Corrine Streetly: ‘Punkadelics’ series of paintings.

I first became aware of punk in 1976 / 77 as my ex-husband played bass for a well-known punk band of the time.  I remember well the rebellious spirit, excitement, energy, youth and vibrancy of first wave punk, which I was lucky to experience first hand.

I was introduced to the Rebellion festival through my son, who has played drums in various punk bands locally in the past 5 years and regularly attends the festival.  For the last three years I have been drawing and painting visitors to the festival and have had a stall at Rebellion to exhibit my work and sell postcards, paintings and drawings. The Rebellion festival is great fun and I have really enjoyed trying to replicate the energy, excitement, fashions and colours of the event onto canvas.

During this year's Festival I am staging a solo exhibition of my Rebellion paintings and drawings in the windows of Bar Red, next door to the entrance to the Winter Gardens. This is part of the Blackpool Council's culture shops initiative, which allows local artists and photographers to utilize empty shops to showcase their work and in turn brighten up the town centre.

I am also director of Blott Artist studios, based just around the corner from the festival, opposite the Blue Room pub and next to the Syndicate Club on South King street.  Blott is a collective of local professional artists, established for over 10 years and we would be delighted to welcome any visitors to the Rebellion Festival, to show you our work and have a chat.

I would welcome any comments or feedback on the work I have produced for Rebellion or if you may be interested in viewing or purchasing any of the work please e-mail me at: art@blott.co.uk 

Title: Idle Billy

Media: Oil paint on canvas

Size: 35" x 43.5" 

Title: Peaches l

Media: Oil paint on canvas

Size: 25" x51.5"

 

Title: Peaches lI

Media: Oil paint on canvas

Size: 25" x51.5"

Title: London Girls l

Media: Oil paint on canvas

Size: 36" x 36"

Title: London Girls ll

Media: Oil paint on canvas

Size: 36" x 36" 

Title: Angelic Upstarts

Media: Oil paint on canvas

Size: 37" x 43.5" 

Title: Punkadelics ll

Media: Mixed media on paper

Size: 14" x 17" 

Title: The Blockheads l

Media: Mixed media on paper

Size: 17" x 21.5" 

Title:  Angelic Upstarts

Media: Mixed media on paper

Size: 17" x 21.5" 

Title:  Vicious Sid

Media: Mixed media on paper

Size: 14" x 17"  

Title: Punkadelics ll

Media: Mixed media on coloured paper

Size: 14" x 17"  

Blackpool Culture Shops, Phase Three.

Friday 8th July saw the opening of the ‘Culture Shops’ Phase 3 programme, which presented five new window installations on Cookson Street, Deansgate and in the former 'Bar Red' windows in St John's Square. The programme carries on into early autumn and features works by Boz Phillips, Tom Ireland, Shirley Sloman, Charlotte Lonican and Maggie McManus.

Artists and associates about to embark on the Culture Shops tour.

Boz Phillips outside her exhibition 'Birds Around Town'

Artists and associates outside Bar Red windows

 Friday 29th July – 25th August sees a special exhibition, again in 'the Bar Red' windows, by Corrine Streetly, an artist based in Blackpool and the director of blott artist studio collective, showing a solo exhibition of her new work, titled ‘PUNKADELICS’, co-insiding with 15 years of Blackpool’s unique hosting of the Rebellion Festival which is held from the 4th – 7th August. The festival boasts four days with 4 stages and is the ultimate social event in the punk calendar.

Sides Picture Framers  preparing Corrine Streetly's 'Punkadelics' exhibition.