com
and their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/zigwa6
Photo by ZIGWA photography
I have conversations with myself, very often but not necessarily facing a mirror. In my house mirrors are scarce. There are the small ones above the sink in the bathrooms that allow you to see mainly from the neck up; there is one standing mirror that everyone passes by on their way in or out of the house. Pausing to consider what we see in that surface is infrequent. I mastered the art of putting on makeup, combing hair without the use of one (I can do it all in a moving vehicle as well).
My conversations run through a variety of topics from prayers to rants expressing rage, to sharing jokes, to reminiscing. I also talk to my computer ,most times to cajole some more out of it or to inform the machine I am annoyed with its slow progress.
I know I am not the only one who practices this sort of thing; but why do we talk to inanimate objects…. or our pets?(for those who have them) When exactly did we stop talking to each other? How is it in this world, full of creative expression we are unable to transmit to our human counterparts feelings of anxiety, love, happiness, sadness, pride, disappointment? Why do we not convey aspirations, dreams, wishes, hopes?
We keep our most cherished thoughts to ourselves; some draw and paint, others write it down- be it in the form of poetry, short stories, blog entries or good old diaries, but those persons who do are few. There are social networking sites that enable us to say things we probably won’t ever articulate in person. Why do we do this? Fear. We are afraid no one would understand, no one would support, someone will find fault or will laugh. We are afraid we won’t accomplish the intended. We are afraid and aware no one may be listening… so we stay silent.
It is in our silence we allow ourselves to be taken advantaged of; we allow persons to misunderstand us; we allow ourselves to be robbed of any opportunity that may lift us out of the repetitive boring doldrums our lives have become because we not only refuse to speak out but also we refuse to listen.
Listen to yourself, listen to your neighbour, listen to the environment around you. Go to the river and listen, when next you are at the beach listen to the wind or what the waves say. If you stay home turn off the radio and television, phone or whatever devices and just listen …not necessarily for the whole day…
…then talk.
