Untitled blog post from "“Dungbeetle and Sisyphus”"
After the re-shuffling of the cards every particle assumes it's new place, in new order.. Let's see where it will all take me. ..
After the re-shuffling of the cards every particle assumes it's new place, in new order.. Let's see where it will all take me. ..
I try not to bring my 'other life' to the blog – the stuff that bubbles along in the background, both major and minor. But sometimes events in your private life impact on your work. I was involved in a […]
from rest comes enlightenment. it's reading week at the university, the libary has been very quiet and the refectory surprisingly well stocked of food. After last the tiredness of last weekend, the week has been relaxed and steady. The dsylexia […]
I love it when people comment on my blog! it cheers me up to think that people are interested enough to read it. (Thanks Jane – it helps to feel a bit of solidarity out there!) I'm generally more upbeat […]
education-learning from the past. i'm in reflective mood today. the excitement of the email weeks ago about inclusion in the magazine being balanced by the reality check of seeing it in pdf form, hearing people's voices in my head who […]
Blog entries to write: Conversation with David Constantine yesterday about Brecht's 'Kriegsfibel' and relationship of poetry to photographic images of war – transcribe recording of conversation and select parts for blog. Impromptu discussion today at Fabrica with students from Greenwich […]
All of our course had to attend a Hereford and Worcester Business and Commerce, Business Link seminar and workshops on setting up your own business once you you have graduated. It was very interesting to listen to and fitted in […]
I’m a sculptor I’ve been in denial.Once again I’m the last to realise something that everyone else seems to have known for years.It almost feels like coming out all over again. This afternoon I allowed myself to play with materials […]
I am in a North London library. Mum is sitting on a sofa in the children's area. I think she's nodding off. We've just had lunch together in a cafe. She's 81, though, for some reason, I keep thinking she's […]
Review of Beardism, published 30th October 2008. Abraham Lincoln had a beard, I don't know much else about him and I didn't know much about Beardism until I went to an invited gathering to see the latest collection of work […]
Not only did it look like a grey day today, it very much felt like one. I was in the studio fairly early this morning to find the painting that I had last checked on monday still as wet as […]
It is the eve of my son Moses' first birthday. I am in bed with a sprained back muscle, the only thing that has managed to slow me down after the post-show euphoria of working on the Crafting Space commission […]
The 2007/8 MA Photography group are in the final throes of our 15 month course. Eight students will present work in two shows at the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art in Sunderland in November/December 2008/January 2009.
Recent months have seen changes to the artistic landscape in Nottingham, reflective of a wider shift occurring in the surrounding cultural environment. These changes demonstrate that Nottingham is an increasingly attractive base for artistic activity, with a rising retention of graduates leaving higher education as well as enticing artists from the region and further afield.
The McMaster Review published earlier this year reiterated the direct benefits of having practitioners at the centre of arts decision-making processes.
New sonic works presented in October enabled five emerging artists to use personal narratives and found sound of urban spaces to create installations that resonated between the past, present and future of their sites.
A major initiative to install brand new public art sculptures at three Prestatyn locations looks a step closer to becoming a reality.
This month’s movers in the artworld.
Artist Neil Armstrong and pharmaceuticals company Specials Clinical Manufacturing talk about working towards a special commission in the latest of our collaborative relationships series.
Contents include: Live art focus; Neil Armstrong and Specials Clinical Manufacturing in Collaborative relationships; Big picture features Ally Wallace at Victoria Baths, Boundaries of perception in the Scottish Highlands and Islands PDF version [size 9.7 MB]. Requires PDF reader.
In the aftermath of the current credit crisis, how might we expect artists to be operating?