Hormazd Narielwalla

My first canvas – untitled

narielwalla — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:06:11 +0000

I am so pleased to share my first big canvas (70″ X 50″) with you. It doesn’t have a title yet, but was my response to capture a feeling of love or the absence of it. They are all sourced military tailoring patterns digitally manipulated with vector based imagery from the film Far Pavilions, printed on to the brown dead man’s patterns and acetate (a direct reference to film). The pattern lays were then painstakingly cut out individually and stored. The base layer of the canvas was created by playing with all the negative cut outs and then with strips of acetate and brown paper I started adding different patterns to it intuitively. The outcome a 3-dimensional love garden made out of military tailoring patterns referencing American painter Jackson Pollock

Tailor & designer Timothy Everest blogs about Dead Man’s Pattern’s Memento Mori Skull

narielwalla — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:47:22 +0000

I’ve been a fan of the collage work of Hormazd Narielwalla since I first caught wind of his book Dead Man’s Patterns back in 2009. Homi collected bespoke paper patterns of deceased men from Savile Row tailors, immortalising the patterns’ previous owners by creating these beautifully sculpted paper skulls. I was at Sheridan & Co recently where the skulls were on display, and decided to purchase one for Elder Street - Timothy Everest.

Thank you very much for acquiring one of my works and blogging about the skull. Glad to read and see you are enjoying it!

Anything to Declare – exhibit with Curve Gallery, Newcastle, Australia pics

narielwalla — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:20:09 +0000

So the Other Art Fair finally came down. I had the pleasure to welcome some interesting people at my stand, and, all in all it was a worthwhile experience for me as an artist – although one must consider a substantial risky investment. I am also very pleased to receive an e-mail of photos of an exhibit I am part of – “Anything to Declare” hosted by Curve gallery in Newcastle, Australia. I was lucky that my good friend Sabi (who was my class-room mate in Wales) is currently based in Sydeny, could (with a 3 hour train ride to and fro) visit and supply me with some lovely photos. Please refresh your memory with a preview on Artrabbit

The work I submitted (image 2 and 5) is from my Couture Lines series – so the work has returned down under for the second time, the first for Charlotte Hodes and Stephen Farthing’s curated show “Drawing Out” at the Royal Melbourse Institute of Technology.

The Other Art Fair – Stand 115

narielwalla — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:49:20 +0000

So, here it is the first day at the Other Art Fair, and I must say it has been quite an experience for me. It is so complimentary to be chosen amongst such a high standard of talent.

The reviews we are getting as a body of artists is immense – please visit Spoonfed (with a special mention of my work), Dazed Digital, Londonist, Artlyst and my good friend Alistair Guy’s blog to name a few.

Also FAD released a video on the Boxpark pre-launch with a quick feature of my skull poster – please visit FAD website

I am also so grateful for the support I have received from SEE enterprise of the University of Arts, London and retail design agency Sheridan & Co who made it all possible for me to participate and make my stall look so vibrant. And…of course the support and encouragement I have received from friends, family and well wishers.

Hope you enjoy the photos – and come visit, the fair closes on Sunday!

THE OTHER ART FAIR pre-fair launch at Boxpark, Shoreditch

narielwalla — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:22:26 +0000

It was a very cold evening yesterday (and the choice of a wrong outfit) but a lovely one nonetheless. The Other Art Fair in collaboration with Mark Westwall’s FAD website hosted a pre-fair party and keeping with the theme of the fair, featured 14 artists’ work, the skull included – I’m so proud! It was so nice to have some friends there enjoying the moment with me. Some photos taken by my friend Piper Almeida..

Dead Man’s Patterns, Memento Mori Skull, 2012

Adam and Lara – what a lovely couple they make

Homi with Ryan Stanier with my Skull poster

Artist Pernilla Iggstrom’s work

Also on display cheeky artist Joshua Raffell

Homi with Francesca director of the Fabelist group with fellow artist Chantal Powell

Homi with fellow artist Chantal Powell with her poster

posers – Homi and Roy with the skull poster

Thank you for all your support – see you at the other art fair at P3 Ambika Space (campus of the University of Westminster) Marylebone, NW1 from May 10-13 2012.

Editorial – XOXO Magazine, Turkey

narielwalla — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:53:47 +0000

XOXO magazine featured 2 of my Diane Pernet impressions from the “Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother” series along with Diane’s interview. The magazine is in Turkish and is out this May. Thank you very much XOXO xxx

Prints on patterns – available at The Other Art Fair

narielwalla — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:55:59 +0000

I will also have on display selected one-off prints from my archive of art, produced on actual Savile Row tailoring dead man’s patterns..The collection of drawings are from previous projects along with new works; I have chosen my favourite ones. Although the artwork is a print – it stands as an original because the tailors actual markings, scribbles and lines become part of the overall print, something I would never be able to reproduce. Hope you enjoy them here and see them in real on Stand 115 at The Other Art Fair, P3 Ambika Space, Marylebone Road, NW1 between the 10th – 13th May 2012.

Diane Pernet post on my contribution @TOAF

narielwalla — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:41:35 +0000

Thank you Diane for publishing a wonderful post on ashadedviewonfashion.com about my contributions at the other art fair..

FAD website interview, Boxpark launch and the other art fair

narielwalla — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:59:16 +0000

I am very pleased to announce that I have been chosen to be one of 14 artists to launch the other art fair in Shoreditch Boxpark on the 3rd of May in the form of large posters. I believe my Dead Man’s Patterns Memento Mori Skull was selected. Thank you very much to FAD website an artist news portal who interviewed me part of the talented 14 artists. See you at the party on the 3rd and the other art fair from the 10th-13th of May.

To read the article visit FAD website

Thank you Creative Clerkenwell for coming to the workshop

narielwalla — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:01:46 +0000

Thank you very much Charlene Lam from Creative Clerkenwell who wrote this review of the Jotta live pattern art workshop – to read the whole post and see some photos she took please visit Creative Clerkenwell