
Matthew Krishanu in conversation with Amanprit Sandhu
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Archive
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Venue:
Huddersfield Art Gallery -
Date:
September 15, 2018 at 02:00 PM -
Location:
Yorkshire
The work developed at my residency at the Fabrication Lab at Westminster University with the support of the A-N artist development bursary, went into my workshop The Big Data Cut-Up at the annual Fabfest “Digital City” festival at the P3 […]
Although we have fore filled our contract as at point of signing, we have had a very complicated site specific commission. Which changed through it’s 3 days of completion with constant ‘add ons’ from the agents client, a hotel. We […]
Overall the structure of the piece is to comprise three short looped videos that are tailor made for thoroughfares. They are to be made short and snappy and to be intriguing enough to grab a passer-by’s attention when viewed through a […]
As I gear up for my first proper day on site on Thursday, I’ve been making some collages out of discarded/recycled (charity shopped) materials combined with Suez’s leaflets (which inevitable become recycled materials too). The first one of these (above, […]
Following from my last post, in which I talked about turning a 2D drawing into a 3D model, and back into a 2 plan for the laser cutter to work on, the next step is assembling the models. After a […]
in Brief: news briefing featuring national and international stories including: 200-year-old Rio museum The Museu Nacional gutted by fire, Tes analysis shows arts subjects are being slashed in favour of English, maths and science, plus more than 10,000 publicly-owned artworks remain hidden from public view across London.
A blog of thoughts during my one year of a-n Mentoring 2018 with Lucy Day, supported by a-n The Artists Information Company
a-n Research editor Dany Louise highlights reports and evaluations from several UK-based art festivals and biennials that provide useful insight into the continued investment in large-scale art presentations and projects.
Sometimes the unexpected happens. I took a friend to see some work in a small exhibition of drawings by participants in the CHALKUP21 drawing show, which includes work by me and I ended up selling her one. This brings this […]
Creating digitally fabricated objects from everyday body movement includes modelling such actions in a 3D environment. To create a basic shape, I first traced my footsteps around the kitchen space while making porridge. I could also have traced my hands, […]
The Newcastle-born artist’s current exhibition at Baltic in Gateshead consists of a labyrinthine sculptural installation that is visually arresting and teeming with narrative. Fisun Güner talks to the 2018 Hepworth Sculpture Prize nominee about making work that reflects life outside the art world’s “pool of middle-class light”.
A surprise fascination for me was with these early 18th and 19th Century beaded pieces. I thought they were beautiful in their small scale extreme detail. I imagine that the beads would have been made using the flame. I also […]
Cardiff was the location of the final a-n Assembly event of 2018. This day-long event, hosted at The Sustainable Studio and developed in collaboration with Cardiff based artist Thomas Goddard, explored resilience and sustainable arts practice. Through workshops, seminars and a panel […]
This week’s selection of recommended shows includes: The Hayward Gallery’s new touring drawing exhibition at St Albans Museum and Gallery; magic, ritual and witchcraft at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; and the inaugural exhibition at S1 Artspace’s new gallery space at Sheffield’s Park Hill estate.
The power of culture to address social challenges has emerged as a key theme at a Culture Summit involving Government officials from 45 countries. Arts Professional’s Christy Romer reports.