Dead by Dawn - the D I Y Generation Sadie Plant CCCS Birmingham class of 1995
Among the other Birmingham venues to play house and techno music through the night was Tin Tins, which opened on Smallbrook Queensway in 1990, in a former Indian restaurant called The Pride of India.
Originally established to expand the range of gay nightlife in the city, Tin Tins attracted acts included two appearances by a then-unknown Take That. The DJ of the time remembers seeing the boy band stuffing socks down their cycling shorts when he went into their dressing room to tell them they they were due on stage in a few minutes.
The club gradually broadened its clientele and became an all-night dance club – including a weekly after-hours night called Hype – but closed in 1997 after a police drugs raid. The building was demolished in 1999 and the site is now occupied by Debenhams in the new Bullring shopping centre.
In 1992, with house music established as the mainstream club sound, the nights Wobble and C.R.E.A.M. were launched in the city. Soon after came the Marco Polo Bar, which opened its doors at 7am and gave the clubbers somewhere to continue partying after sunrise.
The idea of glamorous clubbing arrived in 1993 with Miss Moneypenny’s, a theme night in Bonds nightclub. In 2001, Miss Moneypenny’s left Bonds and held events at other clubs including Subway City and then found a new home in Liberty’s on the Hagley Road in 2002.
I painted this piece to commemorate The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It was created prior to the day of the wedding so I had to guess who would appear on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, and visualise how they would gather and what they might wear.
What make this painting unique is that I’ve caricatured the royals by sticking pebbles, as the heads to their bodies, on to the canvas. Using the natural markings, shape and contours of the pebbles and then painting on facial features. I’ve attempted to depict some figures with a real sense of likeness and humour; other characters may not be recognisable but play a part in the narrative of the now infamous scene. I reckon my prediction wasn’t far off. It was fun to compare my painting with the actual scene on the wedding day. Personally I think Camilla and Prince Philip (only his eye was painted, the rest of his features are purely the pebble) bear an uncanny resemblance.
Tidal Sunset: Zooming In 2008. Acrylic painting on canvas. 35.5 x 25.4 cm
There are five small paintings in the Tidal Sunset Series and this was my particular favourite, in fact I’d earmarked it as the one I wanted to keep hold of. But I took it to show a client who is commissioning a similar, much larger piece (130 x 200cm canvas that I must start on but it’s so big I’m not sure where to paint it!) and he loved it so much his wife bought it as a birthday present! This was a couple weeks ago.
This piece depicts the view from the Palace Pier in Brighton, England. At dusk, with the sea at low tide, the sunsets are incredible and an endless source of inspiration for a painter. The usual view to paint tends to be where the sun sets as the cloud formations and colours light up the sky. The Golden Hour.
The light emitted from the sun at this time of day can feel soft and soothing, therefore this series uses a more pastel coloured palette. The view is unusual as paintings of Brighton are far more likely to feature the piers, particularly the burnt out West pier rather than the seemingly uglier, concrete Marina. The groynes are prominent at low tide, this repetition of contrasting, solid lines against the mirror like shallow waters are also important to the composition.
The paintings in this series of seascapes preceded the similar but square works. These first studies have a spontaneous quality that comes with the initial response to a subject. The detail is more delicate and somehow finer. The birds that feature in several works, are starlings doing their sunset dance, and is a spectacle that’s hard to replicate in paint, compared to first-hand experience. The movements they make as a flock, the swirling shapes, the swoops overhead are incredibly absorbing as well as beautiful, the birds have an impeccable synchronicity that’s humbling and one of those wonders of nature that has the power to make human beings pause and observe
The Queen in a Moment of Privacy Jacqueline Hammond
Acrylics on canvas. 76.5 x 51 cm Gilded finish frame
Released to commemorate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. The original painting is for sale and open to offers from collectors.
Monday 21st May 2012 Jacqueline Hammond interviewed on BBC Sussex Breakfast Show.
Presenter:
Queens Jubilee Mug by British artist Jacqueline Hammond as discusses on BBC Radio Sussex
” Is an artist from Brighton risking being locked in the tower for treason with her commemorative mug for The Queen’s Jubilee? Find out why…..”
“I’m not giving her the finger, she’s picking her own nose!”
” But does she fart?”
The item was light hearted and evoked laughter in the studio, thankfully!
The piece under the spotlight was a painting originally titled ‘The Queen in a Moment of Privacy’ created in 2007
Jacqueline Hammond’s portrait of The Queen picking her nose – view the painting on http://www.jacquelinehammond.co.uk or on the Saatchi Gallery website:
The Queen will then move to West Ox Arts Gallery in Bampton, Oxfordshire for a ‘Portraits of The Queen’ exhibition which runs throughout June.
Portraits of the Queen: An Exhibition Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee
“In celebration of the Diamond Jubilee, West Ox Arts Gallery is inviting artists from far and wide to submit a portrait of the Queen for exhibition, to be on display throughout the month of June, with prizes to be awarded by public vote in the following categories: Most Creative, Most Ambitious & Most Realistic.”
Opening Reception (voting begins): Sat 2 June, 2-4pm Awards Reception (winners announced): Tues 5 June, 11-1.30pm. Jacqueline Hammond’s painting ‘Queen in a Moment of Privacy’ will be open to offers until 30th June.
I’ll be on the radio tomorrow morning at the nonsensical time of 7.20am! BBC Radio Sussex, talking about this:
Queenie ‘Nose’ She Picked a Diamond Year!
Commemorative edition product range created for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2012.
Jacqueline Hammond’s Queenie Nose She Picked a Diamond Year Commemorative Mug for 2012 Diamond Jubilee
This irreverent image of Her Majesty is a painting by British artist Jacqueline Hammond. Created in 2007 titled ‘The Queen in a Moment of Privacy’
Jacqueline has released some alternative memorabilia to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee latest hype in the UK and the large proportion of people who are ambivalent about the monarchy, or simply don’t like pomp and plastic tat, may wonder what the fuss is about. Some of the Diamond Jubilee memorabilia takes itself far too seriously, such as those plaster Queens, commemorative plates and ceramic corgis. Other items descend into utter tack, such as Union Jack dresses, tutus, wigs and plastic hats that will no doubt be appearing in Benidorm this summer.
These collector’s items depict an iconic, postage stamp type portrait of Her Majesty enjoying a private moment; in which she is caught in the ‘disgusting but we all do it’ act of picking her nose. The original work entitled ‘The Queen in a Moment of Privacy’ was an entry in the ‘Seeking Picasso’ competition, held in Brighton during 2007, in which Jacqueline was a finalist. She also caricatured the Royal Family on other occasions: for example, in 2011, her ‘Pebble Heads Royal Wedding’ painting used pebbles carefully selected from Brighton Beach as the character’s heads.
So, no need to buy an expensive porcelain plate that you’ll only use once or twice or a plastic union jack this summer, why not shirk the trend say “hurrumph” to the royal family and choose one of my alternative ideas to commemorate?
Choose from bags, mugs and prints all set to adorn the shoulders, coffee tables and walls of UK citizens who don’t want to stand in the street cheering and waving flags.
All items are designed in England and will be joining a range of products, sold under Jacqueline’s Smart Deco brand, that are all from British artists and designers.
The ‘Queenie Nose She’s Picked a Diamond Year 2012’ mug and bag can be purchased online at http://www.smartdeco-style.com Prices start at £8 for the mug and £15 for the tote bag. Also available on Amazon.
THE ORIGINAL PAINTING IS NOW OPEN TO OFFERS
‘The Queen in a Moment of Privacy’ Jacqueline Hammond
Acrylics on canvas. 76.5 x 51 cm (Gilded finish frame)
Released to commemorate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. The original painting is for sale and open to offers from collectors.
Ending 3pm Saturday 30th June 2012.
If you wish to bid on this artwork please submit your contact details on the website or email info@jacquelinehammond.co.uk Please state your name, address, telephone number and how much you would like to bid. If you are outbid, you will be contacted by e-mail and offered the opportunity to increase your bid.
The painting is currently exhibited in Brighton Artists Open Houses throughout May (Venue Anvil Ironworks 222 Ditchling Rd, Brighton. Fiveways Trail) For more information go to http://aoh.org.uk/may-2012-houses?item=473&offset=0
The Queen will then move to West Ox Arts Gallery in Bampton, Oxfordshire for a ‘Portraits of The Queen’ exhibition which runs throughout June. http://www.westoxarts.com
Portraits of the Queen: An Exhibition Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee
“In celebration of the Diamond Jubilee, West Ox Arts Gallery is inviting artists from far and wide to submit a portrait of the Queen for exhibition, to be on display throughout the month of June, with prizes to be awarded by public vote in the following categories: Most Creative, Most Ambitious & Most Realistic.”
Opening Reception (voting begins): Sat 2 June, 2-4pm Awards Reception (winners announced): Tues 5 June, 11-1.30pm. Jacqueline Hammond’s painting ‘Queen in a Moment of Privacy’ will be open to offers until 30th June.
