Showing posts with label Rajaa Khalife Paixao. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rajaa Khalife Paixao. Show all posts

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Rajaa Khalife Paixao - Confessions of an artist

Rajaa Khalife Paixao - Confessions of an artist
beside Dean Reddick
Welcome to the Dwell exhibition and book. For a whole month we will be taking each artist's page and transforming it into a 3 dimensional dwelling. Each one of these small sculptures will be exhibited in public on the London streets.

Rajaa Khalife Paixao
courtesy of http://wolfactory.com
Today we present one of our most complex and beautiful nets in the Dwell exhibition. The nimble fingers and mind of Rajaa Khalife Paixao bring this sculpture to life. Although it is called Confessions of an artist it contains no 'kiss and tell' imagery but there are clues within its pages. I haven't a QR code reader and I'll leave it to the art detectives out there to let me know what secrets are hidden within.

Lebanese born Rajaa Khalife Paixao is a London based artist who cut her teeth at Saatchi & Saatchi Beirut as a Senior Art Director. Either side of this impressive posting she first gained a Masters Degree distinction at USEK University, Lebanon in Advertising and more recently a Master of Arts at Kingston University, again with a distinction.

In the past few months Rajaa Khalife Paixa founded Wolfactory, the home of 'Art With Function'. She is busy creating stylish artworks whose unique character can transform any interior space. There is an attention to detail in everything Rajaa does, like her Dwell net I imagine the work that springs forth from Wolfactory will be made with passion and dedication.

Rajaa Khalife Paixao -
Confessions of an artist
'Confessions of an artist' is our most complex net and you'll need to follow the origami instructions that Rajaa Khalife Paixa has kindly uploaded to Vimeo. Building her BOX and DRAGON.

Above we see Dean Reddick with her dwelling in Walthamstow. The flying dragon carries the box of secrets beneath her, and it's going to make a wonderful surprise for a keen artlover or perhaps a child with an inquisitive mind. Like many of our Dwell nets there is every chance the scale of our sculptures could be lost in London's sprawl but it is just this juxtaposition that make them stand out. Rajaa Khalife Paixa's delicate beauty catches the eye against the red decay of London brick. 
 
Don't forget to have a look at the next Collect Connect project, 'The Art of Caring' exhibition at The Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames. The theme is Caring/Care and it is FREE to enter.

To buy the Dwell Book for £6 then follow this LINK

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Saturday, 31 January 2015

Dwell book published by Sampson Low Ltd

25%_Cover_Dwell_Sampson_Low_ltd copy

The latest publication from CollectConnect artists is being released in February 2015 by Sampson Low Ltd. London based artist and art therapist Dean Reddick has brought together artists from around the world to publish a book of 30 practical Nets. Each black and white page is easy to photocopy and ready for all ages to build themselves. The Nets are graded with completion times and building tips. A magical book about 2D plans with the potential to become 3D dwellings that can be adapted and coloured by the reader.

Dwell: A book of Nets
Published February 2015
ISBN 978-1-910578-00-1
64 pages A4 Softback
Author – Various Artists
SLB0008

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Dwell: A book of Nets for £6 (UK addresses only +£1.60 Postage and Packing)

Authors
Alban Low Scrunchy Shed
Beth Davis Hofbauer Castle in the Sky
Bryan Benge City Scape
Catherine Wynne-Paton Raft at Sea
Dean Reddick Shelter One and TreeHouse
Eleanor Bedlow Container
Ella Klenner & Fausto House by the Wild Sea
Eve Allsop Home
Gavin Blackhurst 46 Malbet Park
Helen Hunt Thoreau’s Room
Holly Daniels Fairy Dwelling
Jane Hellings Shipping Container
Jay Snelling Pyramid
Jessamy Low Ocelot Villa
J Masson Abri
Keziah Reddick Dream dwelling
Kim Reddick Crates
Lisa Howes Flat Pack
Malc Dow Escape Dwelling
Melanie Ezra Caer Hecsagon
Mike Russell Negated Obstacle
Natalie Low Dwellow Submarine
Nick Gammons Castle
Rajaa Khalife Paixao Confessions of an artist
Sabatin Bascoban The Caravan
Sara Lerota Table as a place..
Steve DT The Sistene Chapel
Stuart Simler Trojan Horse
Tamara Jelaca Little house in Prairie