Moving around uncertain and tenuously balanced space, a sense of instability and the deception of materials, all are elements for me of Phyllida Barlow’s work in this exhibition at the Royal Academy. What seem to be massive blocks of concrete are skimmed bits of plywood. Bent wire and painted plaster structures affect the space around […]
One-minute blog of interesting things
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As a working contemporary artist I visit many exhibitions and shows, but sometimes it is the things I see that are part of daily life that capture my interest. My one-minute blog of interesting things reflects the fact that although we are increasingly time-poor, there is creativity all around us.
Les Colombes by Michael Pendry in New York
This installation, currently on at the Episcopal Church of Heavenly Rest, right next to the Guggenheim in New York, gives the viewer time to pause and reflect. You walk straight in from the street into a dark and quiet space. Sit, or walk around to appreciate the sculpture – the choice is yours. Michael Pendry’s […]
Mike Nelson’s Asset Strippers at Tate Britain
Currently on at the Duveen Gallery at Tate Britain, Asset Strippers by Mike Nelson is a poignant elegy to Britain’s manufacturing history, so much of which has now disappeared. Machines and equipment, much of which is from the textile industry and with remnants of their function, are arranged as sculpture throughout the space Fibre fluff […]
The newly restored Pitzhanger Manor
The country house of Sir John Soane, Pitzhanger Manor has recently reopened after an extensive restoration by Julian Harrap architects and Jestico + Whiles so I leapt at the offer to visit. Originally built by Soane’s former boss, George Dance, the house was in the country yet only 8 miles from London so within walking […]
Pierre Bonnard – The Colour of Memory at Tate Modern
I managed to catch this Bonnard show in the last couple of weeks at Tate Modern and am glad I did. It wasn’t the popular paintings that intrigued me the most but the self portraits which contrasted so much with the “happy” idyllic image of his work historically depicted in the media. The Boxer, from […]
Jo Hummel at After Nyne Gallery
“Safety at Sea” was the title of this recent solo show by artist Jo Hummel at After Nyne Gallery in West London. I’ve featured her work in previous blogs and enjoy seeing the way it’s developing as this piece below, my favourite of the exhibition, shows. Here’s a detail below: the more you look, the […]
Anish Kapoor at Pitzhanger Manor gallery
Pitzhanger is not only a museum, it is also, in keeping with Soane’s vision, a fully functioning gallery which reopened with an exhibition by Anish Kapoor whose highly polished and razor-thin metal sculptures create an orgy of optical illusion. The exhibition is such a tribute to the collaboration between science and art. Very clever. This […]
The Other Art Fair London – post 2 of 2
Another first-time exhibitor to The Other Art Fair was Luke Adam Hawker whose finely detailed architectural drawings and prints were very popular. Here are a couple of pages from one of his sketchbooks, so different to mine. Sarah Needham exhibited her colour field paintings – this indigo one was my favourite and also the largest […]
The Other Art Fair London – post 1 of 2
I always feel a slight pang of regret and envy whenever I visit The Other Art Fair and am not exhibiting as I love the experience so much. I’ll be showing at The Other Art Fair in Brooklyn next month so this is some of the work I enjoyed seeing in London. Due to lighting […]
Dior at the V&A London
For some odd reason I had never really twigged that Christian Dior built up his couture house in only 10 years from the launch in 1947 till his untimely death in 1957. When you look at what was achieved in that time it’s quite staggering. Since then of course, various designers have taken up the […]
