Wayne barkley trinidad and tobago biography

  • A consummate professional and master decorater, he has never presented work that does not meet his own exacting standards of design.
  • He rose to fame in when he designed the costume for Pauline Figueroa who won the Jaycees' Carnival Queen contest.
  • Early Life.

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    Wayne Berkely & Peter Minshall'Mas dock extraordinaire'

    WAYNE BERKE­LEY

    An­oth­er prod­uct of Bel­mont, Wayne Berke­ley first at­tract­ed na­tion­al at­ten­tion in when he de­signed the cos­tume for the win­ner of the then Jaycee's Car­ni­val Queen con­test. From a very ear­ly age he grav­i­tat­ed to draw­ing and paint­ing, win­ning a chil­dren's Com­mon­wealth com­pe­ti­tion. While at­tend­ing St Mary's Col­lege, like so many of T&T's young cre­ative minds of his gen­er­a­tion, he was in­flu­enced by the renowned artist M P Al­ladin. As a mas de­sign­er and band­leader, his fo­cus was al­ways to por­tray and rep­re­sent the spir­it of Car­ni­val while main­tain­ing his orig­i­nal­i­ty. His were not of the 'his­to­ry book' type of por­tray­als as he per­sist­ed in the cre­ation of fan­ta­sy cos­tumes stick­ing to his phi­los­o­phy that Car­ni­val cos­tume de­sign­ing is akin to po­et­ry and sto­ry telling and that Car­ni­val was a street fete, al­beit cre­ative, beau­ti­ful

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    A collection of the original costume drawings by masman Wayne Berkeley is housed at the Heritage Library, 2nd Floor National Library of Trinidad and Tobago. This collection spans the years to and comprises 58 sets of work with over pieces. The collection of costume drawings can be viewed at the NALIS Digital Library -  (See Digital Library)

    In honour of the life and work of the late Wayne Berkeley, the Heritage Library Division has remounted the exhibition, “The Evolution of Costume Design – The Contribution of Wayne Berkeley – ” in the atrium, National Library in Port of Spain.

    The material presented in the exhibition may serve to inspire young artists and aspiring Carnival costume designers. On display are drawings; photographs of costumed masqueraders; the six-time Band of the Year title holder’s biography; a listing of his achievements and much more. The exhibition will run from June 15 to July 15,

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    Wayne Berkeley dies

    Berkeley dies at 70
    Legendary masman Wayne Berkeley died yesterday evening at age In , he suffered a severe stroke that left him paralysed on the right side of his body but never dulled his creativity

    Berkeley makes mas no more
    Mas designing legend Wayne Berkeley passed away at the family home on Clifford Street, Belmont, yesterday evening. He was

    His brother Oswald said the renowned mas maker died at pm due to complications of a third stroke which he suffered two weeks ago. Berekely survived his first stroke which occurred roughly ten years ago and left his right side of his body paralysed.

    Wayne Berkeley — A biography
    VETERAN Carnival masman Wayne Kenneth Berkeley, who died last night following complications due to a stroke, was born in in Belmont. He attended St Mary&#;s College.

    &#;Let&#;s celebrate Wayne&#;s life&#;
    Masman Wayne Berkeley, who died on Thursday at age 70 following a stroke two weeks ago, will be laid to rest