THE MANDRAKE'S ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME
“Anything is a medium and anywhere is a gallery”
David Paul Kay creates and curates at The Mandrake.
David Paul Kay creates and curates at The Mandrake.
DAVID PAUL KAY
MARCH 2019
Following on from the success of the first installation, The Scentsorium by Azzi Glasser, The Mandrake welcomed New York based contemporary artist and muralist David Paul Kay as their second Artist in Residence for 2019.
Kay, who was born in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia and then fled to the United States where he taught himself and developed his black and white style, took over the basement of our luxurious Fitzrovia destination to create a bespoke, evolving mural over 7 days. During this time, a key piece of his work was on show in a private gallery in Room 5, where guests of the hotel had the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the mind of the artist in an intimate setting. At the finishing of the work the artist hosted an event to celebrate his work and the completion.
The Mandrake has been created to ensure all who visit experience a total contrast of spaces; stepping through the entrances dark portal into a different reality; Kay will be using this juxtapose to inspire his piece, deep in the heart of the hotel.
As part of the project, the artist created signed, limited edition bags which mirrored this unique London piece and his ethos that ‘everything is simply complicated’. Kay has previously collaborated with the likes of Montblanc and Cadillac.
This brand new piece was unveiled in its entirety on Thursday 21st March, during an event that welcomed both Charlotte Adigéry (the hotly tipped Belgian-Caribbean artist) and the intriguing Bolis Pupol to the decks for an evening of art and music.
Kay, who was born in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia and then fled to the United States where he taught himself and developed his black and white style, took over the basement of our luxurious Fitzrovia destination to create a bespoke, evolving mural over 7 days. During this time, a key piece of his work was on show in a private gallery in Room 5, where guests of the hotel had the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the mind of the artist in an intimate setting. At the finishing of the work the artist hosted an event to celebrate his work and the completion.
The Mandrake has been created to ensure all who visit experience a total contrast of spaces; stepping through the entrances dark portal into a different reality; Kay will be using this juxtapose to inspire his piece, deep in the heart of the hotel.
As part of the project, the artist created signed, limited edition bags which mirrored this unique London piece and his ethos that ‘everything is simply complicated’. Kay has previously collaborated with the likes of Montblanc and Cadillac.
This brand new piece was unveiled in its entirety on Thursday 21st March, during an event that welcomed both Charlotte Adigéry (the hotly tipped Belgian-Caribbean artist) and the intriguing Bolis Pupol to the decks for an evening of art and music.
