tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65185309916588906732012-02-13T07:24:44.991-08:00thoughts, works and happenings.loz atkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850690900256620364noreply@blogger.comBlogger611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518530991658890673.post-6402990789770388332012-02-13T06:57:00.000-08:002012-02-13T07:24:44.997-08:00

print onlineand over the airwaves with more to come....

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two thousand and eleven a year of ups, downs, adventures, tedium, prescription drugs, booze and all that rock and roll...in no particular order some highlights of the year, although we do start with the bestest :)jungle city, edinburgh.edinburgh is one of my favourite cities so i was incredibly happy to be invited back by elephant family to take park in this wonderous event! so 'one for the rock,

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The Big Egg Hunt the many streets of London 21st february 2012 for 40 days and 40 nightsthe egg "from little acorns, mighty oaks do grow"the design symbolises the proverbs meaning - great things may come from small beginnings. so from a simple idea, the huge impact the egg hunt will have, not only raising money to help endangered animals survive for future generations, it will also give those

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bespoke commission.mounted, framed and placed in new home.digitally constructed image, 115cm x 44cm, digital print.

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to the elephant family office AKA the egg box, to collect an egg...to be wheeled through the streets of london where many funny looks were given, for the trip back home...to my studio in leicester where the transformation will take place...egg hugs are the best kind of hugs...for more information of all these eggy goings on please visit the big egg hunt

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following the amazing successes of the elephant parade in 2010 and jungle city during the summer, Elephant Family has joined forces with Action for Children to bring you The Big Egg Hunt.Over 200 2 1/2 ft eggs will appear throughout London, each uniquely designed and embellished by leading artists and designers including Faberge, Vivienne Westwood, Chapman Brothers, Marc Quinn, Zandra Rhodes,

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on a recent trip to nowhere in particular in wales...

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happy 3rd birthday my blog!three whole years! holy shit! other than my marriage and my education that's quite the commitment HA!so the traditional gifts for this anniversary are leather or crystal depending on your inclinations to tradition. but i say fuck tradition so i'm going to give your eyes a gift by giving you some sneaky peaks at some new work :Dsome are finished things some are detail of

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well seeming it was just halloween and we are entering the winter of our discontent just thought i'd post a series of photos to fit the mood..."came upon" was created back in 2002. i've never really realised the work. originally displayed in genuine police evidence bags on a small scale, but finally edited them down earlier this year creating this series.the basics behind the work is the death of

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so another installment into the psyche.here's some detail from a digital sketch of an up coming self portraitso to accompany another piece of self involved narcissism please find below an interchangeable set of Q&As randomly found, which will accompany any post about the self portrait works, enjoy!What are you thinking of right now? not anything really. thoughts are so fleeting these days;

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art review featured in The Metro (East & West Mids regional edition) in early 2008,written by Wayne Burrows.please click the above image to read full article. but here are a few quotes;"atkinson brings a very personal spin to the imagery, adding a digital clarity to her dream-like spaces""each has remade Dante in their own image, and atkinson shows that this 700 year old poem is still able to

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so as we bid a fond farewell to all the city junglers i wish a huge congratulations to charity organisers, the bidders and of course us artists hehe for an absolutley fantastic event!over the past 2 months edinburgh has been transformed into an urban jungle, literally! with 130 life-sized elephants, crocodiles, orangutans, tigers and hornbills taking over city streets, buildings and parks.

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meet the artist day on sunny castle street, edinburgh. it was lovely to meet some of my fellow artists and quite a few of the jungle loving public to talk about the project and all the amazing work being done by elephant family but alas the end of jungle city is nearly upon us but the beginning of the online auctions are in full swing!from now until the 2nd october is your chance to own one of

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much love to all the wonderous websites and publications that featured pieces about jungle city and the hornbill!the more we can spread the word about the awful plight these magnificent creatures face the more likely we are to get something done about it! we dont want to be the generation that did nothing, just sat and watched these animals disappear into the abyss.so turn the tables, get

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look where "one for the rock, one for the crow, one to die and one to grow" has turned up! only the front cover on the jungle city art book which accompanies the whole project! i couldn't be happier and cant wait to get my copy from Harvey Nics in Edinburgh when i go up for the artist day on the 24th september! maybe even see some of you there?but if you cant wait to visit the wonderousness then

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what a lovely surprise :D loving the support from me mate Greville Worthington, renowned curator. if you are unaware of his work get in the know :)

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so all the animals have been unleashed onto the unsuspecting people of Edinburgh!! they will be on display in the Royal Botanical Gardens from now until the 4th September. with some of the more delicate ones featured in Harvey Nicols on St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. with the migration to the streets taking place from the 6th September until the end month with live and online auctions starting

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hey me lovelies jungle city 2011 is nearly upon us with all the exciting goings on kicking off at the Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh on 16th August! all the creative creatures will forge one massive herd at the gardens before being be set free and released onto the wild streets of Edinburgh on the 6th September! i'll be getting on with a press release for me local press this week and will

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hello peoplei hope this little post finds you well and happyhave been making my mind work for me for once and have been coming up with some ideas for new work! i know holy shit!ive been working on some imagery for a self portrait! have a few ideas going on in there so who knows maybe a series is in order but we'll see here's a little sneaky peak at a preliminary "sketch" for the first......this

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well hello there wonderous people of the world. i hope this post finds you well!so i finally got round to re-editing the making of video for the hornbill"one for the rock, one for the crow, one to die and one to grow"which will go on display in Edinburgh's Royal Botanical Gardens from 16th August 2011 and then released into the wild streets of Edinburgh from 6th September 2011. for more

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one for the rock, one for the crow, one to die and one to grow.so the eyes weren't quite right so off to the old smoke i go for a 20 minute touch up! was definitely worth it looks loads better, got to meet the lovely Emma and have a fancy cup of tea and scones by the Ritz ah ha ha i'm so rock and roll.....this might be a bit sneaky but couldn't resist showing you guys the fuzzy elephants so cute!

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The Trans-Siberian Arts Centre (T-SAC) is Directed by artists jon hewitt + britt salt and is the inaugural project for the not for profit artist run initiative KITCHEN.T-SAC presented a series of exhibitions, performances, and events from the 26th April- 2nd May 2011 during a 6 day train journey from Moscow to Beijing to support and promote new emerging art internationally.i submitted a

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Welcome to the Jungle... City?Leicester artist Loz Atkinson invited to display her Hornbill alongside top talent from the art and design world Every summer thousands of visitors descend on the Scottish capital for the festival season. Celebrities rub shoulders with tourists as the streets of Edinburgh are filled with magicians, comedians and musicians. This summer they will be joined by 150

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"one for the rock, one for the crow, one to die and one to grow" will join over 120 other creative creatures in Edinburgh this summer for Jungle City.inspiration for my Hornbill comes from an old gardening saying which exudes hope even in hard situations. So mirroring the plight faced by all the animals involved in jungle city and the amazing chances the work of elephant family will no doubt give

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i just couldn't resist......theres no soundtrack yet and its not the best quality as i need the assistance of my amazing friend eleanna gouvra for that! but heres a sneak peak at the making of video in all its rough glory :)keep popping back for the painting in progress post and for when i took mr hornbill on a little day trip....wind of some famous names getting involved have been announced

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well this morning was full of early excitement with Julie Mayer from BBC Radio Leicester coming to visit the studio for a live interview about the hornbill and Jungle Cityif you missed it fear not you can listen again here im on at 2:21:50will try get a audio file up of the recording later on so listen/watch this space!

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so the big exciting news everyones been dying to hear about is finally out!!i have been invited by the wonderful elephant family charity to be one of 150 artists that will turn Edinburgh in to Jungle City later this summer!!!!told you it was big news!this is going to be the first multi animal exhibition in the world and the largest outdoor art exhibition Edinburgh has ever seen!elephant family

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well seeming it was valentines day this month i thought i'd post something topical."i'll do anything for love"acrylic on canvas, 2004.man this is an old piece and i've even found my old write up on it which, reading back on it now is quite funny but has some interesting points. such as....is love real? by creating the images in a pop art/cartoon style takes them out of reality relating back to

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happy birthday to ya, happy birthday to ya, happy birthdaaaay!wow so the blog has now reached the terrible twos dun dun DAAAA!!! what a year it has been and i hope what a year will come!seeming as we grow with age i will be updating the birthday girl with more in depth posts about my work and life. to give you budding readers more insight. who knows what the posts will hold so get ready.....

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hello there specialsi seem to have been neglecting my blog quite a bit of late. how very naughty of me, i do apologies! i have been busy, honest! see i've started a new painting and the mermaid hair is still here YAY!so where to start i suppose with the most recent stuff right?well i got some exciting news the other day i've been nominated for a LeicestHERday trust jubilee award, which celebrates

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lots of new to tell you about!well here's the hair hehe fun and some more progress on the painting in the backgroundhope you are all ready to enjoy the long bank holiday weekend just in case you get bored and fancied having a click about why not check out the new press and elephant parade pages i've added to my websitewww.lozatkinson.co.ukand just because i'm super nice to your eyes here's a new

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sorry i haven't been my usual posting self! been having a bit of down time and sorting out the studio which is now in working order so much so i actually painted!SHOCKING!!so new work is in the pipeline and getting made wahoo finally! so keep popping back for progress reports and other exciting goings on!toodles for now!

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a couple of weeks ago i met derren brown after his leicester show and spoke to him about being part of the elephant parade and emailed his team some links to the website and petition and now look what my friend wayne found on mr browns blog hehehehethanks derren and the team!!!!click here to read the post

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so after over 5 month of excitement and adventure, with deliverance the elephant being out and about on the southbank, in leicester square and then in the royal chelsea hospital. the time has come for her to find a loving and permanent home via the givinglots.co.uk auction.and now after the extended bidding time of over an hour and 20 minutes she has found her new home with a super most

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what a busy month, loads has been going on!ive been commissioned to create a new work for the SO festival 2010 in skegness. 'nice weather for ducks' will go on display in the tower gardens in skegness between 22nd - 25th july.my online shop is closed due to all printed works being out at exhibition at the cavell centre for their summer showcase, which takes place between 26th june - 5th

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the elephant parade london auction site powered by givinglots.co.uk is now up and running!from now until the 4th july is your chance to own one of these magnificent life sized baby elephant sculptures! so if you have a lobby, a garden, a public park/space or just a huge empty spot in your house that needs filling with wonderousness then why not buy deliverance! and with the money going to the

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so as the dust settles from the launch of elephant parade london. deliverance is nicely settled in at the royal festival hall on the southbank having many many visitors and rocking out to all the gigs there. she's even had a mention in the daily mailfor more information about the project and to download an elephant route map to find them all visit elephant parade londonthey'll be a lot more

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what great fun! many thanks to all those who came down to say hey and a big thanks to those who brought or ordered some of my work!!if you missed out on the day remember i have an online store to have a browse and buy click here

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many thanks to the Darlington and Stockton times, the Northern Echo website, and the De Montfort University website for picking up on the story!more to follow.....

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bbc radio leicesterwhat a surreal but amazing experience thanks to tony and his team for having me on and hopefully i didn't sound too special and did the charity and project justice!

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elephant parade london is a conservation campaign that shines a multi-coloured spotlight on the urgent crisis faced by the endangered asian elephant. Brought to you by www.elephantfamily.org, the event will see over 250 brightly painted life-size elephants located over central london this summer 2010. each decorated by a different artist or celebrity, the elephants will brighten and

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spring exhibition cavell centre12th march 2010 - 22nd may 2010the cavell centre, edith cavell healthcare campus, bretton gate, peterborough, cambridgeshire, PE3 9GZfive pieces of my work have gone on display, these include;i always knew i'd see thisage before beautypoint of focusduesplastic

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so after just over a months blood, sweat, tears and now probably carpal tunnel syndromethe brand new, shiny, sparkley amazingly wonderouswww.lozatkinson.co.ukis up and running! WAHOO! so come say hello and pay a visit!but all you blog fans no need to fear! i shall keep posting bits and bobs on my good old blog hehekisses for nowxx

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arts booterleicesters 1st affordable arts & crafts market25th oct 2009. 11am - 4pmcurve, rutland street, leicester, LE1 1SB this was my first ever arts fair so my stall was abit packed with lots of my stuff, i think next time i'll be abit more selective with what to take oops! oh well you live you learn. got lots of interest, people giving good feedback and asking questions. after the event got

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november was "happy 1st birthday loz's blog" month. so to celebrate a draw from the bowler hat of destiny was held, the prize - a free piece of my artwork. the results are as follows...in the name of fairness an independant adjudicator (i.e. mark) was choosen to draw the names and the lucky winner is YAY! well done! and coz i was feeling extra generous a runner up was then choosen.... can you

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taliswoman17th nov 2009 - 27th nov 2009guildhall, guildhall lane, leicester LE1 5FQRaison D’etre Theatre Company presentsTALISWOMANa new play by Diane Speakman'I cut through his neck. how the blood sings!'Rome 1611: the baroque is in its infancy and the church is raining money. Artists fight for lucrative commissions and fight amongst themselves. Amidst a chiaroscuro world of violence, betrayal

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!!!!COMPETITION NOW CLOSED!!!!and to celebrate this most monumental occasion i will be giving away a signed piece of my art to one very lucky person!all you need to do to enter this amazing competition is email me at loz.atkinson59@hotmail.co.ukwith 'i want free art and oh by the way happy birthday' as the subject send your name, address and where you heard about my blogill put all entrants into

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my time as plinther number 1926, as part of Antony Gormley's one and other project on the fourth plinth in london's trafalgar square. i got a call on monday 21st september asking if i could be on the plinth on thursday 24th september as someone had pulled out. ARGH! this had happened a few weeks before but i'd said no and immediately regretted it so i wouldn't be repeating my mistake. it was like

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a photographic project undertaken in 2005 of saint pauls church in leicester.

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just a thoughtan adaptation of mark twain's 'the mysterious stranger'autumn university of york 2009original concept - eleanna gouvrastaringmatthew staton - satanjames sampson - theodorpre-productiondirected by eleanna gouvraassistant director - loz atkinsonproducer - eleanna gouvrawriter - jo macphersonscript editors - eleanna gouvra & loz atkinsoncasting director - eleanna gouvracasting director

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here's your chance to own a signed loz original photographic print! each image will be produced in a limited addition of just 20.prints will be approx A3, named, signed and numbered. age before beauty - £75 untitled - £75nothing rhymes here - £75 abstract one - £75 not so abstract - £75point of focus - £75 by any other name - £75 dramatically dull - £75dues - £75 plastic - £75 green fur - £75

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the grosvenor museum's 8th open art exhibition9 may 2009 - 1st july 2009grosvenor museum, 27 grosvenor street, chester CH1 2DDpresenting the best in contemporary art from the region, giving artists in the area a chance to show their work and providing a diverse and stimulating exhibition for the public. the exhibition will be opened by reyahn king, director of art galleries at national museums

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some versions of light18th may - 22nd june 2004the telephone repeater station, brompton 0n swale, richmond, north yorkshire, DL10 7JHcurator; greville worthingtonexhibition supervisor; loz atkinsonexhibiting artists;roger acklingdavid batchelorrob and nick carterbill culbertsimon cuttsrichard forsteryves kleinlanglands and bellmaurizio nannuccimartin richmanjo taylorsam taylor-woodjames

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roger hiorns at the church of saint paulinus6th november - 8th december 2007saint paulinus, brough park, richmond, north yorkshire DL10 7PJcurator; greville worthingtonassistant curator; loz atkinsonworks featured;all night chemist 2004 - engine, chair, copper sulphatecrystal mission 1998 - paper, card, perspex, wood , copper sulphatekwic 2000 - ceramic, compressor, foam, plasticuntitled 2007 -

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see you there23rd january 2008 - 24 february 2008the city gallery offsite at the phoenixphoenix arts, newarke street, leicester, LE1 5TEthe film and photography platform prize is a four week solo exhibition awarded to one of the best graduates from de montfort university, working in photography, film or digital media.the pieces being shown were all part of my degree work which is an on going

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THE SHOW TO END ALL SHOWS30th october 2006 - 11th november 20064 old mill, north mills, frog island, leicesterorganised and curated by loz atkinsonexhibiting artistsdavid bakergarry bedfordeleanna gouvrakostas kanne lindnerangela mack-reedsimon scardanelliloz atkinsonRoll up! Roll up! For 'The show to end all shows' If you want art that is thought provoking, but aesthetically pleasing too, then

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one leicester open 20 15th november 2008 - 10 january 2009the city gallery, 90 granby street, leicester, LE1 1DJ the annual open exhibition is in it's 20th year and is likely to be the last at the city galleries current venue. it will showcase 370 works by 257 artists which were picked from more than 800 submissions.hellsgate, digitally constructed image on pvc foamex. the piece selected to be

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in additionartist; kalin serapionovcurator; eric rosomanartist assistant; loz atkinson14th may - 23rd may 2008 LCB depot, 31 rutland street, leicester, LE1 1REthe following text has been taken from the exhibitions accompanying literature;in addition is an exhibition of new work by kalin serapionov created during his residency with IAF leicester - an arts council england international artist

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sefton open 200820th september 2008 - 9th november 2008the atkinson gallery, lord street, southport, PR8 1DHthe sefton open is one of the largest and most varied exhibitions of contemporary multi-media two-dimensional work in the north-west.above is the piece submitted and which was chosen "untitled (harpie 2) digitally constructed image on pvc foamex.it was opened at the lord street gallery by

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well i thought i better get myself more of a substantial web presence so here i am. shortly i will be uploading some of my artworks and exhibitions that i have been involved with either as an artist or otherwise.please feel free to say what you like about anything you see on this site, as i will be very thankful for any feedback.also if any other fellow artists wish to become a patron of this

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