In 2014 GRAIN Photography Hub and the Library of Birmingham approached artist Mat Collishaw, creator of spectacularly crushed butterflies, corrupted, syphilitic flora, and monumental, dark zoetropes, to respond to the rich photography archive held at the Library.
Some new work on paper.
To help better understand my work, I have decided to look at these clay sculptures from when I first started to make them, and why they have stayed with me and I continue to make them three years on. I […]
Today I am disappointed at having spent (wasted) time applying for UnLtd funding to set up the LAN as a social enterprise, for this to be unsuccessful. I was advised that I need to research social enterprise – as far […]
Whitechapel Gallery and Max Mara fashion group have announced the shortlist for the sixth Max Mara Art Prize for Women.
My prep for a new set of portraits of British Raj officers, based on the collection of the City Palace Museum, Udaiphur, India
One of the themes currently being explored in the 2015 British Ceramics Biennial, in Stoke, is ‘the production line’. The AirSpace studio artists currently have a show titled Assemblage, in the AirSpace Resources Room, that reflects our own interest in […]
I often use Pinterest as a source for inspiration, whether it’s images of natural forms to inspire new hybrids for my work, or artists work that I like or ideas I think are worth examining. I came across Regine Ramseier’s […]
The fourth British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke-on-Trent comes as the industry in the city is enjoying a modest upturn. Reporting from the city, Bob Dickinson finds plenty of evidence of ceramic creativity alongside well-founded concerns over the loss of traditional industrial skills.
This week I have been firming up dates and plans for my artist parent residency research event at Manchester Art Gallery in November. I wanted to use a space that can accommodate everyone with activities for the children and adults […]
I was hoping to see the elusive ‘green ray’ which occurs sometimes when the sun finally sinks on the horizon. Only shades of violet remained. I found this stone circle that someone had made on the sand and it interacted […]
Following 111 days of strike action, PCS union members at the National Gallery in London returned to work today having reached an agreement that protects the terms and conditions of their employment under a new private contract, and that reinstates senior union rep Candy Udwin.
Photographic essay on analogue and digital interface.
In a piece originally published by The Conversation, artist and 1997 Turner Prize nominee Christine Borland, professor of art at Northumbria University, argues that the prize needs to transcend its own ‘structures of power’ and instead find a way for the art itself to be centre stage.
This week’s selection includes an exploration of the cliché of collecting in Manchester, the unveiling of the Serpentine’s autumn exhibition in London and a painting exhibition in Rochester that mixes old and new technology.
Enjoyed reading documentation of Brian Eno’s John Peel lecture today. A perfect inspirational read for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Eno talks on the importance of the creative ‘industries’ and the serious function of art in all of our lives, stating […]
Hello art-world! After a somewhat unintentional “sabbatical” it is nice to be back. Actually it is a bit daunting! To avoid ‘giving an account’ of the summer I am simply going to start from here and now. I will refer […]
Why use this Chairman mao printing idea? I want to try reflect china culture as a whole by using Chaiman Mao as the main icon to reflect what has changed since the victory of the China cultural revolution. When I […]
