Lot 53: Oli Timmins (British, b.1964) Big Love, 2008 Spray

Oli Timmins (British, b.1964) Big Love, 2008 Spray paint and acrylic on canvas Signed on lower right edge 1/1 Original in this colour version Unframed 100cm x 100cm Provenance: Submitted for sale by the artist This image was originally produced in 1993 for Tribal Gathering and was used for flyers, posters and T-Shirts advertising the event. It has now been reproduced as an original canvas by the artist specifically for this sale. The first Tribal Gathering festival took place in April 1993 at Lower Pertwood Farm, Warminster, Wiltshire although original promoters Paul Shurey and Ian Jenkinson had been promoting raves since 1989. Tribal Gathering came at a time when the huge outdoor raves such as Perception, Vision, Raindance et al had begun to be eclipsed by club-culture. Recognising this change, but still wanting to retain and develop the festival feel, Paul and Ian pioneered the multi-arena dance event concept which, as the name Tribal Gathering suggested, brought together different dance music cultures and styles under one roof. TG 1993, with over 25 000 in attendance, saw Paul Oakenfold, Frankie Knuckles, Nick Warren, Danny Rampling, Pete Tong and David Morales at the same event as Laurent Garnier, Carl Cox, DJ Rap LTJ Bukem, Groove Rider and The Prodigy. Although this maybe common place nowadays, with events such as Creamfields and Homelands, it was almost unheard at that time.