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Cy Twombly

I remember the first time I saw his work, I was 17 doing an AS level in art and we had a trip to Tate, my interest had just spiked in art. It was the first time I had been to […]

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Progress!!

Firstly apologies for a lack of progress over the last week or two, there has been a lot of groundwork being put in whilst I have been waiting for materials to arrive in order to continue the moulds for the […]

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A few thoughts on my painting style

When I look at these quick sketches of faces made on the acetate sheet, I see that they are not like any of the other work I am painting. They are loose and quick observations which I don’t seem to […]

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Vote Art goes live from Aberdeen to Plymouth

Artworks encouraging people to vote in the general election will be appearing on billboards around the UK from this Thursday, 23 April, with a new work by first-time-voter Jordan Alex Smith joining those of the five already announced artists.

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Ben Uri Gallery: “It’s about an artistic context not religious or ethnic”

In the lead up to its centenary celebrations, the Ben Uri Gallery – which presents work of Jewish interest or by Jewish artists – has curated No Set Rules, an exhibition of works on paper from its own collection and that of Philip Schlee. Dany Louise visits the small space and discovers more about its history and ambitions.

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#Beyoutiful take 2

These are the mixed media pieces i created at the end of this project, but i still feel there is a long way to go in this project. These responses i have created are an end to the project so […]

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A busy week part 2 – collecting the glass

Again a huge thank you to glass build for providing the 10 specially made triangular double glazing units I will use in my piece which are now in a very safe place in the studio. The glass used in the […]

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Studio as Distraction

One of my favorite studios was in a former Bally shoe factory in Norwich. The self contained room was a former white collar space complete with a deep pile cream carpet. It used to cause much amusement with visiting artists […]

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So, what is Impressionism?

A friend linked my recent series of photos to Impressionism. So, what is Impressionism? Impressionistic list:  ‘An art of immediacy and movement’ (1) Capturing the ‘sensory effects of a scene’ (2) The impressions objects make ‘in a fleeting instant’ (3)- […]

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YOU SEE, BUT YOU DON’T

“You see, but you don’t” Sculpture done behind the subject, ‘Environment and social” Why ? That’s very simple, we as human kind, we only think about ourselves and our quality of live, after that nothing matter anymore, but the World […]

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10 Project, The finished project.

Working to the theme 10 I decided to paint 10 colourful abstract landscapes that went with the space I was in.  My work tends to be bright and colourful and as the room is white it really helped my artwork […]

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Reusing Faces

With these images I was seeing what different effects I could create by using the same fragments of a face over different images then photocopy them to get a new image rather than gluing it together so it’s a permanent […]

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Oh My God What Have I Taken On

I’m now most of my way through the top floor of the dollshouse. The side that is completed looks great, I’m really pleased with it. One of my main feelings while I’m creating this is of my disagreement with how […]

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Progression

Just a couple of photographs of the progression I am making with collaging the interior of my dollshouse. It is very time consuming but it is looking more and more effective the more of it I complete. I am finding […]

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More Faces

These are two of my favourite face collages. The original images are from Vogue magazine and Hairstyles magazine, so the brighter coloured hair comes from the hairdressing one. The images are bright and bold and have an immediate effect on […]

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Cindy Sherman

Untitled (Bus Riders Series) 1976 Cindy Sherman is an American artist who is best known for her photographic self portraits. Her black and white photographs are very simple and incredibly effective, using herself as the model, dressing up and changing […]

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Faces

These are some of collaged faces. After pillaging loads of magazines for eyeballs for the dolls house, I had a collection of faces that were missing their eyes or sometimes all their facial features but I had a feeling that […]

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Douglas Gordon

Blind James (White) 2002. Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper mounted board. Douglas Gordon is a Scottish artist who I had previously looked at in my first year at uni. He is mostly known for his work with video and […]

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Hannah Hoch

Fur Ein Fest Gemacht (Made For a Party) 1936, collage Hannah Hoch was a German artist emerging at the beginning of the 20th century. She was one of the pioneers of photomontage and was renowned for her collages. Friends with […]

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The leftovers

I have been keeping all of the faces I had used the eyes from for my pieces from last year. These have been cut out a bit more delicately than the ones I have been doing recently, but I find […]

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