Real Art News: what the fat hell

Tuesday, 19 February 2019

what the fat hell

FAO

Further to your request for a specific project that I have been involved in managing through to completion that was both challenging and rewarding, quite honestly I don’t think that I have ever been involved in a project that didn’t maintain an unwavering aspect of both attributes !!

But a specific case scenario:

so I have been sending out a few applications of late and one of the very few responses I managed to get back was from someone claiming to be a

After being specifically selected to assist in the management of an Erasmus Youth Exchange Programme on the German border comprising over 60 individuals from 10 different countries for the international greenalize edition youth exchange initiative …dumped in the middle of nowhere in the middle of a blizzard that lasted a week to discuss the parameters of climate changes impacts on food production and diet!!

‘ The Arts Hole on Tour’ ….

Hhmm or maybe the time that I executed a month long arts festival in the prominent NDSM werf of Amsterdam entitled ‘’ Mad Dogs and Englishmen ‘’ , comprising over 120 separate exhibitors from all across Europe and a 24 hour exhibition schedule for the full duration an event that welcomed a conservatively estimated 4,000 participants , and encapsulated the political elements of the closures of the free spaces within the municipality and also highlighted the importance of ecologically sustainable management practices within the artistic disciplines and indeed as broad a spectrum as to include urban planning and legislation formation proposals for eco manufacturing .

The real kicker for this one was that with the looming geo political uncertainties of brexit , all of the funding that was secured for this particular project was pulled at the last minute …. almost rendering the entire project and 5 months planning as a redundant enterprise!

Originally the project was set up between myself and a prospective ‘partner ‘(who had actually made some rather grand logistical pledges that were never realised)

Fortunately a little tenacity and resourcefulness saved the day the project was seen through to completion and now looks set to be repeated on a bi yearly basis, this was all achieved without a single loan / grant or subsidy !!

So there is a rough sketch of one of the projects that would induce a sedated rhino to an anxious wreck … that despite all of the adversity was completed well within budget and adhering to all constraints and parameters as required by law !

The more projects that I have been involved with , the more I have identified that the issue really isnt a well-articulated well thought out battle plan ( although of course statgy is key to the successful completion of any campaign) …. its being able to keep the shit together when the bombs start dropping …. and that kind of feels like a metaphor for life

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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