Artist. John Whitelaw.

Drawing inspiration from Liverpool’s heart demonstrates the passion that floods from his work; ‘What has happened, what we, as a city, have been through. What Liverpudlians are all about, our culture’ Whitelaw tells a story. This inspiration which fuses history with a renovating art scene shows Whitelaws answer to the obligation of Liverpool’s art month; ‘It’s necessary to keep things fresh and challenge the old ways’. His work is a passionate mixture that takes inspiration from street art, to the buildings its displayed upon.

The use of language provides a unique texture and shape and with exciting new prospects of collaborations with poets and song writers there is the construction of a whole new dimension. Whitelaws work incorporates not just art, but the personality of a city firing up attention; Liverpudlians are romantic, visionary, creative and extremely funny and I think this is what’s getting noticed.

Words Samantha Elms. 

Whitelaw will be showing his collection along with 3 other artists at 

(Matt Ford & dot-art present)

The Art Show SS12.

Thurs 3th May. 7pm At Camp and Furnace.

For more info visit the Art Show facebook page. 

Artist: Blacksoup.

The work of Blacksoup stumbles in to accidental humour, robots clinging to the liver bird, and a clash of detail with simplicity. And could only ever be found in his mum’s garage.

(Blacksoup at work)

The question of robots seems only simple when the images are flashed before your eyes and a sarcastically delicious reason for it as ‘my ex-wife used to say I was a robot, so maybe that planted a seed.’ All of a sudden the creations show industry, dockers, labour, a Liverpool regaining its identity; ‘To me that helps give the city a character, so it's not just a place full of buildings but it has its own distinct personality.’

Blacksoups work has you peering at the sky, leaning round corners, wondering whether we could really find robots lingering on Bold street, behind the cathedral, immersed in the river. Taking the unlikely to the sky line of the Mersey painted and portrayed a thousand times.

 His creations, go beyond an image, they capture the ‘energy’ of Liverpool, allowing us to decipher what it’s all about, believing that we ‘are clever enough to make up our own minds’, allowing for all to capture a bit of that ‘tongue-in-cheek’ nature that throttles upon contact.

Words Samantha Elms. 

Blacksoup will be showing his collection along with 3 other artists at 

(Matt Ford & dot-art present)

The Art Show SS12.

Thurs 3th May. 7pm At Camp and Furnace.

For more info visit the Art Show facebook page. 

Artist: Daniel John.

Harmonising the old and the new, blending the derelict and innovative; Daniel John’s collection has history. 

Demonstrating his love of a city that lives through ‘a rich cultural heritage’ and engraining his mark amongst the ‘mish mash of artistic approaches’ that influence the growing unique scene, Daniel John signifies the anticipation of Liverpool’s Art month. 

The range of Daniel John becomes excitingly representative of SS12; the collaboration of artists ‘working in different media on the same theme’. His exhibition shall demonstrate a culturally immersed project that is ‘constantly evolving’ within the artistic world of Merseyside. Accepting the challenge of breathing life in to new approaches against ‘traditional techniques and ideas’, his tangible collection becomes indispensable to an art show stamping out a new vision.

Words Samantha Elms. 

Daniel will be showing his collection along with 3 other artists at 

(Matt Ford & dot-art present)

The Art Show SS12.

Thurs 3th May. 7pm At Camp and Furnace.

For more info visit the Art Show facebook page.