Neil Armstrong’s post combines a beautifully rendered and powerful portrait with a fantastically rich and eloquent analysis of his process and symbolism. As with previous contributors I hope this will be the first of many. DANCING FROM FRIGHT… …is the […]
Earlier this year I went back to Hungary. I haven’t been for many years but every visit I make the pilgrimage to my Grandmothers apartment, the ancestral home as it were. When I was a child, we’d go visit every […]
It was not my intention but I have just re-read my posts from immediately after John died (December 2007). I am delighted to see that they are still there as they were not obvious last time I logged in. John […]
i began this blog while in a bit of an upset state. as ever time has helped for the upset to unpack and reflection to occur. the big lunch extras experience has brought home to me about how important looking […]
Shifting Luminosity Installation (LEDs and plastic pipes) Variable dimensions, this image shows 400cm (w) x 250cm (d) x 300cm (h) 2014 Shifting Luminosity explores new materials and ways of working, continuing from my Construction Project earlier in the year. […]
Now in its 65th year, the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition offers an annual snapshot of the talent coming out of British art schools. Laura Robertson takes a tour and finds work by the 55 selected graduates that captures the social and political concerns of the times.
“Myth simply displays the various and varying forms of existential field in all their profusion. It is only from the standpoint of detached, disinterested abstraction that a clear distinction between form and content can be drawn, making possible conceptual judgment. […]
” The displacement of anthropocentrism and recognition of transspecies solidarity are based on the awareness of ‘our’ being in this together; that is to say, environmentally based, embodied, and embedded, in symbiosis with each other. Bio-centered egalitarianism is a philosophy […]
I have at long last made cleared much non-art related stuff out of ‘my’ shed and had a glorious short session in it today (40 minutes is better than nothing, but am working on getting more time in there). One […]
Post 9 Gemma Lloyd – 27/June/14 – 2 hour I was aware of PEER’s exhibition programme, initially through their on-line presence and have become increasingly interested in what they do since a few close contacts of mine have worked with […]
I find myself ridiculously excited. I am going to a meeting in London on Friday, all art and education related stuff, which I’m really pleased to still be involved in, even after shucking off the job a few months […]
Residencies are as diverse as the practitioners, organisations and environments that host them. From fee paying to sponsored, rural to urban and global to local. They provide a matrix for investigation, invention and exploration (at best) and at worst they […]
Making the Future – Private View 24 September 5-8pm, exhibition runs to 2 October. This year’s MA exhibitions from the department of Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) are part of a year long celebration of 170 years […]
This is the most recent art work that ive been working on. I have used unwanted canvases again. I arranged them together to make a square about a meter by a meter. I have used acrylic, emulsion, oil paint, oil […]
From my sketchbook. Oil stick, pastel, charcoal and pencil.
my reflective process of the #goandseebursary has gained some form completed storify timeline of the main part of the visit write and thank the curator of the arts development team at the forestry commission write more blog posts compose review […]
Arts organisations and those connected to them must be sure not to do anything that could damage Arts Council England’s reputation as a government-sponsored body, else their grants could be at risk. Arts Professional’s Liz Hill reports.
This week I enrolled on the MA Curating course at Sunderland University. I thought it time to get something academic and art related. I struggled with the decision – do I go for an MFA, practice based – but then […]
The controversy around Brett Bailey’s Exhibit B installation, which opens tomorrow at the Barbican, London continues to grow, with a petition calling for its cancellation attracting nearly 23,000 signatures and a discussion event about the work taking place tonight.
From a Tory MP being devoured by birds of prey to an exploration of modern methods of communication and human intimacy, this week’s tour of recommended exhibitions includes shows in Glasgow, Sunderland, Nottingham and more.
Thursday 18th September saw the opening of my hand printed wallpaper and origami birds installation at Castle House. As the doors to the ex-department store opened and the walls rippled in the breeze, I held my breath. Working with Castle […]
