Stitch Art for the Earth

Last Wednesday my Friend Alex just sent a quick email saying that he was exhibiting in an “auction”, he attached the address and did not provide any other information… So, I decided to have a look after work. As you probably know this kind of decision can turn in a real disappointment when you see the only decent work hanged in the wall is your friend´s. However, it turned into a very interesting exhibition. The whole idea was very good and I must recognize that it was very well commissioned.

Stitch is an organisation that raises environmental awareness through the arts. Stitch does this by hosting events that use art to inspire and engage people with environmental issues. It uses art as a tool to communicate the importance of a variety of different environmental issues to a wide audience. 

They will use a variety of different events such as art exhibitions, photography competitions and short film festivals to appeal to people in different ways. They work on these events with a range of different collaborators including ethical brands and environmental charities to further increase their exposure and people's understanding of the work that they are doing.

Through these events Stitch hopes to engage people with one of the greatest issues of our time and to bring about change in a range of areas including ethical consumer choices in food, energy, and other products, increased recycling, reduced water consumption and more.

There were around 50 works in total and consolidated artists such as Richard Long, Marc Quinn, Audrey Niffengger and Richard Wentworth were mixed with names that are still fighting for a space in the Art Scene. Alejandro Guijarro with “temple”, David Holland with his “hurt, Agony, Pain, Love-it and Pride”, Ernesto Canovas with “Landing”, Henry Brundell Bruce with “Mother Mirror” and more.

 Alejandro´s work

Richard Long´s works

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El miércoles pasado, my amigo Alex me mando un email diciendo que exponía en una “subasta”. Adjunto la dirección sin más detalle que la hora. Así que ni corta ni perezosa me fui para allá después del trabajo. Como ya sabéis este tipo de decisiones son algo arriesgadas ya que pueden llegar a ser una gran desilusión cuando ves que la única obra decente es la de tu amigo. Sin embargo resulto ser una exposición bastante interesante. La idea es bastante buena y debo reconocer que estaba bastante bien comisionada.

Ernesto´s work

Stitch es una organización que quiere concienciar al público mediante iniciativas artísticas como exhibiciones, concursos fotográficos y pequeños festivales cinematográficos que ayudan a concienciar al publico de maneras diferentes. Con ellos trabajan distintos colaboradores, entre ellos organizaciones ecologistas y marcas de comercio justo, de esta forma promocionan el trabajo que estas organizaciones realizan.

Expusieron unas 50 obras en total donde artistas consolidados de la talla de Richard Long, Marc Quinn, Audrey Niffengger and Richard Wentworth se mezclaban con artistas que todavía se quieren abrir espacio en la escena del arte contemporáneo en Londres: AlejandroGuijarro con “temple”, David Holland con “Hurt, Agony, Pain, Love-it and Pride”, Ernesto Canovas con “Landing”, Henry Brundell Bruce con “Mother Mirror” y muchos más.

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