
Stuart Mayes
Artist living and working in Uppsala, Sweden and very occasionally London
Fashioning my universe from the material of other men's lives and a sprinkling of glitter. www.stuartmayes.com @studiostuartmayes Uppsala & LondonJuxtapose I have thoroughly enjoyed deepening the conversations with those who I have gotten to know over the past few years (through both Juxtapose and Supermarket) – and, if I really think about it, for far longer than that in […]
Juxtapose I need this energy … this input … this connection … THIS! I need the give and take … the exchange … the space for new thought … for re-imagining and re-positioning of ideas and knowledge … I need […]
Juxtapose It all came together! Our presentation is up and open. It was a wonderful day! From the ’reverse Q&A’ in the morning, to the forrest walk and waterside meditation in the afternoon, through the opening and after party in […]
Juxtapose 1 I thoroughly enjoy seeing Glitter Ball take form. Coming here is a significant step in my re-engaging with … re-activating … re-imagining … Glitter Ball. I see the presentation come together – with familiar visual identifiers from […]
Juxtapose 0, set-up 1 Hopefully our thorough if slow set-up yesterday means that we can really crack on today. It was a nice easing into the space and to our presentation. It was of course lovely to see some familiar […]
Juxtapose -1, arriving in Aarhus The trip to Aarhus and participating in Juxtapose has new significance. Some … many … people are denied opportunity. Taking part in Juxtapose is an amazing opportunity and I am fortunate that I am able […]
Speaking of being en-route to somewhere … in the three week’s time I will be en-route to Aarhus, Denmark, where Glitter Ball is taking part in Juxtapose. Mireia and I are driving from Uppsala via Malmö where will pick up […]
I remember reading, many years ago – in my studio in West Norwood, about Nicholas Logsdail’s decision(?) to stop being a practicing artist and to concentrate on what today is called curating or being a gallerist. Should I follow in […]
I am both disappointed and frustrated not to have received an artists’ working grant (again). It would be fantastic to have the opportunity to live and work as an artist full-time for a year at least once. I thought that […]
I spent Friday playing with the faux silk scarf squares that I have been picking up in charity shops for years. I have a complex relation to them – a relationship that I do not fully understand … I guess […]
Supermarket days 3, 4, and +1 It struck me the other morning that I feel similarly about Supermarket to how I feel about the studio association and about my time at Dartington – that I am at home there, that […]
Supermarket day 2 Another day of meetings – so many diverse and interesting conversations begin. I really hope that people make connections and find kindred spirits to maintain contact with. At some point I received feedback that I should mention […]