Aedas Presents Tom Butler

Aedas Presents are delighted to showcase the works of Tom Butler for a month long show!

Tom is fascinated by the human desire both to hide and to perform. His studio practice conspicuously conceals found images of people by incorporating personal symbols such as hair, hoods, mirrors and masks and in the process attempt to reveal aspects of imagined inner personalities. For example, the Victorian Cabinet Cards with gouache painting on the surface. He uses these portraits as psychological clotheshorses in which to create grotesque and sinister scenarios, enabling him to project thoughts, fears and anxieties in an immediate and direct way and often with a macabre sense of humour. The people in these portraits are part of a community, a subliminal citizenship of his imagination.

All pieces are for sale, please contact Kate Eagle or Charlie Levine for details:

Postcards: £182

Cartes de visite (smaller photographs): £182

Cabinet Cards (larger photographs): £260

Etchings: £325

Aedas Presents welcome you to visit Colmore Plaza to view Tom's work until Friday 18 November.  Please contact aedaspresents@aedas.com to arrange a visit.

Aedas Presents is supported by Arts Council England.

Further details can be found at:

http://aedaspresents.blogspot.com/

www.charlielevine.co.uk

http://www.tombutlerstudio.com/

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Aedas Presents Tom Butler - Sneeky Peek!

A productive day installing Tom's beautiful postcards for the Aedas Presents November Show.

Aedas Presents Tom Butler - The artwork has arrived!

We were excited this week to see the arrival of a Fed-Ex package from Portland, Maine, US containing the work of Tom Butler for the Aedas Presents November Show.  Keep an eye on our blog for more details or email me at aedaspresents@aedas.com to arrange a viewing.

Aedas Presents Tom Butler - November 2011

Aedas Presents is excited to welcome the works of Tom Butler for a MONTH LONG exhibition at Colmore Plaza.  Tom will be displaying a collection of over one hundred Victorian Cabinet Cards.

Keep an eye on our blog for further details or email me at aedaspresents@aedas.com

Tom’s studio practice conspicuously conceals found images of people by incorporating personal symbols such as hair, hoods, mirrors and masks and in the process attempt to reveal aspects of imagined inner personalities. For example, he appropriates Victorian Cabinet Cards by painting on the surface with gouache and use these portraits as psychological clotheshorses in which to create grotesque and sinister scenarios, enabling the projection of thoughts, fears and anxieties in an immediate and direct way and often with a macabre sense of humour. The people in these portraits are part of a community, a subliminal citizenship of his imagination.

http://www.tombutlerstudio.com/

Bharti Parmar Studio Visit

Bharti Parmar is an incredible Birmingham artists who we are working with toward an exhibition at Aedas Presents next year.  http://www.bhartiparmar.com/  Keep an eye on our blog for details.

We popped by her studio for an update and was amazed by what we saw.  For part of the exhibition Bharti is making a 6m squared rug - out of human hair!

Some gorgeous European hair samples - these were pieces in their own right, soft and the most exquisite variation of colours from blondes through to reds.

Bharti showed us how to make a rug out of hair - this is a very specialised technique used in wig making

Aedas Presents Craig Marchington In the Press

A series of new photographs capturing the 21st century character of Birmingham is unveiled at Colmore Plaza and will be on display until Friday 14th October.

Thank you Midlands Business News for the coverage!

http://www.midlandsbusinessnews.co.uk/2011-10/new-photographs-of-birmingham-captured-by-young-artist.aspx

Aedas Presents Craig Marchington - A Great Night!

A big thank you goes out to Charlie Levine and Craig Marchington for making last nights event so special!  We were treated to a presentation of some fabuolous 3D photographs of the 'hidden gems' of Birmingham, and personal talks about how he created this collection.  It was wonderful to see our guests watching the presentation with mini cornish pastie in one hand, and glass of wine in the other!

A selection of Craig's work will be in Colmore Plaza until Friday 14 October, so please email me to arrange a visit at aedaspresents@aedas.com.