And more from the Icon Exhibit....

ICON: RARE SHARON TATE EXHIBITION PRESENTED
BY JEREMY CORBELL KENYON LOCKYER CORBELL

Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Tate’s passing, ICON is an artistic celebration narrated and inspired by a selection of original designer clothing worn by Tate from revered designers including Christian Dior, Thea Porter, Ossie Clark and Yves Saint Laurent. Curated by the Tate Estate, the wardrobe acts as the inspiration and backdrop to the mixed media series by acclaimed artist, Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell.

In ICON, Corbell documents the life of Sharon Tate through a study of the beloved film actresses’ sartorial legacy. The exhibition features mixed media works derived from her fashion; one-of-a-kind large format satin prints, mixed media canvas prints, Polaroid installation with original images and negatives from the Tate photo shoot, limited edition autographed books and apparel.

In a celebration through fashion and art, Sharon Tate’s life, style and love will be honored and remembered with ICON.

High Profile Productions is a new multi-use facility serving media producers, photographers, event planners, educators and the design community. Their focused approach has been shaped by a passion for inspired design, cutting edge media technology and a high level of luxury services. Located in burgeoning Culver City in the heart of the Art District, HPP sets itself apart by functioning as a state of the art production studio featuring three distinct studio spaces as a full-service event location. High Profile Productions is located at 5896 Smiley Drive, Culver City, California.


ARTIST STATEMENT:
In the summer of 1969 the world was emerging in an awareness of love, where we believed anything was possible. Innocence and idealism pulsed through the veins of Americans. Certain people had embodied this awareness such as the Beatles, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Popular culture was seeded with anticipation of what we could be, and what we could become as a nation and a world. John Lennon’s song ”Let It Be” was just about to be released. Hollywood was at the center of a consciousness revolution through pop-culture and the arts. Our potential was within our reach.

On the night of August 9th, 1969 there was a shift in consciousness that occurred, and all of that changed.

"She had that thing you really can't explain." Director - J. Lee Thompson, “Eye Of The Devil”

When Sharon Tate’s life was taken, Hollywood, America and the world realized that things were not as they appeared. Fear crept into our hearts in the most profound of ways, and the idealistic vision of our world came crashing to a halt. I have been told that Sharon’s death was the end of the 60’s, both physically and spiritually. Those who I have interviewed that were close to her, reveal just how powerful her presence had been. By all accounts she was beautiful, pure and free. It was for this exact reason that her passing had the power to transform our consciousness. Sharon Tate was a symbol of freedom.

The question I am asking is why. Why is Sharon Tate an ICON? Why did Sharon have the power within our hearts to become a symbol for this shift? Why in her passing did we become so fearful? Who was the ICON, Sharon Tate, and why did her life and style speak to us as a culture?

Fear is the only force in the world that feeds off of itself. The opposite of fear, is hope.

It is my aim move from a consciousness of fear to hope. To discover not only who Sharon was in LIFE, STYLE and LOVE; but also to understand what it was about her extraordinary spirit that symbolized our hopes and dreams as a culture then, and how it relates to us today.

In August of 2009 I am honored to explore the life of an ICON, Sharon Tate. With the blessing of her sister and the Tate family, together we will all honor her memory, and discover the LIFE, STYLE and LOVE of an ICON.

- Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell


ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Los Angeles based mixed media artist Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell has a cult following for his elusive and somewhat-exclusive art exhibitions. Corbell tends to exhibit at avant-garde locations and events including Los Angeles’s FACTORY GIRL pre-premier, a comparative exhibition featuring never-before seen Warhols. Corbell’s recent series, WOMEN IN SUNGLASSES, was a highly publicized and followed exhibition.

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Yet Another Who Thinks of Sharon As Just A Victim...

I saw this today on google:

Sharon Tate…macabre ICON Exhibit focuses on Charles Manson victim! August 8th…

Bizarre, yes!

In good taste?

You decide!

On August 8th, there will be an opening of a multi-media Art & Fashion tribute to celebrated beauty Sharon Tate (titled “ICON”) at High Profile Productions in Culver City.

The intriguing exhibit is being held to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the murder of the talented actress (who was married to director Roman Polanski when the shocking event took place in the Hollywood Hills at the hands of Charles Manson and his gang of demented followers).

Hosted by sister Deborah Tate (does that make it okay, somehow?), ICON will spotlight an exquisite selection of fashion flourishes by Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Ossie Clark and Thea Porter.

Artist Jeremy Corbell – inspired by the musings of the aforementioned designers – will unveil a collection of his original art pieces which include satin prints, mixed media canvases and a Polaroid installation of original photos and negatives from a previous Sharon Tate shoot.

Undoubtedly, Roman Polanski – a fugitive in this country arising from rape charges – will not attend.

I've heard of this event coming up, but most of the articles concentrate on Sharon as a fashion icon. Why people always think only of the macabre when thinking of Sharon is beyond me. However, that is exactly why these events need to occur: to make people think beyond the murder and think of who the person actually was and what she represented.

What is wrong with Deborah Tate hosting it and showing off her sister's fashions? I think Deborah is just wanting the same thing: for people to think of her sister in a much nicer and greater way.

Some appear to forget what a mark on the 1960s Sharon actually made. There were numerous reports and interviews done with her in the US and Europe, tons of photos taken of her, she loved wearing the latest fashions first (like the shortest mini skirts when they came out) and the fact that she appeared in successful films like, "Valley of the Dolls" and "The Fearless Vampire Killers." Yes, the Dolls film was considered campy but it did make a lot of money at the box office at the time and later became a cult film for many. While Fearless was a hit in Europe because Polanski's version was shown there while a lesser, cut version by Marty Ransohoff was shown here. The European version eventually did make it here, later in the 1970s at midnight movies becoming a hit then.

Some could also say that Sharon Tate was the very face of the 1960s. Innocent, beautiful, loving, experimental, and cultural for her time. Both her clothes and makeup accent this fact.

Hopefully, in the future, there will be a time when people think beyond the victim type of thing and Sharon will emerge as the woman she should be remembered as. It is up to us, the fans and people who knew her, to make it known to the world just how special she truly was.