Trying to understand what the difference is between an image that is alive and one that is dead. Looking at some of my prints, there are some that are alive, they have a voice and a life of their own. […]
A rare opportunity arose recently, for something that I know (from reading blogs on Artists Talking) many artists long for. A few weeks ago I had sent a ‘good luck’ message to a friend who was about to present her […]
Thanks to all visitor who attended the Private viewing at Celestial Contrakt.It was a massive success according to the viewers, thanks to all these crowed stayed watching performances and live tunes until late! Some pics from the show! Important artist […]
I have finished my painting challenge to paint an oil painting every day for a year visit here; http://danyoungdaily.blogspot.com and have promptly started a new year of making drawings everyday! If you like there are now over 365 paintings to […]
Thinking about the drawings/objects may well work as photographs, or rather just showing a photograph of them. There is definitly something about how they look. Two pieces for the exhibition are shown, but they may appear different in their final […]
Busy, busy, busy…… why are the days feeling shorter and the weeks quicker??? Since my last update I have been vigorously painting my 6 chosen portraits, I had a clear week before receiving feedback on my dissertation draft and in […]
This is an image of the clutter that Ursula Goldfinger argued with her husband, Erno about. Perhaps in the way that Daniel Miller in his essay, Possessions’ talks about the residents of the modernist flats of the Lark Estate, who […]
I wasn’t able to attach all images to previous blog entry, so here are the last two:
I have realised that I need to set myself an agenda for my days in uni if I am going to achieve anything. I need to organise myself better. Perhaps giving myself a script to follow, or timing myself would […]
LACE AND OTHER THINGS……. 26.11.09 Well, I have neglected my blog writing for the past month it would seem. I think I have been a little distracted, by what I am not so sure. Pulling apart my art practice has […]
A curator spotted my paintings on Axis and paid me a visit today. The show is in January and a bit soon, but I’m quite excited as my work is going in the right direction. (Most of my paintings are […]
26/11/2009 The first blog for this exhibition! How exciting. I have been wanting to organise an exhibition like this one for a long time but never had the balls to do it. It is wonderful how much of a response […]
I’ve been so busy today. I got loads of printing done in college, then I went home and I’ve spent the rest of the day cutting the prints up and glueing them back together. Richard Taylor is coming into college […]
Site Gallery, Sheffieldr
5 September – 31 October
Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee
3-31 October
Blank Gallery, Brighton
17-30 October
Arnolfini, Bristol
3 October – 29 November
Richard Taylor in conversation with Bernice Wilson
Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham
14 November 2009 – 24 January 2010