potassium free art fair

As part of our think global act local philosophy, Potassium will be exhibiting a selection of works by Isabelle Bricknall and Gary Porter from 8th to 14th October as part of the Free Art Fair on Seymour Place. To close the exhibition, Aidan Andrew Dun will perform from his epic poem “Vale Royal”

The Free Art Fair is an art fair where work is given away at the end. People will have the chance to own a piece of art by artists from the Saatchi Collection or who have exhibited at the Tate. For once instead of art going to the highest bidder or those who can afford it, someone who really loves an artwork will be able to have it for free.

"I thought we should do something different from what everyone else is doing at this time of year and non-commercial, and something that excites people and values art not selling. This gives anyone the chance to own a serious piece of art." (Jasper Joffe, founder The Free Art Fair)

ISABELLE BRICKNALL is an artist, designer and adventurer in the arts. With an MA in Fashion & Textiles she had a prolific career in Haute Couture. Bringing together performance, costume, photography, mixed media and digital, she fearlessly dives into the visionary deep. Living a luridly colourful life on her voyage to creating the piece being shown. “The skulduggery, ducking and diving into the deep waters of London’s nightlife, meeting the divine creatures who inspired me to work this way. I thank every one of them; the good, the bad and the ugly! Or as an art angel Andy Warhol puts it…its more fun to be with people who are doing things…”

GARY PORTER was born in Zambia of Northern Irish, Protestant parents and grew up in South Africa in the last decades of apartheid. He studied art at Ruth Prowse in Cape Town before settling in London, 21 yrs ago. He found creative success through, what he refers to, as “disposable art for the street” – window displays; founding Elemental Design, the London based, visual communications & retail design company. His work is vividly coloured with conflict, duality, repression, self-reproach, and ultimately, healing. Gary is exhibiting “Lucifer’s Limousine”, a self -portrait.

AIDAN ANDREW DUN grew up in the West Indies, returning to London as a teenager before travelling around the world for more than a decade. His first epic poem Vale Royal, (Goldmark, 1995) was launched at the Royal Albert Hall, and led to him being dubbed as the 'voice of King's Cross'


Isabelle and Gary will be in attendance at the opening on Monday 8th October 2007 from 18:00 to 20:00. The closing event will feature Aidan Andrew Dun reading from his epic “Vale Royal” at 16:00 followed by the art give away at 18:00.

For full details on the Free Art Fair see http://www.freeartfair.com/
For further information on Isabelle, Gary, Aidan or Potassium, please e-mail karim@potassiumstore.co.uk

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