Hidden Talents
SPRING 2021 £3.50
International Arts Magazine
PAUL DOYLE How a leap of faith became a roaring success
Featuring Vincenzo Curcio Iris Stella Le Quan Elaine Leslie and more
THE EMERGING AND REKINDLED
ALSO FEATURING
Claudia Araceli: Award winner of Cityscapes exhibition in Time Gallery USA
Doina Dascala An emerging self-taught artist valuing spontinaeity and unpredictability
Carole Pugh Rekindled her love for painting after many years and winning competitions
PLUS: AN INSIGHT TO AN ARTIST SOLVING A CREATIVE PROBLEM BY JASMINE CHAN
Welcome to the latest issue of Hidden Talents magazine. With Easter coming, the creation of this issue of the magazine has been a lovely experience, having the chance to read a variety of stories from a multitude of creative’s has made me feel invigorated. This issue celebrates the achievements of the arts, whether it is through the observation of winning a competition, or the return to the arts, we still stand by our goal of bridging the gap between the creative people and employers. Everyone has a story to tell, therefore we present these to you. Enjoy Evette Edmeade
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Contents Paul Doyle Patrascu Loredana Carloine Pugh Gary Carter Taran Bains Doina Dascalu Uzmah Naz Vincenzo Curcio Le Quan Elaine Leslie Iris Stella Alan Porter Claudia Araceli Constance Prince Jasmine Chan David Irish Richard Uff Roberta Feoli De Lucia Filip Letinu Sichoff Michael Alice Godfrey Susan Fownes Pacha House
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Gary Carter Gary Carter studied Fine Arts for four years at Newcastle University, and this gave him a great platform and space to meet likeminded people as well as sharing ideas, and to look at his own work critically. He has been painting for many years and always had a space separate from home and work, and he proudly calls it his studio. Somewhere he can slip into his oily boiler suit and crack on with the task of painting, and happy to plough on alone doing his own thing. There is a bustling art scene in Newcastle and the north in general, and Gary works in a busy kitchen-restaurant called Ernest in the Ouseburn, alongside artists, photographers, musicians, writers this is a hub for creative people as well as those just seeking some downtime. Gary says “I’ve never followed trends but happy to just paint when I can and do my own thing. I find it really hard to talk about my painting, it’s something I have really struggled with, partly because of my dyslexia, but also because painting in itself is a mad and crazy thing to do... Why do we do it...? I would say the 5% when it just clicks and you make something from nothing, there is something satisfying in that, the rest is just walking and pacing back and forwards
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in the hope something happens, something from nothing, like the big bang, a spark that will let you in, and then perhaps a germ takes hold and your thoughts then wander and run wild for a time traversing the space before you. ‘‘I have no real philosophy on painting and most times I don’t fully understand what it is I’m doing, one thing I know I’m interested in abstract painting, colour, form, shape and movement.” Gary uses oil paint as his prime medium as he says it is versatile for his indecisions and can be moved about the surface easily, rubbing, scraping back and repainting, and so when starting a painting he start from little and see what happens. He then looks for something to click, then try and key into the space, this tends to be how I start all my paintings. “The dyslexic part of me has trouble processing information, which means there are times when I can see and hear everything at once, so this can be a little overwhelming and so painting helps me to focus.” He is also curious in the brush mark sidled up alongside something more defined and hard-edged, and he says that his painting is a product or a response to his surroundings.
Taran Bains This cautionary tale focuses on the fringes of a dystopian social experiment, in which a group of ordinary people have been living for several months without any access to social media or the outside world. Working on this film has presented its own challenges in terms of operating with a limited budget and resourcing actors from online casting agencies whilst directing the piece and getting a crew together. I feel this production will be a great learning experience for this stage of my career and enable me to take these skills of planning and organisation forward into future industry level productions.
Stills from Hoodwink
I am a midlands based filmmaker having recently graduated from the University of Wolverhampton in 2019 achieving a 2:1. The craft of filmmaking is an art form I have a great passion for and this began as an appreciation for the moving image during my university productions. Participating in film workshops and challenges at the Midlands Art Centre allowed me to focus my particular interest in narrative films and expand my understanding of the filmmaking process. Since this experience, I have continued to broaden my skill set by branching out into covering live events such as fundraising evenings as a videographer and editor. This included helping to capture the British Council visit to the Arches Project. Filming their tour of the building and introduction to the Arches Project was a great way to promote the organisation and this footage was later edited and uploaded to various online platforms. I have also been proactive during the lock down period, recently filming music videos with Coventry based artist EYEDEN. In addition to this I am currently working on my upcoming dystopian short film Hoodwink. Hidden Talents
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