14th July 2008
The Artist Adelaide Damoah who is best known for her 2006 Exhibition; "Black Brits" will unveil her latest controversial collection entitled "Supermodels" in October 2008. The collection consists of a series of oil paintings in which Adelaide Damoah distorts our view of some major international supermodels and celebrity icons. Adelaide Damoah will attempt to change perceptions and spark debate using a striking 6ft wide piece of the Brazilian Supermodel Anna Carolina Reston as the centerpiece of the collection. Anna Carolina Reston was one of the models whose death in 2006 sparked a worldwide size zero debate, the piece is called "Ana" to represent both the first name of the young supermodel and to represent the popular phraseology often used by anorexics to refer to their condition.
Size zero is a UK size 4(23 inch waist) which is the average size of an 8 year old girl, Adelaide Damoah will present new paintings of some of the most talked about size zero icons from a different side of the spectrum which will most definitely encourage a whole new debate and evoke thoughtful discussion on an already controversial topic.
The exhibition preview will take place on the 2nd October 2008 6 to 9pm, which will be the opening night and will run through to the 7th October 2008, at the Nolias Gallery in Southwark, South London.
Adelaide Damoah is a self-trained artist. Following a career in the pharmaceutical industry, she began by painting a series of emotion filled abstract paintings that reflected changes in her personal life and culminated in the opening of her first solo show in 2006 -Black Brits.
Previous exhibitons:
Bernie Grants Arts Centre - Solo show (June- August 2008)
I2U gallery Notting Hill –Group show(2007)
Ghana 50 -Bayswater (2007)
Portsmouth Francophone Space group show (2006)
Portsmouth Friendship Centre (2006)
Black Brits- Solo show. Charlie Allen Islington (2006)
Buffalo film festival (2005)
Open 2nd – 7th of October 2008
Normal gallery opening hours: 1pm- 6pm
Nolias Gallery
60 Great Suffolk Street
Southwark, London
SE1 0BL
Nearest Tube: Southwark
