As part of the Saatchi Gallery’s 30th anniversary show, Champagne Life, Cambridge-based, Iranian-born Soheila Sokhanvari is one of 14 artists in the gallery’s first ever all-female show. Dany Louise discovers more about the artist and her work.
To write is not to describe. To paint is not to depict (Georges Braque) Art has had a long history of describing and questioning its environment and this has been inextricably linked with technology. Artists explore and query new ideas, scientific […]
The Chair of Arts Council England will step down in January 2017 after four years in the role.
January is definitely a hibernation month. I seem to be constantly fighting against my natural instinct to sit on the settee with a quilt over me, eat (a lot) and watch TV. Its good thing then that there has been […]
This week’s selection includes photography in London, printmaking in Derry and seascapes in Bournemouth.
On Tuesday 24th November 2015 I led my first workshop-performance with the Rocket artists at the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. Over the next few days I want to write about my thinking behind the piece; what happened during the […]
So the start of the new year is both a time for trying new things and looking back, so this week I have had a try for the first time at water gilding, which has been a challenge, and even […]
Skyspace – Seldom Seen by James Turrell. ‘Lightscape’ light installation exhibition at Houghton Hall, Norfolk Saturday 8th August 2015 Another installation experienced at James Turrell’s Lightscape exhibition was Skyspace. Walking through the gardens of Houghton Hall I came across this building […]
St Elmo’s Breath by James Turrell. ‘Lightscape’ light installation exhibition at Houghton Hall, Norfolk Saturday 8th August 2015 To discover one of my favourite artists was exhibiting in Norfolk, and one I am referencing in my dissertation, gave me a […]
I thought It would be useful to post my exhibition proposal on to my blog, so then I can compare how much my ideas have changed from the original proposal to the finished exhibition in a later post. Title: […]
I’m currently studying on the MA in Inclusive Arts Practice (2015-2017) at Brighton; this is causing a shift in the way I view both my past and current work; I definitely need a new platform away from my work archive (1990-2015) on www.walkintomyparlour.com
I have an outline for a new piece of work under my umbrella project Barcelona in a Bag. I can’t say much as the submission is in but I have no word yet on whether it has been accepted. I […]
During my residency at AirSpace Gallery, I had the privilege of being able to have meetings with artist Victoria Lucas, who agreed to come to AirSpace Gallery to discuss my work with me during month three of the residency. She […]
A comparison of curation styles, between, The Van Gogh Museum and The Anne Frank House.
Some time between about 4.30 and 5.00pm this afternoon it suddenly struck me, and now I know what I want to make. It came as something of a surprise – quite unbidden – as I was tidying Tim’s studio after […]
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here A bit of a recap… 29th January is a first for me… So I’m looking back over the events that led to it with more than a little wonderment and disbelief really, that it should […]
I’ve been trying to make a revised version of my film since the New Year using new footage shot, but with no success. On the point of abandoning the project as a lost cause, three ideas suddenly free things up. […]
What development have I done with the Drawings? As I have previously said about wanting to print them, I have managed to have a go at printing them today. I got Glen ‘the technician’ to help print one of these […]
Frances Morris, who has been part of the Tate team since joining as a curator in 1987, has been appointed the new director of Tate Modern.
I’ve had a busy start to the New Year and have a whole host of new drawings that I’ve created… here’s my new blog explaining my process, techniques and reasons behind them.
Inaugural London light festival features work by 20 international artists installed at some of the capital’s most iconic buildings and locations.
