Organiser’s blog LDN ’10 – Day 3
Improvisation is the name of the game, not just for the artists who start from improvised ideas and develop them into a full show in the space of a few days but also for us at the level of organisation. Even the best laid plans require a degree of flexibility and this time round even [...]
Editors’ blog LDN ’10 – Visual arts workshops
By Cristina Balma Tivola I met Alessandro (one of the Original Cultures organisers) at Dalston Kingsland train station at noon on the second day of the London event. Laurent, the organiser with whom I have until now maintained contact via email regarding Original Cultures, will arrive later. My interest in the project comes from an [...]
Organiser’s blog LDN ’10 – Day 1
And so it starts again. The second original cultures event. We’ve swapped the heat of summer and the historic streets and old buildings of Bologna for the less scenic streets, though still inspiring in their own ways, of a rainy London in early spring. That’s the beauty of this project, being able to transport the [...]
Original Cultures Bologna ’09 – The Documentary
Finally it’s here: the Original Cultures Bologna ’09 documentary. 20 minutes giving an insight into what happened during one sunny week in early June ’09 at the first ever Original Cultures event. For one week we brought together six artists from the UK, Italy and Japan and the fields of visual arts and music. Om [...]
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‘Original Cultures – The Showcase’ at Corbet Place, March 5 2010
Original Cultures London 2010 will close with ‘The Showcase’. As with our first show in Bologna last year, this will feature an exclusive one-hour performance from our seven artists: the musicians Om Unit (UK), Tatsuki (JP), and Tayone (IT) alongside visual artists Ericailcane (IT), DEM (IT), Will Barras (UK) and Hiraki Sawa (JP). The performance [...]
‘Original Cultures – The Show’ online preview
In the run up to the opening of our exhibition, ‘Original Cultures – The Show’, at the Stolen Space gallery on February 11, 2010 we are giving everyone the chance to preview some of the art created exclusively for the exhibition and which will be available on sale. The exhibition forms part of Original Cultures [...]
‘Original Cultures – The Show’ at Stolen Space gallery, Feb-March 2010
Original Cultures 2010 kicks off with ‘Original Cultures – The Show’ an exhibition of brand new works from Ericailcane, DEM and Will Barras at the Stolen Space Gallery, London. The exhibition will run concurrent to the main event which will take place in the first week of March. Full schedule details are below. From February [...]
Ericailcane x DEM x Will Barras – Bartleby video
In the run-up to our Original Cultures London 2010 event we’re releasing a brand new video of our visual artists painting a building in Bologna together on the last day of our 2009 event. Footage from this session, which was organised at the last minute, has so far never been released. The only record of [...]
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Ericailcane, DEM, Will Barras – Stay Away From Light (edit 2)
Here is the second short edit of the exclusive animation created by the trio of visual artists we invited to Bologna in June this year. As we explained with the first video this animation was created by Ericailcane and DEM from Italy and Will Barras from the UK. The music was written by Om Unit [...]
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Ericailcane, DEM, Will Barras – Stay Away From Light (edit 1)
Finally we’re very proud to bring you the first (of two) short edit of the exclusive animation created by the trio of visual artists we invited to Bologna in June this year. Together these three artists, namely Ericailcane and DEM from Italy and Will Barras from the UK, created an animation to accompany the music [...]
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Original Cultures showcase @ Vibe Live, London
We return for another London showcase ahead of the Original Cultures London 2010 event. This time we take over the Vibe Live venue on Brick Lane with the help of our friends from Open Sauce. On Sunday 29 November 2009, we’ll be showcasing live music and art (painting and more) from our artists and friends [...]
Original Cultures x Museo della Musica
From July 4th to 31st, Original Cultures will be holding an exhibition at the Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna showcasing all the art created during the Original Cultures pilot, which was held from June 4 to 6, 2009. For full details check our detailed event post. Where: Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della [...]
Original Cultures Bologna 09 – Day 4 video
And here we are, a video edit of Day 4 the last day of the Original Cultures pilot. Featuring work from all the artists during our live showcase which took place on the evening of Saturday June 6 at Si, in Bologna. Edited by The Slow Breakfast. Available as a direct download in HD quality [...]
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Original Cultures – The Exhibition
From July 4th to 31st, Original Cultures will be holding an exhibition at the Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna showcasing all the art created during the Original Cultures pilot, which was held from June 4 to 6, 2009. The exhibition will be spread over two spaces inside the museum. In one space [...]
Editors’ blog Bologna ’09 – Day 4
We are sorry but this post isn’t available yet in English. Da Giorgia Soncin. “Mono no aware (物の哀れ) è un termine giapponese usato per descrivere la consapevolezza della precarietà delle cose ed il lieve senso di rammarico che comporta il loro trascorrere.” E’ cosi che ci si sente una volta accese le luci nel momento [...]
Organisers’ blog Bologna ’09 – Day 4
Whoa. That is the most direct and natural reaction to what happened last night, on the evening on day 4 at the closing of the Original Cultures pilot. Whoa. The live showcase, the crowning of the 4 days of work for the artists and the cherry on top of the pilot if you will, the [...]
Original Cultures Bologna 09 – Day 3 video
We return for the third time, with a video edit of what happened during day 3 of the Original Cultures pilot featuring footage of the visual arts workshop, soundcheck and the seminar at the Modo Infoshop. Edited by The Slow Breakfast. Available as a direct download in HD quality (quicktime format) optimised for iTunes and [...]
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Editors’ blog Bologna ’09 – Workshops day 2
We are sorry but this post is not yet available in English. Da Giorgia Soncin. Da oggi cambio di location, che si sposta dallo studio di Ericailcane agli spazi del Sì in via San Vitale 67 a Bologna, luogo deputato per l’evento conclusivo di sabato sera. E’ da oggi che le idee dei tre artisti [...]
Organisers’ blog Bologna ’09 – Day 1
Whoa. I barely know where to start. Fourteen hours days combined with an unhealthy amount of coffee, cigarettes and sugar have left me a bit of a shivering wreck, and it’s only the beginning of the second (official) day. I’ve been for 3 days already, preparing everything and to be honest while I am a [...]
Editors’ blog Bologna ’09 – Visual arts day 1
We are sorry but this post is not available in English yet. Da Giorgia Soncin. Tre poetiche, tre artisti, tre modalità lavorative che si attivano per un progetto comune: questo quello che sta succedendo nella prima giornata di workshop del progetto pilota di Original Cultures. I tre artisti all’opera sono DEM, ERICAILCANE e WILL BARRAS. [...]
Original Cultures Bologna 09 – Programme
What? Original Cultures Bologna 09 When? June 3 to 6 Where? Bologna, Italy Final programme: • Thursday 4 June @ Sì, via San Vitale 67 Time 18,00: seminar and meeting with musicians Tayone, 2Tall/Om Unit, Tatsuki • Friday 5 June @ Libreria Modo Infoshop, via Mascarella 24/b Time 19,00: seminar and presentation of the Original [...]
Original Cultures 2009-2010 – Visual Artists
Original Cultures focuses on two specific strands of modern performing arts: music and visual arts. Within these two strands Original Cultures works with both established and upcoming artists from the UK, Italy and Japan. The 4 artists chosen to represent the visual arts strand for the first year of Original Cultures activities (2009) are: Will [...]
Will Barras
Will Barras is an illustrator and artist living and working in London. Born in Birmingham in 1973 he spent his formative years in Bristol. His invention of composition and fluid lines provide poignant detail in liquid abstraction. The subject matter is readily familiar, but captured in a manner that seems to jar time and space [...]
