“Bloko” is a play on a word that’s associated with a carnival party within a community. Thusly, we have invited artists from the visual arts community to produce work reflecting a carnival theme. We asked them to present works on a canvas block (unframed). Approx. 20 artists also participated in a Papier Mâché Workshop. Some of those works will be worn by those artists at the opening reception. Over 65 new, emerging and established artists are exhibiting new works in a variety of media and using a variety of techniques: 100 exciting works in clay, papier mâché, acrylic, oil and photography; to name a few. The images reflect iconic historical images from our National Festival, Carnival, and make a perfect addition to a collector's private collection or to a company's corporate offices. In 2014, the Art Society of Trinidad & Tobago was invited by the National Carnival Commission and the Carnival Institute to partner with them in mounting a Visual Arts component to Carnival. There were 5 venues including Southern Academy of Performing Arts, The National Library, The Art Society Gallery, Lowlands Mall in Tobago and at The Carnival Village. In the case of the Carnival Village, students had an opportunity to learn about the style and techniques of our artists in daily visits to the village. Many visitors also enjoyed the visual arts presentations. Unfortunately, due to budgetary constraints, plans to continue this in 2015 were aborted. The Art Society felt that there is an urgent need for greater support and appreciation of the Visual Arts and pursued the exhibition at its headquarters, thus giving artists another opportunity to have their work seen and hopefully sold. As a non-profit organisation and the oldest Visual Arts organisation in Trinidad and Tobago, we rely solely on the generosity of the public. Companies and individuals wishing to make a donation toward the ASTT exhibitions and programmes can do so by contacting admin@artsocietytt.org Artists ultimately benefit from this as it allows them the opportunity to show their work. We invite all lovers of art to enjoy this exhibition by visiting the Art Society Headquarters between 7th February and 21st February. If you have visitors in town for Carnival, bring them to the best BLOKO in town. Thank you for supporting the Visual Arts. Curated by Peter Sheppard, 1st Vice President Assistant Curator, Wulf Gerstenmaier
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EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
1. Dharmbodh Westmaas Ras on Pan clay 22.5 x 9.5" TT$ 2,000.00
2. Chrystyna Tatomyr Melnyk Mas' Parade, Here Comes de Bands diptych 24 x 36" TT$ 2,800.00
3. Clayton de Freitas The Demise of Carnival mixed media 24 x 24" TT$ 3,000.00
4. Laura Nicole Simonette Mama Dis Is Mas' (A Tribute to Peter Minshall) oil/mixed media 24 x 36" TT$ 15,000.00
5. Chrystyna Tatomyr Melnyk Fantasy I mixed media and found objects 28 x 12" TT$ 1,200.00
6.Tara Bobart Devil Woman papier mache/mixed media 16 x 27 x 7" TT$ 750.00
7. Debbie Boos Bird's Eye View papier mache/mixed media 12 x 30" TT$ 2,000.00
8. Halcian Pierre Trois Grande Dames acrylic 20 x 16" TT$ 1,625.00
9. Kofi Kayiga Midnight Robber Transformed acrylic on canvas 20 x 18" TT$ 12,000.00
10.Kofi Kayiga Light Warriors The Band acrylic on canvas 30 x 24" TT$ 20,000.00
11. Waheeda Ramnath Pride of a Dame Lorraine mixed media 20 x 16" TT$ 600.00
12. Kathy Ann Chevalier Joseph Mama dis is Mas acrylic 16 x 20" TT$ 3,875.00
13. Shalini Singh Blocks acrylic 80 x 13" TT$ 4,000.00
14. Sundiata Pan Man 16 x 19" oil TT$ 8,000.00
15. Sharon Bradshaw This Block Party Can't Done art quilting 52 x 29" TT$ 2,200.00
16. Sundiata Woodbrook Sailors 18 x 16" oil TT$ 8,000.00
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17. Kevin Reis Rise Up II mixed media 45 x 15.5" TT$ 4,000.00
18. Kevin Reis Rise Up I mixed media 36 x 15" TT$ 3,000.00
19.Hayden G. Smith Monsieur Lorraine acrylic 16.25 x 9" TT$ 3,400.00
20. Garth Duncan Blocko: Pan Yard Experience acrylic 12 x 16" TT$ 5,400.00
21. Maryam Salim Black Indian acrylic 24 x 18" TT$ 1,200.00
22. Danielle Layne Woman with Head Piece mixed media 24 x 24" TT$ 1,900.00
23.Hayden G. Smith Dancing Tall acrylic 16.25 x 9" TT$ 3,400.00
24. Tessa Alexander J'Ouvert Truck acrylic 8 x 10" TT$ 4,500.00
25. Pat Farrell-Frederick Carnival Joy mixed media 11.5 x 8" TT$ 1,500.00
26.Laura Nicole Simonette It's Carnival oil 10 x 14" TT$ 3,400.00
27. Garth Duncan Flag Woman acrylic 12 x 10" TT$ 4,000.00
28. Shinhuey Ho Serenity in Bacchanal oil 12 x 12" TT$ 3,900.00
29. Christopher Wilcox Monday Masquerader oil 7 x 5" TT$ 800.00
30. Marcus Ruiz Eye Saw Moko Jumbie acrylic 12 x 12" TT$ 1,200.00
31. Pat Farrell-Frederick Get in Your Section reverse applique 18 x 13" TT$ 3,200.00
32. Annalise Dos Ramos Gunness The Hummingbird Bliss acrylic 15 x 15 x 2" TT$ 2,400.00
33. Marise Rodriguez Two King Sailors - Traditional oil 10 x 10" TT$ 700.00
34. Kathy Farabi Hot, Hot, Hot mixed media 13.5 x 10" TT$ 700.00
35. Marise Rodriguez Two Indians- Traditional oil 10 x 10" TT$ 700.00
36. Anjello Toussaint Blue Devil mixed media 24 x 18" TT$ 1,733.00
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37. Maria Celine Pantin The Calm Before the... photography 20 x 30" TT$ 2,500.00
38. Maria Celine Pantin Colours on Steel photography 20 x 30" TT$ 2,500.00
39. Marcus Corbie Day Open digital painting 19.5 x 27" TT$ 2,667.00
40. Sebastian Meyner Pan photography (Black & White} 12 x 16" TT$ 950.00
41. Vibert Medford Carnival Tuesday - 5.30 pm Moving to the Right digital art 12 x 24" TT$ 1,500.00
42. Marcus Corbie Ramajay digital painting 20 x 23.5" TT$ 2,667.00
43. Vibert Medford Carnival Tuesday - 5.30 pm Moving to the Left digital art 12 x 24" TT$ 1,500.00
44. Makemba Kunle Planet Alignment acrylic 16 x 25" TT$ 8,000.00
45. Gregory S. Douglas Pan Ramajay leather 12 x 27" TT$ 13,500.00
46. Keith Gibbs The Grandmaster Lord Kitchener acrylic 30 x 25.5" TT$ 3,800.00
47. Anson Sealey Goddess of the Lotus Isles oil 33 x 26" TT$ 2,200.00
48. Judy Joseph-Mungal Carnival 1 acrylic 36 x 18" TT$ 10,000.00
49. Judy Joseph-Mungal Carnival 2 acrylic 36 x 18" TT$ 9,200.00
50. Robert Ramkissoon Spirit of Carnival Giclee/digital art on canvas 36 x 48" TT$ 4,000.00
51. Joan Ali Beauty in Parqadise acrylic 36 x 35" TT$ 10,000.00
52. Sheldon Warner Dance Mr. Sailor, Dance acrylic 39 x 27.5" TT$ 7,500.00
53. Keith Gibbs The Pan Tuners acrylic 25.5 x 30" TT$ 3,200.00
54. Anson Sealey Sailors Ashore mixed media 21 x 30" TT$ 1,900.00
55. Margot Tidd Bloko - The Inception papier mache/wire/acrylic 24 x 18 x 8" TT$ 3,125.00
56. Sharon Burford Helios Raku clay 12 x 12" TT$ 2,800.00
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57. Christopher Wilcox Pierrot Granade oil 20 x 16" TT$ 3,400.00
58. Kathy Ann Chevalier Joseph Las Lap acrylic 20 x 16" TT$ 3,875.00
59. Michelle Tappin Powder acrylic 18 x 24" TT$ 3,500.00
60. Merle Joseph-Karmody Sweet Pan 20 x 16" TT$ 4,000.00
61. Joanne Harnarine Bright Success acrylic 24 x 30" TT$ 1,500.00
62. Bruce Charles The Flamboyant Reveller I acrylic 24 x 18" TT$ 3,500.00
63. Bruce Charles The Flamboyant Reveller II acrylic 24 x 18" TT$ 3,500.00
64. Anna Charles-Smith Kan Sailor Man mixed media sculpture 34.5 x 21" TT$ 4,300.00
65. Makemba Kunle Outside Woman acrylic 40 x 30" $$T 15,000.00
66. Turunesh Carniva; mixed media 36.5 x 29" TT$ 7,000.00
67.Tara Bobart Vince, The Midnight Robber 29" diam. TT$ 6,000.00
68.Stephanie Harries Carnival Croton silk painting 13 x 16" TT$ 2,000.00
69. Anthony Boos Dance of the Bats acrylic 20 x 16" TT$ 4,000.00
70. Nigel Parris After Carnival acrylic 11" diam. TT$ 5,000.00
71. Hazel Marshall Red Cloud acrylic 20 x 16" TT$ 3,500.00
72. Tessa Alexander On Stage acrylic 12 x 24" TT$ 4,500.00
73. Joanne Harnarine Solid Determination acrylic 24 x 36" TT$ 1,500.00
74. Frieda Alexis-Shim Band on the Move acrylic 31 x 12" TT$ 3,400.00
75. Cornelia Silson-Swart Pan Man acrylic 10 x 20" TT 560.00
76. Cornelia Silson-Swart Old Time Calypso acrylic 10 x 20" TT 560.00
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77. Cornelia Silson-Swart Left-footed Blue Devil Dance Marionette papier mache and fabric 12 x 18 x 44" TT$ 600.00
78. Marcus Ruiz Drunk and Disorderly Jab-Jab clay 10.5 x 8" TT$ 1,250.00
79. Cornelia Silson-Swart Hibiscus papier mache NFS
80. Wulf Gerstenmaier Minstrels papier mache 8 x 7 x 4" TT$ 1,000.00
81.Johnathan Smith Play the Devil acrylic 24 x 36" TT$ 6,000.00
82.Joan Ali Tan Tan & Saga Boy acrylic 36 x 35" TT$ 10,000.00
83. Anton Hadaway Panissimo acrylic 20 x 20" TT$ 3,000.00
84. Marcus Ruiz Mystical Bepihorn papier mache 14 x 12.5" TT$ 500.00
85. Che Lovelace Dragon in Colourful Street oil 25 x 25.75" TT$ 14,700.00
86. Merle Joseph-Karmody Fun in the Sun 36 x 24" TT$ 8,000.00
87. Fitzroy Hoyte Carnival Queen mixed media 12 x 9" TT 13,500.00
88. Peter Sheppard Stop! Blue Devil,Stop! mixed media 12 x 12" TT$ 4,200.00
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89. Judith Theodore Old Time Mas' mixed media 17 x 13" TT$ 400.00
90. Bunty O'Connor Playing Bat bronze and wood 24 x 9 5 TT$ 25,000.00
91. Nigel Parris Carnival is Life acrylic 12.5" diam. TT$ 5,000.00
92. Usha Khublall Blue Boy acrylic 20 x 16" TT$ 1,800.00
93. Katrina Inglis In Motion oil 12 X 16" TT$ 1,400.00
94. Compton Welch Warahoon acrylic 24 x 18" TT$ 2,500.00
95. Ryan Huggins Blue Devils oil 16.75 x 24" TT$ 3,000.00
96. Wulf Gerstenmaier Jumbie Bacchanal oil on paper 17 x 17" TT$ 8,700.00
97. Compton Welch Viking Crown mixed media 12 x 14" TT$ 1,500.00
98. Kathy Farabi Pan Man papier mache and mixed media 6.5 x 7 x 13" TT$ 600.00
99. Anthony Boos Have a Stag papier mache/acrylic 16 x 16 x18" TT$ 4,600.00
100. Peter Sheppard Bloko 12 x 24" acrylic on canvas TT$5,800.00
101. Bunty O'Connor Owner of the Earth papier mache 40 x 12 x 16" TT$ 3,600.00
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