We are delighted to be working with local queer artist Ladypat to celebrate queer identities and the rich diversity and flamboyance of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Beginning in 2001, Ladypat (a name challenging notions of gender, class and punctuation) has always utilized technological advances as mediums to develop his twisted DIY pop-art tropes.
Their ‘queerodivergent’ arts career has included 100+ homespun music videos (Adamski, Boy George, Hifi Sean and Yoko Ono – YouTube 1M+ and seen on BBC, ITV, Pitchfork and CNN), a staggering 4.3 Billion GIF views, a pan-European gigography as a top festival/club VJ (residencies at Ministry of Sound London, The Loft Barcelona and Pete Tong Ibiza) and now as a plus-size fuzzy-felt textile artist at a gallery near you.
Ladypat artwork forms the basis for community workshops and in 2022 Ladypat and Boogaloo Stu presented the Arts Council funded Queer Hearts Awards: A year-long cultural exchange between Isle of Wight and Brighton. Following a surprise fuzzy-felt artwork commission for Fatboy Slim – which can presently be seen at his Big Beach cafe- Ladypat ended 2023 with an unapologetically queer window installation at Eastbourne’s Volt Gallery (on public display until 2025.)
Commenting on the Fabuloso artwork, they said:
“You can attach your own meaning and backstory to the characters as they are completely fictional. They were all assigned FAB at birth! I would say they share a vibrant and fierce sensibility. There may not be so many smiles but they carry a certain confidence and dignity! There’s an air of mystery about them and they totally have a colourful past, present and future – watch this space!”
Find out more at : www.ladypat.com | Instagram | GIPHY | YouTube
