Here’s what people are saying about Art Macabre Drawing Salons….
“You only have to casually stroll through the National Gallery to realise that artists through the ages have had a slightly strange fascination with painting tragedy and gore. From the rape of the Sabine women to the beheading of John the Baptist via the drowning of Ophelia, the subject and theme of death has always been cool on canvas. You might not consider yourself an artist or even vaguely arty, but that doesn’t mean you can’t draw, according to Raven Rouge and Lux DeLuxe, the creators of Death Drawing. Le Cool’s previewed them before, but they’re still too good to miss. In case you have, here’s a quick recap: they organise life drawing classes but with a macabre and theatrical twist every month. With materials provided for you by Cass Art, all you need is to sign up to indulge your melancholic and melodramatic side.”
TIME OUT,FEB 2011- Critic’s Choice and Recommended Alternative Night Out
“‘RIP boring life drawing classes’, these macabre artists say, who attempt to ‘resurrect’ the art of pencil to paper with a ‘lethal injection’ of theatricality and curiousity. We love it.”
LE COOL, FEB 2011:
“This is kind of one of those articles where I could just say the name of the event, followed by a full stop and finish it with a ‘go’. Death Drawing is like life drawing but about a gazillion times more interesting, especially if you’re like me and your drawings look like a blindfolded ape has done them. With an anti-Valentine’s Day theme, you can draw your ex’s beautiful blue eyes and then scratch them out with a good 5H pencil. To help with inspiration, although I’m not sure who might need it, there’s be bloody Valentine’s, burlesque and gory broken hearts. Now I will finish with a ‘GO’”
HUEY MORGAN, BBC6 MUSIC
“Sounds cool.”
LONDON’S ARTIST QUARTER, BOW ARTS TRUST
“Staid, boring drawing classes are so last century if we were to judge by the monthly drawing salon taking place behind those red velvet curtains. A little like your average drawing class with a twist and a lot more curiousity.”
BALLAD OF have also kindly featured us on their beautiful blog
