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ALMIRO EXCHANGE
ALMIRO EXCHANGE IS A BUSINESS TO BUSINESS SERVICE OFFERING ORIGINAL ART ON SHORT AND LONG TERM LEASES. THE ALMIRO EXCHANGE WEBSITE LAUNCHES IN JULY 07
ALMIRO DESIGN
ALMIRO NOW OFFERS A BESPOKE, WEB & PRINT BASED GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICE. OUR NEW ALMIRO DESIGN WEBSITE LAUNCHES IN AUGUST 07.
FILM PRODUCTION
WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY WORKING ON A NUMBER OF EXCITING PROJECTS WITH MARTIN LAPPIN, A LIVERPOOL BASED FILM MAKER. VISIT HIS WEBSITE TO SEE HIS PORTFOLIO >> |
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PARTY
MOOD AS GALLERY LAUNCHES DISPLAY OF ABSTRACTS Oct
26 2005
THERE were balloons hanging outside. No, not some child's
birthday being announced but a Liverpool art gallery opening.
The
Almiro Gallery has opened in Mersey View, Waterloo, not an
area normally associated with high art.
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PICK
UP A CANVAS WITH YOUR COFFEE Oct 19
2005
MANY diners are leaving restaurants and bars with a full stomach
and a new painting.
MOST diners expect to leave a restaurant with a lighter wallet
and a fuller stomach. These days, however, as is fitting for
a designated capital of culture, they might find themselves
with an original painting under one arm, as Liverpool restaurant
and bar owners catch on to the French custom of selling art
works from their walls.
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PICK
UP A CANVAS WITH YOUR COFFEE Oct 19
2005
MANY diners are leaving restaurants and bars with a full stomach
and a new painting.
MOST diners expect to leave a restaurant with a lighter wallet
and a fuller stomach. These days, however, as is fitting for
a designated capital of culture, they might find themselves
with an original painting under one arm, as Liverpool restaurant
and bar owners catch on to the French custom of selling art
works from their walls.
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THE
'V' WORD: VALUE, VERSATILE, VIVACIOUS, VOLUNTEER
NATIONAL VOLUNTEERING CHARITY TIMEBANK AND VITA HAVE LAUNCHED
A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, THE 'V' WORD, WHICH AIMS TO CHALLENGE PERCEPTIONS
OF AGEING AND TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERING TO PEOPLE OVER 55.
THE
CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED WITH A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION OF OLDER VOLUNTEERS
IN THE 21ST CENTURY TAKEN BY RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER LORENTZ
GULLACHSEN.
THE TWELVE IMAGES WILL BE ON SHOW AT ALMIRO GALLERY FOR ONE
WEEKEND ONLY BETWEEN THE 9TH AND 12TH FEBRUARY 2006.
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LORENTZ
GULLACHSEN BORN IN WEST BROMWICH IN THE 1950S. STARTED A CAREER
IN ADVERTISING AS A TRAINEE SUIT . REALISING I WAS MORE INTERESTED
IN PRODUCING IMAGES THEN SELLING PRODUCTS I WENT BACK TO STUDY
PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY(NOW UCE).
AFTER GRADUATING I ASSISTED IN LONDON FOR 6 MONTHS AND THEN
RETURNED TO BIRMINGHAM WHERE I ESTABLISHED ‘PICTURES’
A STUDIO SPECIALISING IN ADVERTISING.
IN
THE EIGHTIES I MOVED TO LONDON TO SPECIALISE IN LOCATION,
TRAVEL AND AUTOMOTIVE WORK. WORKING WORLDWIDE ON SUCH ACCOUNTS
AS: ROLLS ROYCE, LANDROVER, KELLOGS, E&J GALLO AND NUMEROUS
TRAVEL BOARDS AND AIRLINE ACCOUNTS.
IN
THE MID NINETIES I RETURNED TO THE MIDLANDS TO ESTABLISH A
PRODUCTION BASE NEAR STRATFORD-ON-AVON, FROM WHERE I CONTINUE
TO TRAVEL THE WORLD ON PROJECTS.
AWARDS
INCLUDE: ASSOCIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS AWARDS: GOLD THE BENSON
AND HEDGES AWARDS: GOLD D & AD: SILVER
IMAGES
PUBLISHED EXTENSIVELY INCLUDING ARCHIVE (GERMANY), IMAGE (LONDON)
AND ZOOM (PARIS). GULLACHSEN HAS HAD NUMEROUS EXHIBITIONS
INCLUDING ‘ONE MAN’ SHOWS AT THE LINHOF, TAPESTRY
AND AOP GALLERIES IN LONDON. JOINT EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE THE
ICA, RPS, METRO ART, AOP, SUN GROUP AND THE MUSEUM OF LONDON.
MOVERS & SHAKERS-FACES OF A CHANGING CITY- MAJOR EXHIBITION
AT SYMPHONY HALL , BIRMINGHAM SEPT-OCT 2005. GULLACHSEN HAS
WORK IN THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY ,THE V&A, AND BIRMINGHAM
LIBRARY COLLECTIONS. HIS PRINTS ARE IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
IN EUROPE AND THE STATES.
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EDITION SIGNED PRINTS ARE
AVAILABLE NOW AT ALMIRO GALLERY |
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WE
OFFER LIMITED EDITION PRINTS OF MOST OF THE WORK SHOWN
AT THE GALLERY. ALL ARE SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST
AND CAN BE SPECIFIED IN VARIOUS FORMATS AND SIZES. YOU
DECIDE HOW YOU WANT THE PIECE TO BE PRESENTED. FROM
POSTCARD SIZED PRINTS ON CARD OR DOUBLE MATTE PAPER,
TO ACTUAL SIZE OR EVEN LARGER THAN THE ORIGINAL ON PAPER
OR CANVAS.
IF
YOU SEE A PIECE OF WORK THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
A PRINT TAKEN FROM, PLEASE CONTACT
US
TO DISCUSS YOUR ORDER.
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| ALMIRO
GALLERY NOW STOCKS ANTONY
GORMLEY'S 'ANOTHER PLACE' MERCHANDISE |
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WE
HAVE POSTCARDS & PRINTS FEATURING
IMAGES OF THE 100 STRIKING CAST IRON FIGURES THAT
OCCUPY A THREE KILOMETRE STRETCH OF THE CROSBY FORESHORE.
THE
ARTWORK WAS BROUGHT TO THE AREA BY SOUTH SEFTON DEVELOPMENT
TRUST, A NEW ORGANISATION SET UP BY SOUTH SEFTON PARTNERSHIP
TO CONTINUE ITS REGENERATION WORK IN THE AREA.
THE
'ANOTHER PLACE' FIGURES - EACH ONE WEIGHING 650 KILOS
- ARE MADE FROM CASTS OF THE ARTIST'S OWN BODY AND
ARE SHOWN AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF RISING OUT OF THE
SAND, ALL OF THEM LOOKING OUT TO SEA, STARING AT THE
HORIZON IN SILENT EXPECTATION.
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