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HOMEGROWN BANANAS featuring THOM MORECROFT - 29.05.2014

OUR NEXT EVENT!

29.05.2014 // 6PM START //£3.50 ENTRY 

HomeGrown Bananas semi Open -Mic gig featuring award winning singer-songwriter Thom Morecroft. 

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Creative Watch Area presents... Valentine's Notebook: An Exhibition by Love ArtUK

Urban artist Love ArtUK to hold Valentine’s Day themed exhibition at Liverpool’s HeadSpace@EggSpace Gallery from February 6th 2014.

Urban artist Love ArtUK will display his unique work at Liverpool’s Headspace@EggSpace Gallery from 6th February with a private view on 13th February. Featuring a mixture of new and familiar work from the popular artist, it follows a period of great creativity. This exhibition, Valentine’s Notebook, will showcase many of the newer works for the first time.

Those familiar with Love ArtUK’s work will know it follows themes that match the often loved up feeling of Valentine’s Day but also take a darker path showing that love can be used as a positive thing as well as a negative thing. The artist’s work has received much attention from appreciative art fans and the general public alike, most notably in the artist’s debut show in 2013 where a capacity crowd filled the Clove Hitch gallery on Hope Street. 

Love ArtUK has also been seen at Wirral Earth Fest, an eco festival held at St Bridget’s Church and Field, West Kirby on September 14th 2013 where a church tower installation of the artist’s work was a highlight of the festival. A continuation of this installation will occur from the 10th February at various high locations on the Wirral and Liverpool, including church towers and more locations to be announced, as part of the linked project Looking For Love. 

Love ArtUK says “My earlier Love ArtUK creations were very much based on the dark side to LOVE as at the time I was in a very dark and negative place. I see LOVE as a gift in us all, it doesn't come with instructions or a map, but LOVE can and will breakdown any wall put up in front of it. LOVE is the most sacred gift I have.”

“I do hope that you can all take some time out to support the exhibition and come along and I hope to see you all on the 13th February. There will also be new pieces exclusively on show during the exhibition." 

Valentines Notebook is presented in association with Creative Watch Area and the private view will take place from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at HeadSpace (Egg Café, Liverpool) on  Thursday 13th February. We look forward to seeing you there! 

Peel Away Slowly and See… : Creative Watch Area presents Homegrown Bananas

The Scene: A small café in the particularly windy Wirral locale.

A group of four locals are laughing in a corner, surrounded by various notepads and mugs of coffee. The casual observer may deduct little more than a shared joke – but it wasn’t a joke that gave us cause to laugh but inspiration. We had in fact just christened Homegrown Bananas – and so began a journey that is still in its early stages but very much blooming.

The titular banana began its journey at local café Toast on June 19^th and over the course of two hours a good proportion of the capacity crowd shared a song, poem or story. Main band of the evening The Huers opened and closed proceedings with their acoustic grace and it was in many ways an excellent opening shot for Homegrown Bananas.

The banana cart then moved around the locale taking in various venues including most recently the behemoth space of West Kirby Library. Of course, with a venue like that there is room for doing things on a grander scale! With the usual open-mic element firmly in place, the welcoming aroma of Flaming Bean Coffee in the air and various themed activities taking place around the space including a much borrowed from library display themed around bananas, ecology and Transition Town themes.

But a name like Homegrown Bananas can say much – and mean a lot more! The initial imagery of ‘Homegrown’ implies organic warmth. A home produced meal or vegetables fresh from the garden. But in a broader sense it implies a cultivation of the local environs – from the field to the local, independent business. In other words – it’s localism in action.  A show of support from the local community to its immediate assets and amenities.

But what of the ‘Bananas’? Well, it’s a roughly yellow fruit you may say. In fact, the humble banana is imbued with much symbolism. It can be art, food, décor and most importantly an economic tool. After all, if we don’t look after the people who produce our bananas, and by extension their local economy where will we get our bananas from?

Indeed, at the heart of the banana and Homegrown Bananas itself lies a resilience to withstand any challenge. Peel away the skin and the reward is a nutrient filled food – essential in life. In the same way that music and community are. Homegrown Bananas is therefore a positive mix of the creative, the local and the community based ethos of Transition Town. With monthly events held in an independent venue in the West Kirby area there’s a good chance we’ll be seeing you at a Homegrown Bananas event soon.

The typical gathering will feature a headline performer opening proceedings with the floor soon thrown open to those who have a song, poem or story they want to share to the always open minded and appreciative crowd. That includes you right? See you soon and when the banana comes your way – get ready to share your song, poem or story…

Words by Creative Watch Area © 2013

Homegrown Bananas is presented by Transition Town West Kirby and Creative Watch Area Promotions and takes place monthly. 

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History of Seba Rashii Culture: Online Culture Zine

Founded in 2006 as an ordinary weblog for musings to no-one in particular Seba Rashii Culture: Online Culture Zine has changed name on numerous occasions and now finds itself with the name that best describes it's aim. Simply put we seek to cover the best events we can get to and the most noteworthy and unique music and art that we can. With connections in our home of Liverpool, UK and a commitment to cover worldwide music, art and whatever may present itself to us you can be sure to find out something interesting. 

Invitation - Creative Watch Area presents Anna Di Scala's "Vibrant Eyes" Art Exhibition.

Where: Bellini Cocktail Bar and Italian Restaurant, Liverpool.

When: 1^st November 2012 from 7pm.

Vibrant Eyes is the latest exhibition of Fine Artist and oil painter Anna Di Scala’s captivating work.  The show, presented in conjunction with Creative Watch Area, will feature brand new pieces of work not seen in public until this event.

With a style inspired by Picasso and Modigliani yet unique to herself her art work is designed to be about the eyes. The vibrant colours open your eyes to the world of their subjects and the subjects in turn are vibrant, looking out at the observer with a confident stare.  The eyes of the exhibitions logo were designed by Anna herself and enhanced by Creative Watch Area and represent the concept of the exhibition beautifully. When you witness Anna’s work in person you will surely be captivated by its accomplished passion and attention to detail.

The exhibition itself is ongoing but make sure to be there on this special night to view some brand new pieces not to be unveiled until evening of the event.

Please note that all pieces on display are available to buy and commissions are welcomed. Please talk to Anna on the night or contact us for more information.

Quotes:

“Anna Di Scala's sketches…they are more than worthy of a second look with the influence of renaissance artists evident immediately.” (From a biography on her website by Sebastian Gahan)

“Di Scala’s very alive portraits and nudes bewitched me, the elongated faces and the serene gaze of her subjects are both sensuous and captivating, her use of colour dazzling…” (Art in Liverpool)

“As a chef as well as an artist, and having spent her childhood in family restaurants, Di Scala describes her work as ‘desirable, sensual, and pleasurable’ and believes that food has a strong positive influence on her work, comparing the hands-on experience of both cooking and painting.” (Seven Streets)

“The images are captivating and in some cases visceral and whilst her paintings show bright portraits of nudes, these sketches are stark pencil and ink sketches that are as evocative (and erotic) as her much appreciated painted work.” (Seba Rashii Culture: Online Culture Zine on her Erotic Sketches Show)

Bio:

With a following across the world and sales to places as far flung as America, Italy and beyond, Anna Di Scala’s scope is wide and deservedly so. Often depicting beautiful nudes and vibrant portraits of her subjects, Di Scala’s oil paintings and sketches are captivating, reflecting the vibrant colours of her Italian heritage and Liverpool home. As a self taught artist, she has worked with oil on canvas and sketch to produce work that is developing with her high reaching aims in the art world. From her ironic vajazzling of some portraits for clients to her many sketch commissions sent all over the world her work is in demand and very collectible. 

We hope to see you at this excellent show on 1st November 2012 from 7pm.

Bellini's venue details:

Address: Bellini Cocktail Bar, 51 -53 Whitechapel L1 6DT  Liverpool.

Web: http://www.bellinicocktailbar.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BelliniLiverpool