Goodevening,
Please see picture link from today's regatta at London Boat Show.
PICTURE LINK
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xulucsc8pt869tv/-v8MsOw5nb
By Graham Reading
ABOUT CNM ESTATES UK STAR CHAMPIONSHIP / FINE ART SAILS
http://www.londonboatshow.com/2013/press/press_releases/show_releases/uk_star_championships.aspx
Regards,
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‘Greatest Show on Water' as Olympic Sailors hoist Art Emblazoned Sails for Regatta at London Boat Show
20 sailors, 10 keelboats, 10 artworks featured on Friday 18 January 2013
The London Boat Show's first ever regatta, the CNM Estates UK Star Championships, will feature not just 10 Star class keelboats and 20 internationally renowned sailors.
The yachts' mainsails also will feature artwork from international artists such as Goldie, EINE, Jamie Gili, INSA, Eley Kishimoto, Julian Opie, Wendy Taylor, Christian Furr, plus Pam Glew and David Begbie.
The regatta is set for Friday 18 January to Sunday 20 January 2013 at the Royal Victoria Docks, outside the Tullett Prebon London Boat Show.
"Artists and yachtsmen are coming together for what is sure to be an ‘exhibition in motion.' The Royal Dock will be ablaze with colours," said Michael Ross, concept founder and CNM Estates principal.
"These boats racing and displaying fine art will cater to sailing enthusiasts, art lovers and sports fans alike," he said.
Sailors will include Iain Percy OBE (Multiple Olympic Gold and Silver medallist), Andrew Simpson MBE (Beijing Gold and London Silver medallist), Bryn Vaile and Michael McIntyre, Mark Covell and Ian Walker and Pippa Wilson MBE (Beijing Gold medalist). The sailors have 10 Olympic medals to their names as well as World Championships.
"This is a fantastic project and great publicity for sailing, I can't wait to sail one of the Art Sails," said Team Great Britain member Iain Percy.
Goldie says "I'm proud to be involved with such an eclectic art exhibition. This is an exciting way to take my work to a whole new audience of sea-farers internationally. It's also a fantastic vehicle for British art".
World reknowned steel mesh sculptor David Begbie says: "I am particularly impressed by how the origins of the 'Art Sails' idea have transformed from street art and graffiti painting into the initiation of a completely new art form, literally inventing a new 'canvas' on which artists are invited to work. I'm also simply amazed at the momentum and speed at which this project has moved and gathered force since it began in 2012. The ethos of the 'Art Sails' concept and of Michael Ross' desire to draw together the seemingly disparate worlds of nautical sailing and 'the Arts' is potentially as versatile and expansive as the invited artists can make this concept themselves, culminating in an artwork of truly magnificent proportions. I am pleased and honoured to take part and as the image I have created for this project is derived from an existing sculpture, which in itself is originated from a tiny passport photo, this demonstrates how adaptable and surprising the 'Art Sails' concept actually is".
The 10 artists and the names of their sails are as follows:
Goldie -- "Lord Of The Flies"
David Begbie -- "An Eye For The Buoys"
EINE -- "See No Evil"
Jaime Gili -- "Camouflage"
INSA -- "Graffiti Fetish Mk II"
Mark Eley -- "Chevron"
Pam Glew -- "Seahorses"
Julian Opie -- "Aniela"
Wendy Taylor -- "Flock"
Christian Furr -- "Pop Swirl"
Goldie, of both Scottish and Jamaican descent, is a British electronic music artist, disc jockey, visual artist and actor. He is famous for innovations in drum and bass as well as jungle music. He first gained notoriety as a graffiti artist. Several samples of his work were included in Henry Chalfant and James Prigoff's book, "Spraycan Art." Afrika Bambaataa's documentary "Bombing" includes samples of his artwork around Wolverhampton and Birmingham.
EINE (Ben Flynn), born in 1970, is one of London's most original and prolific street artists. He is famous for "Alphabet Street," murals and shutters he painted on Middlesex Street, described as "a living piece of art." He also become internationally famous when Prime Minister David Cameron presented a piece of his artwork to U.S. president Barack Obama in May 2011 during his second visit to the UK.
Jamie Gili was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1972. He received a doctorate degree in fine arts from the University of Barcelona. Then he moved to London and received a master's from the Royal College of Art. He caused traffic jams on London's Oxford Street in 2005 when installed 700,000 triangular pieces in Selfridge's store windows. In 2006, he created a six-mile broken route or "Ruta Rota" from Southwark Cathederal to St. Paul's.
INSA is a London-based fine artist and designer with a background in graffiti who has created extensive street level work and gallery shows worldwide. He teamed with shoe designer Ruth Shaw to create INSA Heels. He also was one of only two British artists who helped curate and sculpt the Sweden's Ice Hotel in 2008-2009.
Eley Kishimoto, headquartered in London, was founded in 1992 by Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto. Eley graduated with a bachelor's degree (with honors) in Fashion and Weave from the University of Brighton in 1990. Kishimoto, born in Sapporo, Japan, graduated from Central Saint Martins in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in Fashion and Print. The company primarily is known for its print designs in women's wear, furniture, wallpaper, crockery and glassware. In 2008, Eley and Kishimoto were appointed creative directors of the French-based fashion house Caharel.
Sculptor David Begbie was born in Edinburgh in 1955. He completed seven years of art school and graduated in 1982, emerging with a unique sculptural technique using steel mesh and focusing on the human form. He also has produced photographs, monoprints, ink and charcoal drawings, etchings and mixed media work.
Pam Glew, who lives and works in Brighton, exhibits all over the world. She is a graduate of the University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester. Born in 1978, she is a contemporary artist best known for her unique bleaching technique on national flags. She uses dye and bleach to deconstruct and distress vintage materials in her own breed of painting. Her large-scale work has been showcased in Europe, the U.S., Asia and Australia.
London-born Julian Opie graduated from Goldsmith's School of Art. The internationally recognized artist has exhibited in Mumbai's Sakshi Gallery as well as the Lisson Gallery in both London and Milan. His "Best of Blur" received the Music Week "Best Illustration" award. Opie created a Bryan Adams monument in Indianapolis, Ind. He also was commissioned by London's St. Mary's Hospital to create a series of glass panels.
Wendy Taylor was a trailblazer in her generation, taking art from the formal galleries into the streets. She has more than 70 large, site-specific sculptures, including Timepiece at Tower Bridge plus pieces in private and public collections worldwide.
In 1995, 28-year-old Christian Furr became the youngest artist to paint an official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. His artwork is part of the permanent collection at 45 Park Lane, part of the esteemed Dorchester Collection. In 2012, Furr curated the exhibition/auction "Liverpool Love," which featured some of the UK's emerging artists at the New Museum of Liverpool. The event benefitted the children's hospice Claire House. He also has judged and taught art on several television shows and written a book, "Take Art."
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PICTURES:
10 Sails, Artist Names and Title of Work
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ljtdolcn6ps7vm1/10%20Sails%20names.pdf?m
Sail Montage
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rks8fo7y8lov0wg/sail-montage2HR-1.jpeg?m
NOTES TO EDITORS:-
ABOUT CNM ESTATES UK STAR CHAMPIONSHIPS:
For the last three days of the Show, Fine Art Sails, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between world class yachting and internationally acclaimed fine artists, will descend on the Show to bring something truly different and exciting for visitors. Ten Star class keelboats will take to the waters to race in the introductory CNM Estates UK Star Championships, yet it will be racing with a difference as each mainsail will be completely covered in artwork by international artists.
ABOUT FINE ART SAILS:
Fine Art Sails is the first-of-its-kind alliance between the communities of World Class Sailing and International Fine Art. The concept, founded by Michael Ross of CNM Estates, commissions renowned artists to create signature original artworks that are painted onto Star Class sails. Fine Art Sails bridges the previously disconnected worlds of Fine Art and Sailing. Established in spring 2012, in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics, Fine Art Sails has commemorated the exceptional success of Team GB Medal Winners at the same time as supporting the Sea Cadets, the Royal Yachting Association "Sail for Gold" Fund, the RYA "Sailability Trust" and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Fine Art Sails is extremely grateful for the artworks created by artists including Samantha Cameron's favourite EINE, Julian Opie, Goldie, Christian Furr, Jamie Gili, INSA, Eley Kishimoto, Pam Glew, Wendy Taylor, Alain Rodier and David Begbie. Fine Art Sails is equally grateful to the exceptional Olympic and Championship sailors who are braving the January weather on the Royal Victoria Dock, just outside the Excel, including Iain Percy OBE, Andrew Simpson MBE, Pippa Wilson MBE, and Xavier Rohart. Ask one of the Sea Cadets for further details and keep up to date by registeringatwww.fineartsails.com for news of our plans to take the sails on a world tour, with exciting events, displays and regattas around the globe.