18 July – 29 August 2015 Pyramid & Parr Hall, Palmyra Square South, Cultural Quarter, Warrington WA1 1BL This weekend my first solo show (eek!) opens in Warrington at Pyramid & Parr Hall (in the gallery at Pyramid). This […]
A society without art and artists, is a sick society. We are the living artist, the artists of life.
Vending the art I make on my residency at The Observatory.
This is an extention to my ‘studio’ area on my website viviennerackett.co.uk. The ‘studio’ takes the form of my digital sketchbook, I hope this will be a regular space to share my processes, thoughts and workings.
During my studying I have been more interested to investigate the traditions of painting in three dimensional form. Making sculptural object using assemblage of print, fabric, cardboard boxes, and clay objects.
I got a job with the best title in the world
Charting my progress on the 10 week long residency in Newcastle hosted by Vane Gallery and Breeze Creatives. Supported by the Arts Council England.
Working across disciplines my work centers on the evocative power of objects to communicate human experience.
My first blog, embracing social media, and my art practice
Documenting my practice as an artist, while also juggling a full time job and my personal life. Account Executive by day, Artist by night.
Our first Review bursary post and a brief Introduction.
Evolving new work on migration – to Preston in the 20th century and world migration now.
Artist and and co-organiser of The Immediacy of Paint; The Role of Painting in the Digital Age.
2015 will see the Philippines showcase at The Venice Biennale, after a hiatus of 5 decades. A soul searching discovery with artist, Vanessa Scully.
Blogging on the results of my actions.
A reply to Bryan Appleyard’s article ‘But is it art? on Sunday 14th June 2015
I am collecting stories about mothers, exploring the complex subject of maternal relationships. I invite visitors to come and sit in my pseudo-domestic setting, and ‘tell me about your mother…’
“Landscape is a medium of exchange between the human and the natural, the self and the other. As such, it is like money: good for nothing in itself, but expressive of a potentially limitless reserve of value.” Excerpt from ‘Landscape […]
When is the last time you were ‘seized with enthusiasm’? It was dodging the heat on San Giorgio that I stumbled into The Giorgio Cini Foundation and discovered four small books by Bruno Munari. They instantly catapulted my mind from […]
In Venice they do let heaven see the pranks They dare not show their husbands; their best conscience Is not to leave’t undone, but keep’t unknown. (1) Time freezes, then melts. The medieval warrens barricading against the plundering Goths […]
Visual diary of the 56th Venice Biennale
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Art / Aperol / Audemar Piguet / Anxiety Balenciaga / Blisters / Colonialism / Collagen / Canal / Canaletto / Curators Dolce / Discourse / Drowning / Dreaming / Drifting Endless Exhibitions / Enwezor / Euphoria / Exhaustion / Espresso […]
Exhibiting at Venice Biennale over ten years ago, we never got to ride the Venice Biennale opening week as a spectator, which is much like a roller-coaster with its highs and lows and seeing everything at breakneck speed, compared to […]
A personal reflection on the Venice Biennale 2015.
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