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Future of painting under spotlight
The Walker Art Gallery is hosting a series of debates, talks and tours that will interrogate the role of painting in contemporary art.
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Gary Hume
Annabel Tilley talks to Gary Hume about twenty-five years of practice, prizes and paint.
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Nick Fox
Alice Bradshaw talks to Nick Fox about cuts in art education, the John Moores Painting Prize, balancing work between two cities, and being called a painter.
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On the cover – 2012 May
Angela Smith, Canine, gloss, enamel and oil on canvas, 38x38cm, 2011.
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Career profile: Joe Simpson
Since graduating from Leeds University in 2007 Joe Simpson has developed his craft as a painter blending his practice with commissions and more personal projects. With his show ‘Musician Portraits’ open in London, and his portait of Maxi Jazz in the BP Portrait Award 2011, he takes time out to fill us in on his career so far.
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On the cover – 2011 October
Konrad Wyrebek, Olivia Palermo and her boyfriend Johannes Huebl, oil and acrylic on canvas, 120x90cm, 2011.
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On the cover – 2011 September
Arron Kuiper, Box 8, oil paint, aquagel, glass vitrine, 2011.
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Big picture – 2011 June
Ben Ashton, At Home with the Ashtons (detail), oil on board, wooden structural installation and mirror, 2011.
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Rosalind Davis
Is surface texture, pattern and ‘the natural’ an escape or a trap? Rosalind Davis talks to Andrew Bryant about this and other questions in her work written about in her Artists talking blog.
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Jane Boyer
Despite setting up a successful jewellery business with her husband, blogger Jane always knew she was an artist and eventually found the time and space to develop her painting. Andrew Bryant talks to Jane about business, the relationship between art and craft, the obsession with interpretation and about feminism and painting.
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On the cover – 2011 March
Nicola Williams, Cement Garden, 2009.
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Big picture – 2010 December
Alex Ball, The Obstacle, oil on linen, 31×23.5cm, 2010.
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Big picture – 2010 October
Dolly Thompsett, Night Landing (Blue)
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On the cover – 2010 October
John Stark, Rose Garden, oil on wood panel, 50cm diameter, 2010. Image courtesy of the artist and CHARLIE SMITH london.
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On the cover – 2010 June
Fiona MacDonald, Cumulissa, 2009.
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Big picture – 2010 April
Sarah Harvey, Promise.
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Paint and the Self
In this blog I reflect on my ongoing artistic practice, primarily painting and drawing.
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Graham Crowley on the state of play for contemporary painting
Graham Crowley is one of the most distinguished living painters in the UK today. As the deadline closes on entry to the John Moores 2010 competition, Kate Brundrett asked him for his views on the competition’s significance and for his ‘take’ on the state of contemporary art practice.
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Big picture – 2009 July
Nina Murdoch’s Rockingham Row.
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Big picture – 2009 May
Benet Spencer’s History Painting.
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On the cover – 2009 May
Brendan Lyons, Blu Painting (detail), acrylic paint, 80x80cm, 2008. Installed at the Bluecoat, Liverpool.
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On the cover – 2007 August
Kerry Harker, Narcissist, T-shirt with vinyl lettering, unlimited edition multiple. Photo: Cathal Carey
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Saville’s road
Charles Saatchi saw one of Jenny Saville’s paintings and commissioned a series, but she believes it’s hard work and dedication that sustain her.
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Simon Leahy-Clark
I arrived in Osaka, Japan with a certain amount of excitement and trepidation.