Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Red Gate Gallery, 209a Coldharbour lane, London, SW9 8RU
Location: Loughbourgh Junction
Price: FREE
*This event has already passed but you can still visit the website to see the exhibition photos and even commission your own paintings.*
Exhibition photos: Exhibition photo gallery
Website: www.shaygon.esty.com
Artist's blog: www.cariblime.blogspot.com
Comment from NotARave
The collection was great! Colourful but some how not over powering.
I witnessed people making excuses to their partners as to why should have a certain piece, and coming up with imaginative ways to try and work it into their decor at home.
The paintings are quiet thought provoking and can actually be interpreted differently by different people (eg. What do I do? - see exhibition pics)
We can't wait for the next one!
Background on the Exhibition
An Eclectic Inheritance is an explorations of Melanie LaRocque's cultural roots. A self-taught artist, LaRocque brings together the seedlings of her portfolio in her debut exhibition.
Her very personal style of portriture is expressed through blend of subtle hues, intense sweeps of colour and various textures. LaRocque's figures are faceless, yet full of expression. Additionally, the artist's paintings not only implement the Trinidadian sayings of her parent's homeland, but equally counsels with west-African adinkra symbols, which were created by the Akan of Ghana and Gyaman of Cote d'Ivoire. Adinkra symbols are utilized to communicate evocative messages of life counsel. The patois and Creole sayings have a similar weight in West Indian life using vivid imagery to convey their messages.
Her artistic influences are simple: Reality, Dreams and Faith. With these three, she created pieces that are hard to ignore. The simple forms against strong colour pallets convey a surprising sense of emotion. She takes you from Africa to the Caribbean, from reality to spirituality, from sorrow to joy.
