My work is process-based, and often reflects my interest in primordial structures – I am driven when spontaneous actions form, beauty in chaos, order in chaos. The work draws on the tools used for capturing such as the telescope […]
This work was made for viewer interaction in the gallery. I wanted to create a work that simulated a change occurring. At a recent Fruitmarket Gallery exhibition – Possibilities of the Object – experiments in modern and contemporary Brazilian art inspired this piece. […]
New work inspired by twisted patterns of light from the early universe
The remainder of the Measuring the experience report reflects on the seventeen case studies to analyse areas such as aims, legal status, organisational structure, decision-making processes, financial support, dealing with change, impact on audiences, impact on the group, impact on […]
I have been watching some interviews with Mark Dion that I have found online, on YouTube and various other places. It is really fascinating to listen to him speak about his work and his process, rather than reading it in […]
The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) has reported that the High Court has overturned new copyright legislation that would have allowed individuals to create personal copies of copyright-protected materials without permission from the copyright owner.
Six artist filmmakers have been shortlisted for the £10,000 prize, which this year will include a UK-wide tour as part of the programme for the first time.
As part of The Grand Tour, a Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire initiative connecting historic collections with contemporary art, the artist Pablo Bronstein has brought some Chatsworth House bling to the white cube gallery spaces of Nottingham Contemporary. Wayne Burrows finds out why.
Part of my last trip to London included a visit to see Sam Wingate in the print room at London Metropolitan University where he works as a Lecturer on the textiles course. He was working up some new prints for […]
Packing is taking somewhat longer than I expected. I have packed some warm clothes, but I am not sure whether I will need more than a sleeping bag to keep me warm. If I take my wool jumper, hat and […]
Self-directed, micro-residency in an old farmhouse in the Upper Eden Valley. Holly, Cate and I, onetime studio mates, but forever sketching mates, take up residence for 4 days of disciplined work in a sparse environment to see what emerges.
Taking Hastings as their starting point, these three local artists have investigated different aspects of the town’s rich past and have discovered extraordinary stories, both factual and imaginative.
The four shortlisted museums and their nominated artists have been announced for the Contemporary Art Society’s £40,000 Annual Award 2015.
An early day motion has been tabled in Parliament to recognise the findings of two recent reports highlighting the contribution of arts and culture to the UK economy.
This week’s selection features abstract painting in Hastings and a photography show with a difference in Birmingham.
I am meeting with some of the artists and poets who I collaborated with in The Little Museum of Ludlow a few weeks ago as part of a performative event The Paradox of Order http://www.paradox-of-order.com/ So tonight I’m reflecting on […]
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here I’ve been listening to the songs a lot, obviously, as they are playing into the gallery. I’ve also been reflecting on live performance of the same songs. The differences in process fascinate me, and […]
I need to go to the studio….now that my head is finally full of ideas again. I have the ideas, the motivation, the resources….I just don’t have the time :-( I decided to use my day off on Wednesday to visit […]
I have found that the bonds of academia have restricted my creative side and note that many others feel the same.. Be what it may: i am now looking forward…. into a world of possibility and have many good ideas […]
While my residency does not begin for another month or so, I have been gathering more research, ideas and inspiration on the meantime. Although I was aware of the Biodiversity Heritage Library, I have only recently revisited it as a […]
