Peoples Art Fair – Winter Edition

Ru’s Nudes, known as @badgrl.ruru on social media sites, is a campaign to promote the realistic, honest and destigmatised representation of womxn’s bodies in art form, to reflect the forms of art they truly are. It began as a body positivity and empowerment movement which has grown and developed into an angry fight against the impermissibility of female sexuality and the policing of womxn’s bodies. This was sparked by both the policing of my artwork by instagram and the overwhelmingly positive response to my pieces of art. I drew a link between the reaction to the content I was creating and the current political context and contemporary debates such as around womxn’s rights, transgender rights and abortion law. Clearly, this is a conversation that needs to be had.

I have been working in a form of encaustic collage since December 2019. I enjoy the way that detail can be built up quickly using paper and coloured wax.
I work on boards found on the streets, using spray paint, images found in old books, beeswax, coloured wax and oil pastels exploring various techniques. Some boards are blank to start with others have existing paint and textures which I incorporate. I enjoy fashioning an idea or a fantasy out of objects that already exist.
During the restrictions of the Covid-19 lockdown it has been an invaluable means of expression. Over time I hope, like my ceramics, they will build to become a narrative of this unprecedented time in all of our lives.

Photographer Cassidy Grace will be showcasing black & white documentary photography, focusing on some political issues that people in the UK have faced over the last 5 years.

Dan makes paintings and other objects to be displayed or worn as relics, exploring the theme of art pieces as objects with divine power by playfully meditating on their devolved roles as public and private property.

A collaborative domino painting project brought to you by the people behind the Brick project, and the recent Moon Temple revamp.

My art is expressive unplanned and intuitive which explores themes such as belonging and identity, what it means to be human.
Using the concepts such as the feeling of being an alien, the thoughts of the vast cosmos, nature and our place within the universe or a lone wolf (plus they’re fun to paint), I paint textured colourful energetic acrylic paintings.
I love the physicality of painting and it being its own form of communication to better understand myself and others, connecting to community where ever possible

Georgie is an artist and maker with an interesting eye, interesting self and something to say about life. Known for her bold, political and colourful prints and beautiful large- scale murals, she is out making art in the world. There, her love of creating is combined with a joy for performing that shines through everything she touches. With representation at the Westbank in London, It’s All 2 Much Gallery and Upfest Galleries in Bristol, her work is a force to be reckoned with. Screen prints are her most recent expression of choice and she is known for works of satire and humour. She is keen to share these observations on life, love and politics.

Residing as a maker and thinker in Bristol, UK, and working under the name Lazulimoon, Lola Ives utilizes creative arts as a way to explore the world around her, to find a common ground to present the ideas which she forms to others. Art is a powerful language that she is continuously learning to communicate with. To do so, Lola works with the following disciplines; public art installation, creative writing, collage, drawing, performance, and mixed media textiles sculpture. Lola’s current practice is focused conceptually on exploring the transformation of the Earth and humanity through a variety of projects. Lola’s intention is to create visual and poetic tools that encourage the viewer or participant to think deeply about the current shift in consciousness taking place. Aiming to harness the power of thought, imagination, and manifestation to inspire and create personal, collective, and planetary transformation.

Lisa Travers is a neurodiverse mixed media artist based in Bristol. Her works are heavily influenced by pattern and geometry and predominantly made from materials destined for landfill. They explore issues relevant to Lisa’s life such as feminism, health, social and environmental issues. Her three-dimensional collages resemble kaleidoscopes, her current obsession. These multi layered pieces are all painstakingly hand cut using optical surgery scissors and knives.

These are one-off Cyanotypes that capture the detail of natural forms collected and stuffed up my sleeves on my morning jogs along the Thames and Severn Canal.
The process involves placing objects on sensitised paper in the sun, some exposures range from twenty minutes to three days. Each one varies depending on the intensity and angle of the sun on the sky.
Scientist, Sir John Herschel, originally pioneered the process in 1842, to reproduce diagrams and later went on to inspire Anna Atkins in recording her botanical forms.

Octopus Odyssey is a linguist and multi-disciplinary artist based in Bristol. Her work spans between visual arts, audio installations, and physical theatre/clowning performances. Common themes amongst her work include; mental health, art as an explorative and healing tool, as well as social and environmental activism.

Raluca Bobis is an artist inspired by the texture, shapes and colors of nature, transforming them into surreal illustrations and sculptures.

A Bristol based artist working on paintings, costume and set design, Stella is one of a number of artists joining the People’s Art Fair for the first time.

My name is Zed in the Clouds, I’m a multi-disciplinary artist working in a lot of different mediums. I specialise in murals but I also do a lot of illustrative/design-led projects alongside making and selling my own work. My influences are eclectic to say the least but I would definitely consider hip-hop culture to be the most significant source of inspiration for my work/visual language. I also love old school cartoons/comics Like Asterix, Garfield and Calvin and Hobbes. I am available for commissioned work in a variety of formats so please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have an idea you would like me to bring to life!