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12.01.2009 NIKEID |
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THE NIKEID SPACE IS A ICONIC APPOINTMENT-ONLY PRIVATE SPACE, HOSTED BY A STUDIO CONCIERGE AND IS SITUATED IN THE GRAND GALLERY IN ZURICH FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. WITHIN THIS SPACE ARE TWO MAC STATIONS MANNED BY A CREATIVE TEAM OF INDIVIDUALS KNOWN AS ‘THE DESIGN CONSULTANTS’ (DC’S). THE DC'S UNLOCK A SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE OPTIONS BY APPOINTMENT ENABLING YOU TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR OWN EXCLUSIVE PAIR OF AIR MAX 90'S, CORTEZ, DUNK HIGH/ LOW PREMIUMS, AIR MAX 95, AIR CLASSIC, VANDAL LOW, AIR STAB, BLAZER HIGH, AF-1 AND AIR MAX 1 AND THE LIMITED AIR MAX 90 CURRENT.
AS MANY RETAILERS CONTINUE TO TAKE THEIR INSTORE OFFERING ONLINE, NIKE HAS SEIZED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS UNIQUE ONLINE DESIGN EXPERIENCE TO GRAND BOUTIQUE & GALLERY. THIS PUTS THE CONSUMER IN CONTROL OF THE DESIGN PROCESS AND EXTENDS THE NIKEID EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE COMPUTER SCREEN WHERE IT HAS LIVED SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1999.
GRAND BOUTIQUE OFFERS ALREADY A VERY UNIQUE ASSORTMENT OF NIKE PRODUCTS SUCH AS NIKE TIER0 SNEAKERS, NSW PINNACLE COLLECTION, NIKE LOOPWHEELER PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS VERY CARFEFULLY SELECTED STREETWEAR FROM ORIGINAL FAKE, PAM, WOOD WOOD, MARTIN, INCASE, YOSHIDA PORTER.
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14.09.2009 SEARCHING FOR LIGHT – A SERIES OF 10 SILKSCREEN PRINTS, COLLAGE + WATER COLOUR BY ARTIST ZAKEE SHARIFF |
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EXHIBITION:
VERNISSAGE: 1ST OF OCTOBER, 2009, 7:30 PM
1ST OF OCTOBER UNTIL 17TH OCTOBER
GRAND BOUTIQUE AND GALLERY, TRAUGOTTSTRASSE 9, 8005 ZURICH
OCTOBER 09. A SERIES OF 10 SILKSCREEN PRINTS BY ARTIST AND DESIGNER ZAKEE SHARIFF WILL BE EXHIBITED AT THE GRAND GALLERY, NEAR ESCHER-WYSSPLATZ, ZÜRICH FROM 1ST OF OCTOBER UNTIL 17TH OCTOBER. ‘SEARCHING FOR LIGHT’ EXPLORES AND DRAWS UPON THE ARTISTS OWN PERSONAL SEARCH FOR UNITY VIA AN EVOLVING SPIRITUAL JOURNEY OF MEDITATION, BREATH AND HEALING.
EXPLORING THE DUALITY OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, BY ENGAGING BOTH THE DARK AND LIGHT EXPERIENCED IN LIFE, ‘SEARCHING FOR LIGHT’ CAPTURES A VERY PERSONAL MOMENT IN THE ARTISTS LIFE. ON A HOLIDAY TO FRANCE A YEAR OR SO AGO, ZAKEE PRACTICED MEDITATION EACH DAY, DURING WHICH VISIONS APPEARED THAT SHE THEN BEGAN TO DRAW. THESE WATERCOLOURS, WHICH EXPLORED THE DUALITY OF OUR EXISTENCE, FLOWED FROM THE MEDITATIONS AND BECAME THE BASIS FOR THE EXHIBITION. VIA THE STILLNESS AND LISTENING TO HER OWN BREATH DURING THE MEDITATIONS ZAKEE CAME TO THE REALISATION THAT ONE CAN FIND JOY, PEACE AND MAGIC IN BOTH THE HAPPY AND SAD MOMENTS IN LIFE. THAT UNITY LAY IN ACCEPTANCE. A MORE RECENT PERSONAL EXPERIENCE BROUGHT ZAKEE TO JOURNEY FURTHER INTO HER OWN BELIEF AND SPIRITUALITY, DURING WHICH TIME ZAKEE BECAME FASCINATED WITH THE COLOURFUL REFRACTED LIGHT AND SHAPES OF HEALING CRYSTALS AND BEGAN DRAWING THEM. FASCINATED BY HOW, WHEN THE LIGHT SHONE THROUGH A CRYSTAL, THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW WOULD SHOT OUT, ZAKEE DECIDED TO USE THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW TO TRANSLATE THE UNDERSTANDING SHE HAD GAINED FROM THE MEDITATIONAL AND HEALING JOURNEY, WHICH WAS STILL EVOLVING.
WITH RAINBOW COLOURS PERFECTLY REFLECTING THE EMOTIONAL SPECTRUM OF DUALITY, FROM THE LIGHT TO THE DARK, ‘SEARCHING FOR LIGHT’ PRESENTS A METAPHOR FOR HEALING, A REALISATION THAT WHEN THE HEART ACCEPTS AND EXPERIENCES BOTH THE LIGHT AND SHADE IN ONES LIFE THEN THE TRUE MAGIC OF LIFE REVEALS ITSELF TO US. ONLY IN THE EXPERIENCE OF BOTH CAN THE TRUE BEAUTY OF THE RAINBOW SHINE THROUGH.
SIZES ARE:
1X A0 HAND CUT OUT ABSTRACT COLLAGE
5 X A1 HAND CUT OUT ABSTRACT COLLAGE AND SILKSCREEN PRINTING
2 X A2 SILKSCREEN -PRINTING
2 X A4 WATER COLOUR
MORE ABOUT ZAKEE SHARIFF:
LONDON-BASED ARTIST AND DESIGNER ZAKEE SHARIFF SET UP HER STUDIO IN 1993, MAKING ART AND WORKING FREELANCE WITH A VARIETY OF FASHION- AND TEXTILES-BASED CLIENTS. IN 1996 SHE LAUNCHED THE ZAKEE SHARIFF LADIES CLOTHING COLLECTION, WITH A YOUNGER DIFFUSION LINE CALLED MAGGIE INTRODUCED IN 2001. BOTH BRANDS WERE EXTREMELY POPULAR, SELLING ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND A CULT FOLLOWING DEVELOPED FOR ZAKEE'S WORK.
IN 2005, SHE BRANCHED OUT FROM HER CLOTHING COLLECTIONS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT CREATIVE AVENUES, PARTICULARLY HER LOVE OF COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS. THE RESULT HAS BEEN A WIDE DIVERSITY OF ACCLAIMED NEW WORK WITHIN FINE ART AND ILLUSTRATION, FASHION AND TEXTILES, INTERIOR AND PRODUCT DESIGN, STYLING, PUBLISHING, AND ART DIRECTION.
WHILE HER OUTPUT HAS BEEN VARIED, ZAKEE'S ELEGANT DRAWINGS, PRINTS, AND PAINTINGS REMAIN HER SIGNATURE. INDEED, WHETHER APPLIED TO FABRIC, PAPER, CANVAS, CLOTHING, WALLPAPER, ALBUM COVER ARTWORK, OR ANY OTHER MEDIUM, ANY ONE OF HER CREATIONS ARE INSTANTLY IDENTIFIABLE AS A ZAKEE SHARIFF PIECE.
ZAKEE'S AIM ALWAYS REMAINS THE SAME – TO TOUCH PEOPLE THROUGH HER WORK AND SPREAD A MESSAGE OF PEACE AND LOVE, HOPEFULLY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO THINK MORE DEEPLY ABOUT THE WORLD THEY LIVE IN.
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14.10.2008 Stash X Futura 2000 X La Carrera X Colnago 10.10.08 - 10.11.08 |
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STASH & FUTURA 2000 JOINED UP FORCES WITH LA CARRERA CYCLES TO WORK VISUALLY ON THE LEGENDARY BICYCLE STEEL TRACK FRAME MASTER PISTA PRODUCED BY ERNESTO COLNAGO AND REINTRODUCED IN 2008.
The exhibition will show their effort in render the already unique Colnago frame in a even more unique work of art.
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14.10.2008 WILL BARRAS EXHIBITION 26.09.08 - 08.10.08 |
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WILL LIVES AND WORKS IN LONDON.
HE EXPLORES MOVEMENT. HIS WORK REVOLVES AROUND THE DEFORMATION OF A FIGURATIVE IMAGE, CREATING A NEW FORM THAT RENDERS SPEED AND MOVEMENT. NONE OF HIS WORK IS STATIC. THAT’S WHY THIS LONDONER PAINTS SPORT WITH PREDILECTION.
ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A NEW BRUSHSTROKE THAT WILL TAKE HIM TO A PLACE OF DISCOVERY YET TO EXIST…THE STREAK THAT CATCHES UP WITH HIM IS NONE OTHER THAN HIS SIGNATURE, WHICH RENDERS ITS SPEED WITH GRACE…
EVEN WHEN HE EXPLORES NEW SUPPORTS LIKE DRUM SKINS, OR USES VERY LARGE FORMATS, THE SHAPES OF HIS FIGURES SEEM TO EMERGE FROM DEEP WITHIN HIS BEING WITH SO MUCH POWER AND INTENSITY THAT NOTHING SEEMS CAPABLE OF ALTERING A STROKE.
THIS EXHIBITION IS SUPPORTED BY SAS (ROSSIGNOL)
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30.04.2008 Holygame variation 6 by +41 |
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Set up by Philippe Cuendet, Laurence Jaccottet and Ivan Liechti, all of whom graduated from the "écal" (école cantonale d'art de Lausanne), //DIY is a graphic design agency with a solid Swiss identity. The name is a reference to the international dialling code of Switzerland, and +41 is the fashion brand established in 2001 as part of //DIY.
+41 //DIY explores inspired ways to combine everyday clothes with printed and embroidered visuals derived from the graphic world. Since 2001, their clothes have been successfully distributed in select, exclusive shops all over the world.
Always on the lookout for new ideas, this Swiss studio works to a principle they call "graphic design in the expanded field," which means their creative expression knows no bounds. Their combined expertise encompasses art direction, photography, illustration, music, fashion design, confectionery design and video.
+41 and //DIY have had the opportunity to work with numerous large-name designers around the world, always bringing something new to the mix. Both studios, and their collaborative efforts, continue to surprise and delight in the world of fashion and design.
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