The Big Hoot 2015 – 73. The Birchfield Sable : 無料・フリー素材/写真
The Big Hoot 2015 – 73. The Birchfield Sable / Karen Roe
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| 説明 | Black Voices created a clear formula for multiple art forms – spoken word, a cappella, film, photography, illustration, design and typography to come together through Jade Richards’ poem, ‘The Soul of Birchfield’. The poem is displayed around the owl with movement that represents a lyrical flow. The design uses Caslon and Baskerville typefaces that originated in Birmingham in the 1600s.Artist: Jane Anderson working with Black Voices UK The Birchfield Sable owl, and accompanying video, capture a snapshot of the mix of cultures found in and around the communities of Aston, Perry Bar and Birchfield. The collective expressions – textual, lyrical and soulful melodies of the artists involved, depict the colourful landscape and vibrant life that is the ‘Soul of Birchfield’. The synergy between the artists is incredible and it is hoped that this will be seen and felt by all who visit the owl.‘Sable’, beautiful and rare; its unique strength is a symbol of the cultures that thrive and blossom in Birchfield when acceptance, freedom and respect are present.Black Voices is a leading female a cappella collective and the only one in Europe that specialises in the niche art form of Singing in the Black Oral Tradition (SBOT). The Big Hoot project provided a rare and unique platform for BV to work with new artists and engage audiences in a new way.Jane Anderson is a Birmingham-based creative designer, who has a passion for typography and hand drawn lettering. Jane divides her time between running her design business, Current State, and teaching Graphic Communication at Birmingham City University.Jane’s work has been featured in a number of publications such as Wallpaper, Computer Arts, Frieze, The Guardian, Amelia’s Magazine and Design Week, as well as being exhibited and sold worldwide.www.facebook.com/blackvoicesukFunded by: Aston Villa, Villa in the Community, Birmingham City Council and the Big Lottery Fund.Auction Price: £4500The Big Hoot captured the imagination of everyone in Birmingham and beyond, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets with their Big Hoot Trail maps to explore the colourful invasion of individually designed owls. Taking in the city’s 10 districts, tourists and residents alike enjoyed their owl adventure, discovering and celebrating the extraordinary creativity produced by many of Birmingham’s artistic community and over 25,000 young people.The Big Hoot owls went under the hammer on 15 October 2015 at The Big Hoot auction sponsored by Vodafone and we are thrilled to have smashed our target by raising the incredible sum of £508,035!The money raised from the auction will support Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity’s £3.65m Star Appeal. This appeal will enable us to create a first of its kind, a Rare Diseases Centre in the UK specifically for children. It will provide co-ordinated care, treatment, support and most importantly hope to children and families living with a rare or undiagnosed condition.In addition the auction raised £15,000 for G’owl’d by Temper with proceeds going to Edward’s Trust, and £7,800 for Fleet and Free with proceeds going to Birchfield Harriers.So thank you - we simply couldn’t have done it without you.Artists have played a major role in The Big Hoot, creating almost 100 owl sculptures. We would like to thank all the artists for their incredible creativity and hard work.Professional artists from Birmingham, the wider Midlands region and further afield have created extraordinary giant owls that are all unique in style and character and represent the city’s creativity, history and heritage, music, fashion, architecture and attractions.Birmingham is home to a wealth of artistic and creative individuals and communities and many award-winning and nationally and internationally acclaimed artists. We are delighted with the response from Birmingham’s creative community and are thrilled to work in collaboration with them to transform the streets, squares and parks of the city.For five months artists have been creating owls in their studios, at home and in The Big Hoot Artists’ Studio at the Custard Factory in Digbeth. Their inspiring and innovative designs have been realised in genres including graffiti, illustration, fine art, graphics, typography, mosaic and new media. They have worked with both community groups and with corporates to realise ideas and create their stunning designs.The Big Hoot not only provides a high quality and ambitious free public event for families but also supports the creativity of artists and celebrates talent and diversity. The Big Hoot has provided an inspiring relationship between the city and the arts.The artists have also reached out to communities enabling more people to participate in the arts, to experience working with professional artists and to be inspiring and inspired. From the north to the south of the city residents groups, youth groups and older peoples’ groups have been collaborating with artists to generate ideas, design and create owls for The Big Hoot.Creativity is everywhere but the opportunity to participate is not. A range of activities have been programmed within Birmingham’s diverse communities and people from the age of 3 – 97 and from wards within the city boundaries have contributed to The Big Hoot and helped make the event extraordinary. Our projects have seen artists working with hundreds of residents and community members including children in looked after care, older peoples’ clubs, young people and residents organisations to design and decorate the owls displayed as part of the 10 week public event. |
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| 撮影者 | Karen Roe |
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