From the Planet Angel website...

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Interactive Art? It doesn’t get better then this
Written by Pete
Tuesday, 24 July 2007

We love the mix of Art and Music, it’s a great way for people to express themselves and being creative is healthy we reckon... 

As you know, at the Party we always have the huge fluro painting canvasses for everyone to contribute to but we like to push the boundaries and this month we’re going one step further!

For the Happening this month, we’re pleased to present Helen and Kristen painting live in the Funky Lounge from 1am until 3am! They’ll be creating 2 or more separate works of art during the evening which are to be shown at an exhibition later this month.  The really cool thing is that everyone has a chance to contribute!

A sketchpad will be available for those with an idea for the paintings... Draw it out and Helen and Kristen will pick the best ideas that work with the theme, and paint them! Cool.

The paintings will be completely unique and probably a first ever, we can’t wait to see how they come out!

The canvasses will be shown at an exhibition by Helen and Kristen running at the Foundry from 21 Aug-2 Sept (with launch party on 22 Aug!) you can find out more about the exhibition and their work here.

That last link is to the shiny new K~nesis website, which was created last night with the help of my wonderful dennyd. Everyone should come to Planet Angel anyway, because it's the friendliest, most positive and creative trance club in London, but this month (that is, the Friday a week tomorrow) you should DEFINITELY ABSOLUTELY come, because:

1. mr_magicfingers is leaving the country immediately afterwards and it's your last chance to bounce around with him and smother him in hugs;
2. These two girls are going to be doing LIVE PAINTING, which is a completely new thing they've never done before, and is the most excitingest awesomest thing ever;
3. I heard a rumour that they're going to be wearing teeny bikinis and UV bodypaint and very little else.

If you still aren't convinced, here's the blurb from our new website:

Planet Angel is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to provide inclusive, inspiring, safe environments where like-minded people can create, participate, connect and have fun. It hosts a monthly trance clubnight in South London - the Party. Its ethos is strongly creative and interactive; each Party features craft workshops, painting and poetry walls, and participants offering bodypainting, massages, and other contributions. One unique element of the party is the wide variety of performances, or 'Happenings', which take place at various times through the night. In the past these have included live music, storytelling, juggling, and dance.

Helen and Kristen will be doing a live painting performance at the next Party, on Friday August 10th. During this they will produce an improvised collaborative artwork inspired by the Party environment. The artwork's composition and subject matter will be unplanned and spontaneous; they will respond intuitively to the music and energy of the party to create a single large-scale painting over two or three large canvases. The look and feel of the painting as it develops will alter the vibe of the room, sparking an interaction between the artwork and its social environment. A sketchpad will be available for partygoers to make suggestions and contribute to the creative process.

Comments

[sepheri.livejournal.com]

That is so exciting! Its so great when something can go from 'I fancy doing this..' to reality. Have a marvelous time doing it.

[libellum.livejournal.com]

Thankyou! I really really hope it goes well. I'm a bit nervous that the art isn't going to go well and people are going to think we're terrible, but I suppose they don't have to pay too much attention to what we're doing ;)

[oedipamaas49.livejournal.com]

Nice website - apart from the bit saying the exhibition "will run from Tuesday 21 August to Sunday 2nd August" ;)

[libellum.livejournal.com]

Whoops - thanks for pointing it out! :)

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

That is *so* cool. And gah, now even more annoyed that boyfriend's comics convention in Oxford clashes with Planet Angel.

[libellum.livejournal.com]

I guess the question is, how much do you like comics? :)

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Quite a lot, but the real question is how much I like my boyfriend :) - he's running the thing, and it opens on Friday night, and I'd feel a bit rubbish if I wasn't there to offer emergency hugs if necessary.