Exhibition puts LGBTQ culture in spotlight
Provocations runs at the In Collaboration With gallery in Church Street, and is open now ahead of the weekend’s celebration of all things LGBTQ.
Artist Garth Gatrix has curated the exhibition, with Jez Dolan, as well as showing his own works, which take a comical look at paint colours which use gay language.
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Hide Ad“You find paint colours have these names, like Cottage Door or Dainty Daisy, and it’s about taking ownership of that language,” he said.
“Innuendo happens a lot within queer culture, and when I was looking at paints to decorate my lounge I thought ‘My God, where did those names come from?’
“So it’s a bit of a look at gay culture and how we associate that with every day life.”
Artists have been invited from across the country to take part in Provocations, to showcase the range of art among the LGBTQ community, with works on show including sculpture, embroidery and photography.
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Hide AdGarth said it is the largest exhibition of LGBTQ art Blackpool’s ever had.