28 November 2008 – 3 January 2009

Private view: Thursday 27 November 2008 6.30 – 8.30 pm
at Milletrè Boutique, 15 Victoria Grove, Kensington W8 5RW

It has long been known that High Fashion and Fine Art are great lovers. Irina Stark presents a rare opportunity to view a fantastic collaboration between an exciting contemporary artist and an exclusive new fashion lounge in Kensington, lately featured in Vogue and Stella.

Rosalind Davis’s multi-layered approach has seen her produce complex works combining paint, embroidery and appliqués creating romantic melancholic landscapes. Solace in Dreams features selected works exploring the tenderness of dreams, the boldness of fantasies and powerful memories that have shaped the Artist’s life. Her works depict complex scenes that are both familiar and strange, welcoming and threatening, sensual and desolate. As a viewer, her imaginative use of vibrant colours and juxtaposed textures draws you into the altered worlds of her images, which are on the border of the permanence of the still life and the transience of a photo.

As part of the exhibition Rosalind has created a limited edition of painted skirts and hand crafted accessories to be sold exclusively at Milletrè. Now you can wear your very own piece of Art like Helen Mirren who penned a very personal thank you for her painted skirt or Natalie Press who has a large collection of accessories by Rosalind Davis. Milletrè also offers 10% discount on their collections for the members of press and during the private view.

Born in London, Rosalind Davis studied at Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art and has exhibited widely in prestigious shows and galleries. Davis’s works are both in public and private collections. Davis’s oeuvre is influenced by the Romantic movement and the melancholia of the Pre-Raphaelites, as well as the materiality and experimental surfaces of Michael Raedecker and Peter Doig.

For more information about Rosalind Davis please refer to www.rosalinddavis.co.uk

For all press enquiries and RSVP* for the private view please contact info (AT) starkprojects.co.uk
*RSVP for the private view is essential.

Exhibition supported by