Real Art News: Another ' Watch This Space ' moment

Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Another ' Watch This Space ' moment

So a little over 13 years ago the weird series of erraticism's I was cobbling together as a ' portfolio ' of creative projects - informally amalgamated into the trading ' brand ' - The Arts Hole …. a pioneering enterprise that was part of a movement that later became the now exceptionally popular ' pop up ' enterprise model

and from those unusual and humble origins we have / I have been from pillar to post... from pall mall to Parkview … all for the sake of ' Art ' and it has taken me far and wide, high and low and back again...

from that little pop up art gallery - the various incantations that have followed an awful lot of work has been done! art galleries , artwork , showcases , one man arts festivals . dinosaurs , festivals , exhibitions, art b&b, pirate ships , festivals , shibari demonstrations , bodypainting , sailboats , mountain climbing , hallucinogens , festivals, construction projects , political protest and court cases ... and way more cities than I can recount in one go......

…. and so it goes on

The Arts Hole International Pop up Initiative - will be everywhere from spring 2020 -

I am working with some amazing individuals and organizations at the moment and it looks like we will run our own independent ' trade route ' from Scandinavia to Morocco and all the way across the Mediterranean Sea to the Greek Islands

so Artby Valerio and The Arts hole International pop up Initiative will be running a series of consecutive ' touring ' Art B&B - Artists Vacations and Exhibition options all year round - from quite a lot of locations

Oslo Norway -Arctic Light Northern Lights Artists Retreat

Amsterdam - Netherlands Togetherness / mindfulness / Retreat / Workshops /

Rouen France -Permaculture Courses

LondonU.K : -Togetherness / mindfulness / Retreat

North Wales U.K- Arts Scenery Retreat

Cornwall U.K -Artists Retreat / Mindfulness / Permaculture Courses/ Herbalism /Sailing

Porto Portugal -Artists Retreat / Mindfulness? Meditation / Yoga

Essaouira Morocco -Artists Retreat / Off Grid Architectural Flagship / Mindfulness / Togetherness / Permaculture / Sailing / Workshops / Seminars / Festivals/ Film Studio/Music Studio/ Dinosaurs

Catania Sicily -Artists Retreat / Musicians Retreat / Mindfulness / Meditation / Sailing / Workshops / Short Courses

Crete Greece - Artists Retreat / Musicians Hub /Mindfulness / Conscious Living / Permaculture / Off Grid Living / Meditation / Sailing / Workshops / Short Courses / Meditation / Yoga

so basically I will set sail from Norway at the end of august after a month long stint with the Art B&B there , I will then sail down in month long intervals ( running these little enterprise /arts studios ) … all the way round to Crete

quite an art pilgrimage!! I will rest up in Crete for a few months before commencing the whole thing ad infinitum

and this is so green … you could smoke it

all of our materials are upcycled / recycled … all of the sites have circumvented the conventional routes of ' commerce ' - all of our boats have been derelict or abandoned at least once in their lives

and I literally sail everywhere … no fuel / no duty to any government to pay / non polluting … not to mention all of our acquired sites are being ecologically aligned to the original design of Artby Valerio's own original green star house

so keep an eye on this space ! :)

and of course and as always …. as the old adage goes if you would like to know more about any of our / my ongoing projects / endeavours / adventures …. get in touch x x x

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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