Magnetic work
Posted 11:33 pm July 27, 2011 http://hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk/arts-culture/arts-news/magnetic-work
Artists Sinéid Codd and Alban Low are planning to turn the gates of Hastings Pier into an exhibition space for an art show with a difference. The work of over 100 artists will be reproduced in 250 miniature magnetic works, and members of the public are encouaged to take their favourite piece for free and find a new home for it on their fridge doors.The magnetic artworks are the brainchild of Alban Low who exhibited 500 artworks on Brighton seafront as part of this year’s Brighton Festival. All 500 pieces were collected by visitors in one day.
Alban’s miniature masterpieces inspired St Leonards artist Sinéid Codd, the curator of The Hastings Rarities Affair exhibition held last year at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery. Sinéid wanted to continue an aspect of the theme of the Hastings Rarities exhibition by taking artworks out into the streets and celebrating the unique heritage of Hastings and St Leonards and the wealth of artists who live here. Turning the pier gates into a temporary art gallery, and giving passers-by the opportunity to take home a mini-artwork seemed a perfect event for September’s Coastal Currents festival.
“Hastings and St Leonards are unique towns, full of rare places and people. The pier is one of our rarities and as it sits on the border of the two towns it seemed the perfect place to choose for our temporary art gallery,” Sinéid said.
The interest in the show, which has been sponsored by local businesses, has been so great that they had to bring forward the closing date by three weeks! Demand for the magnetic masterpieces is guaranteed to be high, so if you want to see all the artworks and get the pick of the bunch, make sure you turn up at the pier gates at 4pm on Saturday 27 August.
For more information, visit http://rarities2011.blogspot.com/
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