Gothic Pleasure. Press Release

Arabel Rosillo de Blas, Elaine Brown, Denise de Cordova, Harriet Mena Hill, Sarah Sparkes, Carolyn Thompson GOTHIC PLEASURES 19 May – 11 June 2016 Gothic Pleasures brings together six artists whose work explores undercurrents of psychological transformation. The exhibition encompasses a wide variety of media from painting, sculpture, print and ceramic, to delicate lace pattern templates embroidered […]
NN CONTEMPORARY ART OPEN EXHIBITION 2015

Every two years NN Contemporary Art hosts its Open Exhibition of work by artists from across the world in a wide range of media. My work has been selected as part of this year’s offering. The show is selected by a changing panel of judges; this year’s panel were Ruth Claxton (Artist and Associate Director of Eastside […]
Freehold

Freehold Year: 2015 (created under the pseudonym Arabel Rosillo de Blas) Medium: Site-specific installation. Soap tiles, carbolic soap, brick dust on paper and wood, salvaged furniture, hair drawings, mirror, photo transfer, reclaimed doll’s house. Size: Variable Location: Freehold Exhibition (solo). St Albans Museum, St. Albans, UK. July – September 2015. Commissioned by UH Galleries, with support […]
Machine Gun Corps Belton House

Ghosted Barracks Year: 2015 Medium: Preparatory Study for Public Realm Installation at Belton House. National Trust. Drawing & Collage Dimensions: variable Contact me if you are interested in commissioning a similar site-related artwork.
Illusions of stability #1 & #2

Illusions of stability #1 & #2 Year: 2015 Medium: Hairdrawings. Lace net, natural hair (Arabel’s hair) Dimensions: 81 x 65 cm Exhibitions: NN Open, 2015-2016. NN Contemporary Art, Northampton. UK Freehold Exhibition (solo). St Albans Museum, St. Albans, UK. July – September 2015. Commissioned by UH Galleries, with support from the Arts Council. Photo Credits: Dan […]
Nash Home #1 to #21

Nash Home #1 to #21 Year: 2015 Medium: Brick powder on paper Dimensions: 28 x 19 cm Exhibitions: Freehold Exhibition (solo). St Albans Museum, St. Albans, UK. July – September 2015. Commissioned by UH Galleries, with support from the Arts Council. Photo Credits: Dan Weill “A house constitutes a body of images that give mankind proofs […]
Freehold. Press Release

Arabel Rosillo de Blas 23 July – 7 September 2015 University of Hertfordshire Galleries at the Museum of St Albans Evening Reception: Thursday 24 July 6.00-8.00pm / Artist’s Talk at 7.00pm UH Galleries is delighted to present a new installation by Arabel Rosillo de Blas ‘Freehold’ created especially for the gallery at the Museum of […]
Guardian Guide
Thia-Lin’s Garden

Thia-Lin’s Garden Year: 2015 Medium: Two screen video Dimensions: Variable Thia Lin is one of Lebrusan’s early video works with two frames within it. The left frame depicts active motion of Lebrusan raking leaves in a garden. The right frame is rather still, portraying plants moving with the breeze. Polarising active and still, Thia-Lin’s Garden […]
Dot-to-dot

Dot-to-dot-vase & Dot-to-dot-mouse Year: 2015 Medium: Natural hair (artist’s own) on paper Dimensions: 40x30cm Exhibition: MK Calling 2015. MK Gallery. Milton Keynes. UK