Yesterday I came across these images of the archive in its heyday. How crowded it is now in comparison, but still very atmospheric and totally recognisable. I wish I had seen these earlier, I might have been able to use […]
consider: a man choosing to stand on one leg. as a statement of him being happy in that place. how long: will that man be happy for?
My new space is light, and spacious in comparison to my old shed, and it inspires me to work. I have started on a large gesso panel, 8'X4', my largest to date, and it is phsically quite hard to move […]
The BUILD residency has provided me with the opportunity to research and produce work in an industrial location with specialist departments in manufacturing and the built environment. This blog will chart my experiences and the subsequent changes in attitute to […]
Brendan Lyons, Blu Painting (detail), acrylic paint, 80x80cm, 2008. Installed at the Bluecoat, Liverpool.
The Scottish Artists Union is the leading representative body for visual and applied artists north of the border. We continue to monitor the formation of the new agency Creative Scotland, set to replace the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen […]
The Arts Council of Great Britain was established in 1946. After cutbacks under Conservative governments in the 1980s the organisation was devolved between England, Scotland and Wales in 1994. Following a confusing series of twists and turns over cultural policy […]
Sonya Dyer responds to the Mobile Conference event at Peckham Space, 15 March
Furtherfield.org, London
23 – 30 March 2009
'St Pauls and Tate Modern', Pencil on Paper, April 2009. Photo: Ben Cowley.
1.22 metres x 1.52 metres
Anna Mawby, paper and text.
Philip Gurrey & Teresa Brown, ''Descent' & 'Away but the Weather Turned Around'', Oil on Board & Oil on Canvas, 2008.
Helen slater, 'Running Irish Hare', Glass with Fired on Glass Enamel, 2009. Photo: Helen Slater. Helen creates sculptural wildlife pieces which refer to the endangered wildlife of the British Isles and the disappearance of these animals from our surroundings
These glass sketches of the threatened species aim to draw attention to the disappearance of these animals by placing them either, outdoors in what could be their natural environment, or indoors as a visual reminder of their once common existence.
David Shrigley and Chris Shepherd, 'Who I Am and What I Want'.
Jason White and Richard Wright, 'Heliocentrum'.
Judy Greaves, 'Flower Power', Stone, 2009. Judy is a stone sculptor whose work is usually based on the human body. She is inspired by Picasso, Matisse, Epstein, Gill and de Saint Phalle.