Painting Statement 2021 ‘I paint chaotic and bizarre domestic scenes of every day life. Surreal and dystopian figures gesture as if from a medieval illuminated manuscript, or an Old Master like Bosch or Michelangelo, but twisted somehow. Richly textured compositions […]
Film about women and mental health that uses stories and local landscape.
Upon reflection from my formative assessment from 07/05/21, Jane mentioned I could explore further into performance as it is a space I aim to continue to develop and work with, especially relation to my sculptural performances. Valie Export is a […]
I’ve just returned from The Highlands of Scotland…serendipity took me on a paid singing job to Brora north of Inverness and for such a long journey and being with the KlangHaus collective, we decide to rent a cottage and do […]
I have found that the order of the CMYK inks that goes onto the print affects the colour of the prints. For the pink one I’ve put black ink first and yellow last, this resulted in a yellow hue of […]
Recent large-scale figurative paintings, sculptures, and mixed media works on paper by Cornish artist Andrew Litten.
Just a reminder to be wary of automatic renewal contracts with third parties. Not everyone is like AN and gives you a reminder that renewal is coming up. Just got burned myself as it was in the contract and it […]
Have you found yourself making more work, less or about the same? Has your subject drastically changed or not at all?
Graduating Goldsmiths’ artist James Southall-Ford discusses his work.
Artist Natalie Godjamanian discusses her work ahead of her MA Fine Art show at Edinburgh College of Art.
Lancaster University graduating artist Aashna Arora.
A live artwork and run following the length of the river Thames from source to sea over 14 days, 31st March -13th June 2021. In partnership with Estuary 2021 #AssocProg21 & Anglia Ruskin University.
With thanks to my partner Richard Allen, who accompanied me in a campervan.
The commute to the studio is quite pleasant (though I am aware of its environmental impact) and it seems to be becoming shorter. Obviously it is the same length, it is just that it is becoming familiar. I wonder […]
I have no use for a straight line It doesn’t do anything interesting. Parallel lines are useless. They have no adventure. They’re unaffected by the world. Give me a line that meanders, takes in its surroundings. Give me a line […]
Heart and Hope I think there’s a point in any project where you reach a plateau, turn around, sit on a bench and look across what you’ve done. From there you assess where you are, turn 180º and look across […]
Documenting the year I seriously started trying to write the future through the eyes of my semi-fictional collaborator/alter ego AuTCRONE and her band of cyborg buddies.
Julie Umerle | Recent Paintings, 18-29 May 2021
