Photography Brief – Project 4 Picturing the Word – ‘Photography is a system of visual editing. At bottom, it is a matter of surrounding with a frame a portion of one’s cone of vision, while standing in the right place […]
I was musing on the things that can impact on my working day. I have been self-employed for many many years, and for most of that time, like now, I have had a studio at home. I can therefore say […]
Hello People Just want to thank everyone for coming down on Sunday to the Christmas Affair, we had a really good day and we hope you all did too! We’re still looking for people for January’s fair so give us […]
Sporting league game 18: News in brief. Athletico triumphed against Chamber Athlete in a much anticipated derby match. The Athleticans were able to call upon their senior players with two inspired substitutions in the second half which resulted in an […]
The Never Ending Multi-Story is a collaboration of four artists, each exploring the idea of alternative existences to that which they have become accustom to.With each artist recently graduating from University, this exhibition enables the viewer to see fresh work […]
…Anwyl Cooper-Willis makes her impression on the viewer through her imposing installation situated between the main gallery areas. The inspiration for this piece was based on the idea of control and propaganda being created through architecture. Her installation consists of […]
. … Images showing a funfair closed and a building in ruins also draws to this theme. The change in politics can also be noted as anti-BNP graffiti messages are spray painted onto walls and a man displaying an England […]
Each artist has explored the idea of looking at life from another perspective and the level of contrast that can be seen through the work on display puts a real emphasis on how fixated we can be with regards to […]
CHRISTMAS CARDS New for 2009 and available now; a range of Christmas cards featuring new limited edition artwork by AirSpace Gallery studio artists. The cards are available in two sets with four different cards in each set, these cards give […]
Creative duo roam the West Midlands on photo trail…. Rhonda Wilson and Lorna-Mary Webb are the creative and organisational forces behind Rhubarb-Rhubarb – widely regarded as Europe’s premier International Photographic Portfolio Review – based in Birmingham. In early 2010 they’re […]
‘ Every work of art is aggressive. And every artists’s life is a small war or a large one, beginning with oneself and one’s limitations. To achieve anything you must first have ambition and then talent, knowledge and finally the […]
Andrew Bryant’s comments on how useful blogs can be in ‘Why professional artists need a blog’ is spot on. in particular ‘But thinking, talking and writing about what is essentially a visual process, is one of the most difficult things […]
Group Crits In the last couple of weeks I attended 2 group art crits (because I wasn’t busy enough with two exhibitions about to open !) One was Engine Chat Chat set up by my studio mate Elizabeth Murton and […]
Tuesday, 8 December 2009 Examinations I am, as usual, distracted. At work, the inspectors are about. It is easy to spot them as they float along the corridors in their anachronistic suits. However this conspicuousness does not make them any […]
I would like a mentor please. To be fair, I think I get bits of mentoring here and there off various people in all different roles – advice and encouragement that is really valuable and much appreciated. But wouldn’t it […]
From the personality 3D brief, I realised that I was creating objects and collections that weren’t perfect. But I felt okay with that. I had fulfilled the brief and also learnt more about myself in the process. Judging by the […]
Thoughts arising … ..that came out of the launch evening of the shape of things last month and I have been so busy making that I haven’t had the chance to write them down since. A question asked at the […]
Deborah Robinson, 'Deborah Robinson'.
James Hussey, 'Chinese puzzle', Acrylic on canvas 107x38cm, 2009.
Giuliana Lazzerini, 'Bird Song. Number 15/25', Linocut, 2009. Photo: Gordon Giarchi. Courtesy: Giuliana Lazzerini.