Dick Frizzell: Portrait of the artist as a clever Dick
The artist Billy Apple, in fetching yellow-framed glasses, was in attendance too, and, if looking somewhat lugubrious, was at least eyeing up the art.
Of the painter Frizzell, however, there was no sign.
After marvelling at the price tags (no Frizzells for me, then) and negotiating the new works twice - the landscapes are like happy flashbacks of a summer roadtrip, the Hunt poem paintings both meditative and celebratory - I decided to bugger off, only to meet Frizzell coming up the street. Of course, that was it, he was just being fashionably tardy. I should have known it was all about the entrance.
Indeed, as he swept into the gallery at 5.30pm, the gentle murmur rose to something closer to a hullabaloo. It could have been that extraordinary suit of his but Frizzell immediately transformed the room and, in a blink, it was suddenly chocker with Frizzell's family, artists, models, Labour MPs (including his sister, Steve Chadwick), writers, ancient rockers, cultural curmudgeons, grey-haired men with pony tails, book publishers, media and 20-somethings with skateboards.
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Fbruary 2011
Down-under kicks off the ‘year of the wedding’ by showcasing the 2012 collection of iconic Bridal Designer Ruben Perlotti (Barcelona) at Bridal Fashion Week, Auckland New Zealand
Set to be the wedding event of the year, the inaugural Bridal Fashion Week Auckland (BFW) has had confirmation that world renowned, iconic bridal fashion designer, Ruben Perlotti (Barcelona) will be showing his 2012 bridal collection at Bridal Fashion Week in Auckland, April 2011.
This is an absolute coup for bridal fashionistas across the globe that New Zealand will be one of the first to see his incredible bridal dress collection of 30 gowns plus some of his evening dresses. Perlotti himself is planning to make the trip down-under to over-see his runway shows.
“We couldn’t be more excited that Ruben Perlotti has chosen Bridal Fashion Week NZ to be the first,” says Gloria, Director BFW. “It just goes to show that although we’re a small country we can pack a punch when it comes to bridal fashion events,” she continued....
THE BRIDE'S DIARY®: Bridal Fashion Week Auckland
Perlotti has called his 2012 range The Chryselephantine collection which originates from the little chryselephantine statues made of ivory and metal from the beginning of XX century, taking their name from the majestic ones that in ancient Greece decorated the interior of the temples. From the ancient goddesses to the interwar modern ones, the dancers Josephine Baker and Isadora Duncan were copied over and over again in their extravagant poses. The elegant woman, sensual and a bit proud, has been the inspiration for these beautiful pieces of art. Chryselephantine is inspired in the exoticism, charm and volatility of that golden age. (Please see attached for more information.) The legendary Cymbeline sisters of Paris will also be showcasing their 2011 collection (Femmes) and BFW will be a finale for their much acclaimed bridal range. They are also hoping to show some of their 2012 collection. Their motto, “Who better than a woman...