Monday 23 August 2010

august 18 - 22

Week 2's window show cases: Gillian Bracher's triptych 'Suffer for fashion'; intricately hand made knickers by Alice Bodgener and a flocked skull by Marta Tycinska & Sam Collier.

Gillian Bracher graduated in painting from Gray's School of Art and now lives and works in Edinburgh. 'Suffer for fashion' is three square pieces layered in boldly contrasting paint, collage and varnish.  The sculptural and tactile painted surface is punctuated by actual domestic and practical objects like fairy lights, scalpel blades and photocopies of Kate Moss.

Marta Tycinska and Sam Collier met in Edinburgh where they both live and transform natural found objects like skulls into artworks.  This piece has been painstakingly cleaned and then flocked to create a seductive and tactile surface.  Marta and Sam create beautiful objects that contrast and highlight the natural form and the extreme artifice of the decoration.

Alice Bodgener is a Scottish Textile Designer and Maker.  She hand sews and finishes these knickers to the highest of standards, devoting care and attention to something usually hidden in public.  With a nod to the titivation of Burlesque, Alice's knickers are for looking, not touching.

Saturday 14 August 2010

august 8 - 15

This is our first installation caught on camera by Andrew JL Ansell, who also took the beautiful Holga shot of Edinburgh's distinct skyline shown in the left of the window.  Underneath, the blue retro record player has be transformed into a bicycle lamp by Sean Cartwright, which display's the title to his poem 'Unreal Dreamstreet on the Hill'.  The poem is hand-written by Sean on the large banner.  The TV shows a film by Sara J Forbes which was inspired by Sean's poem and shows Edinburgh's streets.