Impact statement Portsmouth 27th May 2013 My Sun Floods Through Untainted Leaf Embossed Glass touching upon Freshly Painted Wild wood Pinned Down suitable For Any Occasion while i watch Self Absorbed within Water waiting with eyes closed to see further […]
I’ve always known I’ve wanted to do something that I can call my own, I guess I just never knew what. I’d go from one idea to the next without pausing for air and clarity. Being a creative person I […]
somewhere on line i’ve already commented about martin adams’ musings on his second world darts championship win. today i think again about what he said about first learning to lose being an important part of being a winner. he’d heard […]
Make Work That Is Ambitious This was one of the points that stuck out to me in my conversation with Danielle. I was discussing a large scale ambitious piece that I am excited to do but to realise in full […]
Think I have some “interim” titles for my latest pieces. My titles tend to be a combination of the feelings at the time of making the work and how the work makes me feel afterwards. Ideas often come while walking […]
I’ve been super busy lately trying to get as much of the things I hoped to get done as possible. As much is never going to be everything. This project has grown and grown and I will have to accept […]
I had decided weeks ago that I would write the date of each of my 30 boards at the top of each one. This was a bad mistake. I wrote the dates fairly small on the top centre of each […]
Now that I’m in my space I’ve been able to start touching things up to look better for the actual show. One of the tasks I needed to do was sort my mannequins out. The brand new one I had […]
So I placed my hairy chair in the corner of my space near the door. In one way I quite liked it in the corner as it might invite the viewer to take a seat more freely, however at the […]
I have my projector and the DVD player out, now is the task of finding where it will go. To balance out my work I want to have it on the wall as I feel it gives off a stronger […]
I have had a fantastic response to my request for mentoring from 4 South West curators and arts organisations, funded by this brilliant a-n bursary offer. I am looking forward to receiving their support at an exciting time when I am […]
New works by Corin Sworn, Duncan Campbell and Hayley Tompkins have been unveiled as part of the Scotland + Venice 2013 presentation – accompanied by the first ever official visit from a Scottish Government minister.
Jeremy Deller’s British Pavilion presentation for the 55th Venice Biennale reflects his “love-hate relationship” with the UK.
An analysis of openly-advertised artists’ work and opportunities in 2012. Includes commentary on the impact of Universal Credits on low-paid artists.
Locus+ is celebrating 20 years of innovative visual arts projects and publications by launching its first ever fund-raising Print Portfolio at the Venice Biennale. We find out more from Director and Founder Jon Bewley.
An attempt to give a Champagne bottle full of polluted water to the CEO of Shell is part of a wider campaign against the oil industry’s sponsorship of the arts.
