The line begins to blur… I have always considered the things I make to be “The Art”… and only when they are finished. This whole debate about open works and performance has me rattled a little. A few things have […]
At last here’s a clip from the final pair of videos. Compared to the draft videos in my earlier posts, here you can see the saturation and contrast are pulled low: I found it shows greater tonality in the ink, […]
Sporting League Season 2011 – 2012 Game 1 The Sporting League returned with an action packed programme which saw champions Tranquilayers stutter with a one – one draw against Athletico. Sporting Radio Pundit X: ‘Well I’ve enjoyed me ol’ summer […]
Disturbing news from Glasgow where the council has released a briefing detailing a new Public Entertainment License. Under the license, both permanent and temporary exhibition spaces are deemed as form of Entertainment venue and therefore now requires a license. The […]
Vegans continue to be elusive…must check out next meeting. knit and natterers are nattereing there wont be enough time . However ive had a few meetings with Sylvia lancaster and the SLF team now, with lots of positive ideas…also looking […]
96,000 words, two bids and various meetings later, I finally manged to spend 2 hours in the studio yesterday and felt happy. I have a new “neighbour” – Bob the hot dog man. We had a few minutes conversation at […]
email from guinness book of records!…….. Claim ID: 375549 Membership Number: 329255 Dear Mr Iain Broadley, Thank you for your application to attempt the record for ‘worlds longest football scarf’. Your proposal is very similar to an existing record that […]
Last week was the UCLAN MA Fine Art Interim show. This was an opportunity for all the artists who finsih in September 2012 to have a test run and see how their work is looking in the gallery space. It […]
Still struggling to decide on a title for my most recent finished painting and would greatly appreciate some much needed input! Current ideas are: – “Through the Eyes of the Observant” – “The Eye of the Observant” – “Observed” – […]
I have been quite productive as of late and managed to book the photography studio a couple of days ago so I could take some more crisp photos of some of my latest work. I generally struggle with titles for […]
When I visited Frieze last year in London, I came across this piece which I am STILL thinking about, but I cannot find out who the artist is. Has anyone got any ideas? Whilst I have always appreciated the use […]
A Real Ale for The Transit of Venus This idea has been brewing for a while now (sorry). So I’ve been looking into the Transit of Venus since early last year. The Horrocks observatory is a few minutes away from […]
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Google analytics is the main reason I haven’t changed my website in a while. I was curious about visitor demographics and what media works best when talking about my work. It’s been a really great tool. The only downside is […]
Two late nights and a show installed.
So, this is it. I’m rested and ready for the big move on Monday. This will be my fourth studio move in five years, quite a lot considering the amount of stuff I have to move each time. The second […]
In case you haven;t seen this doing the rounds on twitter et al – Glasgow City Council is planning to impose a tax on all exhibition activity: “from April 1 – yes, April Fool’s Day – exhibitions and public shows […]
OPEN AIR I’ve just got back from the AIR forum and wanted to say a little bit about it before I go home in the morning and get sucked into the next thing and forget – State of The Arts […]
Technology has transformed the way we live – and ways in which artists make work – since the UK’s copyright rules were last amended. The Government has developed proposals “intended to make copyright rules more flexible, and better suited to today’s needs.”
The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
21 January – 9 April 2012
