Nate Van Dyke At Upper Playground, Kingly Street

Nate (N8) Van Dyke ----> Original Sketch - £800



His work has been featured in several magazines such as JUXTAPOZ, XBox, PlayStation and Heavy Metal. Over the years N8 has attracted clients such as Converse, Levi Strauss, Scion, EMI Records, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Burton Snowboards, Slayer and Wired.



There is no point me banging on about all his marvellous talent, because its easier to just check his blog.

http://www.n8vandyke.com/


But this did get me salivating all over my hombres from home, Amar Stewart's Shop; Upper Playground, London. 31 Kingly St, London, W1B 5BQ.

http://upperplayground.com/

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Annette Olivieri - Fashion Designer

I adore this jacket. My Absolute favourite! Handmade, sculpted, bright (pink, blue, yellow), and immaculately embroidered. £2,000. Delicious.

This was one big piece of material that I wrapped around my head and body. (designed and made by Annette Olivieri)

Annette Olivieri - Italian Fashion Designer.

Many words would be needed to describe something that was not obvious for our own eyes to see.....

She is a woman that embraces individuality, creativity and vision.

Above is a shoot that took place on Portobello Road and at her store, Euforia Space Ship, No7 Portobello Green Arcade. 281 Portobello Road. W10 5TZ.

Annette is such a sweetie because she encourages me to waltz into her store, grab all the clothes I can get my beady eyes and sticky paws on, and straight away put them on or take them away (which is a regular occurrance, to which I am very grateful for). She likes people to feel inspired by her work, and wear them with pride and individuality.

Annette is not afraid to experiment and embellish, sometimes mixing very futuristic prints with tribal jewellery or antique accessories.

What a fabulous woman! She designs and makes all her own material, at her digital studio, and creates one-off pieces that look like sculptures that one can wear.

I love her! She is super fabulous. Check out---> http://annetteolivieri.co.uk/ for more stuff to make your mouths water, eyes fall out and jaws drop to the floor...Bacio xxx

'I Am The Canvas'

Stephanie and I at a friend of mines Charity Event in Mayfair. For The Sick Childrens Charity.

This is something I always do.

Below are just some examples of how I paint on myself, using acrylic paint. Its sometimes very prominant, but it can also be just a simple serious of dots...Really, wherever my mood takes me.

I combine Art and Fashion as a way of expressing my individuality. And I bloody love it!

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Il Mio Amore... In Pittura, at Gallery 118

TERPSICHORE 48 X 34.5

PUSSY 25 X 52

IMPROVISATION 1 23 X 24

ICARUS 30 X 43.5

TULIPS 31.5 X 39

CHE E NELLA MIA MENTE 31.5 X 39

BILINGUALISM 30 X 50

RICH BITCH; BOOM! 30 X 24

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For either originals and/or prints.

I had my first solo debut Exhibition at Gallery 118 in Notting Hill, and above, are the paintings I exhibited.

Those in the primary colours are acrylic on canvas. And, those in blue, black, and white (mainly) are on recycled wood panels in household/domestic paint.

This collection was one I based on the theme of LIFE and BODY, in all its many variations.

I must give special thanks to Gallery 118, especially Robin Saikia and Charles, because without them, this would not have been possible.

I thank my relentlessly helpful friend Jacqueline Nsirim, who came with me to carry huge panels of wood down the road. Whenever my beady eyes spotted it, she was there offering to get splinters in her hands with me.

King Ricci; Thankyou to you, for giving me tins upon tins of domestic paint you found in your shop! ;)

Lola Peach Baxter; Photographer Extraordinaire. Photos were amazing babe! Thankyou!

Victor Orji (Creative Circle Group) & Julian Baschieri-Salvadori - Photography and Filming. Beautiful. Thankyou to you both. You guys Rock.

And Finally Big Thankyou's to Liza Klaussman (New York Times) and Laura Paulini (The Grove Magazine) .....................AND BIG KISSES AND HUGS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME. YOU GUYS MADE IT SPECIAL......................

...................NEXT exhibition, will be based on BLOOD, in whichever way blood can be construed and conveyed, I am going to explore it. OOOOhhhhh I CANT WAIT.

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WHY AREA 52???

It took me and my then boyfriend, with whom I had known since we were both 14, two days to drive from L.A, where we were living, to Montana. We were going hiking at Yellowstone on the Canadian border.

Anyway, without going through all the details and waffling on, we drove through many cities, but one that interested me most, was Nevada.

I just loved the scarcity of the land. The terracotta colour. The heat of the stone. And the density of the air. It was beautiful and very mysterious.

I want this blog to be a representation of me and the things I enjoy aesthetically and mentally involving and surrounding Art and Fashion.

It may be things we have already seen, but I reckon it will be stuff most people haven't seen. Hence Area 52. Area 51, is a nickname for a military base in Nevada. But conspiracy has surrounded it as a place where UFOS's and aliens are dissected and researched amoungst other things that are speculative.

So for the sake of speculation, dissection and research, let Area 52 commence. The New Area 51 ;)

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