Real Art News: Did you see the headlines

Monday 4 December 2023

Did you see the headlines

bless em , yeah ....im sure they came up with this all on their own , plymouth live and the herald , i consider these outlets ' media ' in the same way i regard Plymouth as a ' city ' more like a mud floor cattle market , you got the big fat necked beef wellington dressed in tweed , the punters and the cattle , which of these categories do you think the council consider themselves to be , and which category do you think they regard you , the public as ? it was only ten years ago that mine and others concerted efforts managed to smash the overpriced business rates paradigm at the time - its awesome , when you chsnge the fucking world and some bloated turd in an administration dresses it up as a campaign to win votes from the poor fools still daft enough to offer these careerist administrators a tick in their box , a minority within constituencies these days i assure you ...but keep calm snd carry on ! when this grubbyness takes place you have to be prepared to issue court summons and massive invoices to the utter incompotent wankers that determindly shoot you down , then right up your mad rants as their own policy and grand idea ....amateurs the chuffin lot !! althought this year has been a bugger , i hope it has been worth the effort , but i will tack on a little prediction here ....how are you PCC going to allocate that pledged £15 million pounds , in property deals ? construction contracts to freinds and family ? public consultations ? salaries and pensions for your chamber of fucking incompetents ? personally, id be happy to consider my work here done for now 👍 and im going to have a well deserved nervous breakdown , a little lay down and a few wanders in some ancient woodland and a few games of chess .... but i will be keeping an eye on your half baked activities , i hope that some of you fetid little cattle chattels have taken heed of what a single raving loony can accomplish , without having to sell out and network with these ridiculous pieces of shit in exchanges for fundung promises and graces and favours .... stuff that in your eligible funding criteria you bunch of fucking teachers pets snd self interned slaves to the reinstatement efforts of the new feudal system .... oh and fuck off , don't bother me unless its really important !! drops mic , glares at the room and walks away laughing .... The Original Arts Hole - Lets AV it - exhibition and workshop series of 2023 , the year of the water rabbit ! the Original Arts Hole vs Boris Johnson's Brexit Britain, Plymouth city council, a pack of village idiots abd my former nother in-law 😁

to quote a topical celebrity, " go fuck yourself "

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The Signature Style

Part of the ongoing body of works that have been come to be known as ' the Valerio Signature Style ' that has now come to encompass independent sub headings within the genre, including , ' The mandalas ' , ' The Orgy Balls ' , ' Studies of the Female Form ' , ' Cerebral ' and ' Unorthodox'

A manner of works I began working on as a child , to attempt to keep away from over embellishing them or over anthropomorphising or patterning , just to stay in the most grounding earthy tones and let the mind wander through the undulations to assist in the firing of the imagination

'The Under-exaggerated Origins of V'

After studying at Plymouth College of Art and Design, Valerio continued his studies at Sheffield Hallam University and Greenwich University and West Kent College.

Now based between his studio in Cornwall and Amsterdam, he is able to collaborate with some of the best known names in Art and Architecture on an international scale as well as here at home in the south west.

Valerio Describes his own work as ' dreamlike manifestations, evoking less than circumstantial references to archetypal memories of landscapes, and local geographies, figurative studies and all in between that which is captured in the veld of the diverse experiences that make up a lifetime.'

Chris Burchell, Art Critic and Curator of the Wharf Gallery , Tavistock 2010

written a few years ago now.

Valerio has been a keen art student. he has made excellent progress, demonstrating an imaginative and innovative response to a variety of stimuli, and has produced some outstanding units of course work.

Valerio has improved his ability to draw from observation with increasing skill and enjoys working in a variety of media, he has shown ability to draw from experience and imagination. Valerio has produced paintings of unusual quality, and shows a real awareness of the use of colour. His heightened critical awareness of other artists and cultures is an integral and successful aspect of his own work and he works well independently. Valerio's talent recommends him without question.

1998 Sue Lord artist and teacher

What do you make of the artist as a person?

Valerio , the man is a Raving Maniac, A genuine charicature of what an artist should be, hes eloquent and polite soft spoken and gentile , unless he is working on something of particular focus then he can be irritable , and unreasonable , never knowing if he is about to burst into song , or scream and shout a series of profanities against whatever is vexing him most at the time, even visitors to the gallery , ever outspoken and provocative toward debate, the constant array of models and well wishers that tend to come with the Artists Gallery appearances , can make even a quiet day seem lively!

Elusive is something of an understatement with this Artist and appearances are Rare as are his lectures and public exposures but a keen collaborator you will find the signature Valerio influence in many places you really wouldnt be expecting to find it, A very strong talent for such a young Artist already exhibiting his well developed style so that it is instantly recognizable, a Talent and a Character rapidly gaining in influence and popularity, and deservedly so!

T. McCracken Owner of The Tiffany Gallery East Looe

101 Reasons....

From the series of sketchbook illustrations that eventually became the published book of illustrations ' 101 Reasons to choose a vocation in the creative industries ' the original series started out as a series of autobiographical sidenotes in my working sketchbooks, a clear homage to the work of Ralph Steadman and Hunter Thompson, are little cartoons I have been doing during those moments when you say to yourself ' what the actual F**k ??!!' which can happen a lot in this job !! the original set of sketchbook thumbnails were each revised for the publication and have always proved a great hit in their own right whenever they have gone on display at exhibition . Now in the 11th year of ongoing production, the series now consists of over 200 hundred images depicting recollections or reflections from Working Corporate positions in 2000 -my first pop up gallery ' The Arts Hole in Cornwall '2006- 'The Green Star House ' Design and build Project 2009- through the political and legal battles of the 'Valerio Institute'2013- to our most recent projects of ' Why Not ' in Amsterdam and the latest ART B&B and education projects running in parallel in Cornwall u.k and Amsterdam N.L 2016/2017 It Really has been quite a ride