A ramshackle and intuitive approach can often seem like the only way at times, when things are hectic and there’s not much time to prepare. That was my approach to Venice this year. It was part of a whirlwind of […]
Three events across the UK will showcase artists working with museums, whilst a questionnaire seeks artists’ views on future collaborations and the setting up of a subject specialist network.
The exhibition at R-Space Gallery in Lisburn came to an end on Saturday, and my work is travelling back to me. Toes have been dipped into the wider world, lines have been redrawn, learnings&reflections are ongoing. One splendiferous strand will go on […]
Co-artistic director of British Ceramics Biennial and former senior visual arts officer for Arts Council England dies aged 66.
W is for Weng Weng, A-Z of Filipino Cultural Exports 1957 – 1992 / ‘The Search for Weng Weng’ (2013) is a 90 minute documentary produced by Philippine Cult Film enthusiast Andrew Leavold. The film is an accumulation of 3 visits and […]
BA (Hons) Fine Art – The Final Year!!
To make this artwork translate, i have decided to make a change to my original plan of having one black sheep, firstly i had to go back to the origination of the piece, the inability sometimes of being able to […]
After a long absence Body: Capital returns! Following about 18 months of engaging barely at all with my art practice, due to family commitments, I finally began to re-connect in April of this year. I moved into a temporary studio in […]
Richard Taylor visits Newcastle University’s undergraduate degree show at the Hatton Gallery and Fine Art building.
Video and words from Venice Biennale 2015
On May the 19th me and my assistant Dasha came to Broomhill to install the Rock garden… Thank you Rinus, Anika and Paul for a very warm welcome, much help with installing, delicious dinner and fantastic stories you shared!
Originally published in this year’s a-n Degree Shows Guide, Steven Bode, director of Film and Video Umbrella, discusses the challenges faced by moving image work at degree shows.
Just after my long ago last post, we had an “end of term” assessment. There has been a bit of a hiatus or lull in many things since then. Feedback was exceptionally late, also: Unfortunately, due to lack of space […]
V is for Ramon Valera, A-Z of Filipino Cultural Exports 1908 – 1997/ ‘The contribution of Ramon Valera, whose family hails from Abra, lies in the tradition of excellence of his works, and his commitment to his profession, performing his magical seminal […]
Many projects I am currently planning and completing are ongoing, some of those are volunteering roles. I significantly chose them for me to join in line with my practice as an artist, and to become and feel useful in the […]
Invigilating your own degree show is actually quite terrifying. After months of running about the art college in preparation for degree show and installing, sitting down for a long period time gives you the time to realise that this is just […]
Today in the studio, a bit on the cold side…no central heating. I’ve also been given some sand from a middle-eastern dessert. Not decided what I’m going to use it for yet. Presumably something rich in meaning and conceptual etc.
