With beautiful hanging paper sculptures, huge paper cut outs and magical book art pieces the exhibition really made me want to get the old scalpels out again!
The exhibition is on until the end of January and well worth a visit!
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The First Cut
It was lovely to be back in Manchester this weekend and great to get to The Manchester Art Gallery to see the Paper Cut exhibition. With work by artists such as Rob Ryan and Su Blackwell, The First Cut brings together the work of thirty-one international artists, all connected by one basic principle: a shared love of paper.
With beautiful hanging paper sculptures, huge paper cut outs and magical book art pieces the exhibition really made me want to get the old scalpels out again!
The exhibition is on until the end of January and well worth a visit!
With beautiful hanging paper sculptures, huge paper cut outs and magical book art pieces the exhibition really made me want to get the old scalpels out again!
The exhibition is on until the end of January and well worth a visit!
Paper Cinema's Odyssey
Last week I saw the most amazing film at Warwick Arts Centre.
Based on Homer's Odyssey, puppeteers used beautiful 2D drawings with a range of creative storytelling techniques to tell the epic tale. In combination with a wonderful soundtrack played by ridiculously talented multi-instrumentalists (as well a sound effects!) the show was one of the most creatively original performances I've ever see and I urge you to see Paper Cinema if you ever get the chance!
Based on Homer's Odyssey, puppeteers used beautiful 2D drawings with a range of creative storytelling techniques to tell the epic tale. In combination with a wonderful soundtrack played by ridiculously talented multi-instrumentalists (as well a sound effects!) the show was one of the most creatively original performances I've ever see and I urge you to see Paper Cinema if you ever get the chance!
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Merci
Having never heard of a concept store before, I was quite intrigued as to what I would find when we eventually found 'Merci'. The Parisian concept store was really inspiring, from the products sold to the design and layout of the store itself. With an eclectic selection of everything from vintage bags, kitchen utensils and used books to furniture and fashion, Merci donates 100% of its profits to a charitable causes.
Sempé, un peu de Paris… et d’ailleurs
When planning what to do while we were in Paris I was so happy to stumble across the Sempé exhibition at Hotel de Ville (an amazing building in itself, we were happy to queue gazing up at it in the sunshine!).
The exhibition; "Sempé, A Bit of Paris... and elsewhere" displayed over 300 original drawings along with with texts by the cartoonist/illustrator, Jean-Jacques Sempé and included original artworks alongside New Yorker covers dating from the late 70's to the present.
I found the following quote about Sempés work and just feel it sums it up exactly:
"Sempés illustrations are full of life. The good, the bad, the ugly, the sad, and most of all, the funny; they all exist in his whimsical drawings. There is always something that makes you smile or laugh out loud. Everything in his drawings have expressions; the people, the animals, the plants, even the inanimate objects seem to portray emotion in their whole being". Suzy Chung
Wonderful work, wonderful exhibition!
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