Art Work

Had some great news this week that the artis Simon Welford had an exhibition in Leicester of his work and one of the pieces was a reproduction  of one of my Photographs of Tim Burgess of the Charlatans. Simon had told me it was going to happen but it was still great to see it. Ive included the press release below and a couple of pics.  Makes a nice change from being a manchester wedding photographer.

Thank you Simon I'm honoured 

 Creating Waves After finding they had much in common, artists Alex Lowe and Simon Welford have combined forces to launch their first joint art exhibition ‘Creations’ which opens at Fabrika, Leicester in November.

Alex was the front man of 90’s Britpop stars Hurricane #1 who were signed to the infamous Alan McGee label Creation, enjoying two top twenty albums before main songwriter Andy Bell departed to join Oasis and the band split.

Simon is an up and coming artist who has worked with Andy Bell’s original band “Ride” and also contributed to the recent movie ‘Upside Down’ about Creation Records. With both having common ground having worked with bands signed to Creation they got chatting and the idea of working together was born.

Both predominantly abstract artists, ‘Creations’ will see both artists exhibit around twenty pieces between them during the two week run which begins with an invite only preview show on November 7th. “The preview show is shaping up to be a fantastic event” explains Simon. “We have invited not only existing fans of our art but also friends and acquaintances from the music business to have a sneak preview of the exhibition. Creation Records legend Alan McGee is doing a DJ set on the night and some really exciting people are confirmed to be attending”.

 The exhibition at Fabrika looks set to be a popular attraction. Simon’s previous work has sold as far afield as Japan and the USA and he staged exhibitions in Sydney, Australia last year which were well received. Alex has an established fan base through his solo music and with Hurricane #1 coupled with famous buyers of his art such as Mike Tyson, Woody Allen and Donald Trump. Both are hoping the exhibition will be a springboard to an exciting new journey and with more dates around the UK talked about for 2012 they may be creating waves for the foreseeable future. ‘Creations’ runs from 7th November 2011 at Fabrika Independent Art Gallery, Humberstone Gate, Leicester for two weeks.

For any further information or request for images relating to the exhibition please contact Simon Welford at simon@wayupthere.co.uk