For the exhibition Painting In Time, Sarah Kate Wilson has invited 12 artists who “challenge ideas of what painting can be” to exhibit alongside her at The Tetley in Leeds. Jack Hutchinson finds out more about curating a show that includes emulsion paint flowing into the gallery, an inflatable painting, and a 1960s DIY instruction work by Yoko Ono.
Underneath where that almost terracotta red square is lies a cartoon style picture of an ejaculating penis. I know this because I see it every day. There’s something really interesting about the reality of painting over, it’s about editing, erasing, […]
The British painter and printmaker Albert Irvin has died aged 92.
Wood stain battles with the canvas, I have to force it on. When I begin the process of removal I can see how vulnerable and fragile it is. It’s clear that it’s not designed for this surface. The paintings […]
Some reflections on my recent work and activity.
Whilst I seem to have been busy since my last blog, my actual creative output seems to have been pretty scant. I do seem to have been involved in an awful lot of art admin– entering competitions, preparing for a […]
Barrie J Davies is an artist. He has been a practicing artist for over ten years has had up to fourteen solo exhibitions and been in over hundred and seven group exhibitions worldwide. In paint he uses a provocative and humourous approach to expose the human condition.
Three artists address the crumbling or peeling back of the picture plane through drawing and painting.
It was interesting to review my collection of work related to the cine film frames at the time, but more so to look at it later. I used this collection as the subject for a sample catalogue we made for […]
