Summer Garden

acrylic on board

1200 x 1200mm

painting in sunroom context

Summer Roses, Ireland

'Pink Ballerina'

oil on canvas

The taste of N O I R

As a follow on from the opening night of the exhibition 'exotica - exotica N O I R' at artSPACE berlin, where black platters of Sushi - with a black theme - seaweed, black sesame seeds, poppy seeds - were served accompanied by Irish 'Back Velvet' cocktails, followed by black Lindt Chocolate balls.........

(The Black Velvet cocktail : 1/2 flute of Champagne (75mls) and a 1/2 flute of GUINNESS® Extra Stout (75mls)).

I decided to experiment with a N O I R themed meal with friends and was intrigued by the black edible things in the local spice emporium in Kilkenny, Ireland....

Black Turtle Beans from China with butter beans as a bean pate, black Spanish Olives and Beetroot Humus as contrast

Black Spagetti 'Specialita al Nero di Seppia' - coloured with squid ink - with black shelled mussels and pink prawns ....

Lychee and Apple Sorbet topped with Blueberries, which appeared black when contrasted with the white flesh of Lychees and the sorbet .....

Black tulip in Waterford Crystal by John Rocha, Ireland.

'exotica - exotica N O I R' exhibition closes ....

Evolution of the Black Orchid

imagine a fusion of aromatic notes

of black truffle, black currant, bergamot, ylang ylang, jasmine, effervescent citrus

and accords of patchouli, lotus wood, vetiver, balsam, sandalwood and vanilla.

Exhibition

exotica - exotica N O I R

a sensory exhibition of things that the artist found to be

'curiously unusual or excitingly strange'

with roots in the African continent.

The artwork progresses through the spaces of artSPACE berlin,

from fresh, light and coloured, to scented, dark and 'noir'

and reflects the transition of the artist's work from 2005 to 2010.

'exotica - exotica N O I R' - Exhibition Book Launch

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'€˜things that are ...

By Jennie Castle

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