Personal Touch Management presents Street Taggin’, a collaborative project with Photos by Dean and The Salvage Gardeners. Street Taggin’ is an exhibition of photographs taken by Dean Bradley while in Wellington, New Zealand revealed in antique frames refurbished by The Salvage Gardeners. Together, the work is a juxtaposition of the rawness of street taggers’ graffiti with the eclectic delicacy of the frames in which they are displayed.

It is from a passion for innovation and an affection for dated possessions that caused THE SALVAGE GARDENERS to begin up-cycling retro pieces of home-wares and furniture into unique, usable and, of course, beautiful pieces for today. The digital camera has given an artistic voice to the world, filling computers with exquisite and engaging photos that are just begging to be printed and hung on the wall.  Not only do these frames present photos with an irrefutable glory and charm, they are unmatched in function.  Photographs can be changed easily and frequently but simply flipping a couple of magnets on and off.  Style, function, and innovation at it's best.

DEAN BRADLEY is a freelance photographer He and his wife Vicki recently returned from traveling around the world for a year where they captured their memories through the eyes of a lens. Dean has been a Photographer for over 15 years beginning as photographer and Photo Editor for his college paper in 1990-1991 and the photo editor of the Ryerson Free Press 2009-2010.. During 2007-2008 Dean hosted two photo exhibitions in Toronto, and participated in the 2007 Contact photography festival and the Distillery District art fair. In september he will be participating in the Queen West Art Crawl..

Street Taggin’ is currently on display from June – August at Black Line Studio (577 King Street West).

For more information on the project contact Trina Hiscock of Personal Touch Management at trina@personaltouchmanagement.com or 416-669-8105.

To see more of Dean Bradley’s work, visit his website at www.photosbydean.ca and to learn more about The Salvage Gardeners visit their site at www.thelifeever.com.