Back in the studio, I felt a little disillusioned to be the only one there. It seems that the artists who are left on the residency are there when I’m not and we only see proof of each other’s existence […]
On ‘finishing’ Today – after a few months in progress I have finished my painting. But what is it to finish? It seems to involve an intense mix of anticipation and aprehension;an excitement followed by the anti-climax of feeling – […]
Today continuing to gather ideas and exploring observations and perspectives on the near shoreline Georgia O’keeffe, has been an artist who has inspired me in the past and has now re-emerged within this present project. that deals with observations of […]
I love the design of this carpet situated in the hall of my new residence for it’s colour and echoes of the age of Art Deco. For me it brings to mind the reception hall at Eltham Palace during Stephen […]
Plaster casting I have just spent 2 days in the plaster room. Most ceramic artists I have met here do not pledge much allegiance to plaster as a material, in fact many of them downright loath the stuff. For me, […]
After two very long and productive days in the studio I have made some real progress! Day 1 Day 1 mainly consisted of drawing out ideas for the background and after much anticipation I tore the majority of the background […]
Yoko Ono, Andy Goldsworthy and Pablo Bronstein are among the internationally renowned artists commissioned for the third edition of Folkestone Triennial.
A new arts documentary film festival produced in partnership with the BBC is to take place in April as part of the Glasgow International festival.
Only The (Dark) Horses… I usually don’t take that long in between posts. Last time I went off the blog’s radar for a long while was 4 years ago, when I first joined in and started this blog. Quickly though […]
Studio Day then today. What is really great is, I don’t have a list of tasks to complete by a deadline, one set by me or anyone else. I’m not naive enough to think this will always be the case, […]
Why Craft? Importantly i choose to work with craft because i enjoy the personal, thoughtful touches you can create using your hands. I like how i can zone out and go into my own world where it is just me […]
………..continued ‘I kind of struggle with my curmudgeonliness here because I should be all-embracing and the art world should close ranks and we should all say yes everything we do is really brilliant. And in many ways, I am a […]
Text by Victoria Gray How can movement become sound? To answer this question, myself, Victoria Gray, a visual artist specializing in video and performance, and, Oliver Larkin, a musician and software programmer, have embarked on a collaborative initiative. This initiative […]
Here are some thoughts from one of the artists in the Topography Disarranged exhibition, Erin Solomons: During the making of this work, I became aware of how potent visceral objects of photography can be. The discoloration and watermarks on the […]
My piece Recordings from a Site of Minor Disorder, commissioned for the Letchworth: A Vision of Utopia exhibition is now up! It has been such a tight deadline from initial brief to now, that I have barely had a moment […]
Artist Research- Jean Francois Nielly Since deciding to explore colour I have come across various artists that have used and manipulated colours either directly or indirectly in their work. The Artist that first stuck me was the French artist: Jean […]
These images are of recent works I made in response to viewing some mixed media images online. I was inspired by the brick dust and earthy materials for these paintings and used chalk to create the textures on the surface. […]
Light & Flesh There is a relationship between light and flesh which has run throughout art history. During January I attended a talk on the Italian Renaissance held by lecturer John Sheeran. I found this lecture really useful in expanding […]
Jean-Michel Basquiat was heavily influenced by Cy Twombly. Richard Marshall states that, Twombly was one of the few artists that Basquiat cited as an influence and “his impact is apparent in his numerous loose, scratchy and scribbled works” (Marshall 1996:35). […]
