Ah, Claridge’s! I was seduced by this hotel from the moment I stepped in and just had to share the glamour of this room, too grand to be just the loos and reminiscent of those black & white movies where the heroines retreat to powder their nose. It’s an Art Deco joy with painted walls, […]
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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. Email me at info@carolinebanks.co.uk with your name and email to receive a weekly post that only takes 1 minute to read.
Royal Society of Chemistry, London
Open House London gives us, the public, the opportunity to visit buildings of all kinds not normally open to general view during the rest of the year. One of the venues I visited this year was the Royal Society of Chemistry where I wasn’t expecting to find these two contemporary stained glass windows within the complex […]
White Noise at The Crypt, London
The Crypt Gallery is to be found below the huge church on Euston Road and is an atmospheric warren of spaces to explore. White Noise, an artists’ collective, showed there recently including Annamarie Dzendrowskyj whose oil paintings evoke a sense of mystery and uncertainty Hanna ten Doornkaat has been featured in my posts before – her scribbled, […]
Nobu Shoreditch hotel, London
I recently toured the newly opened Nobu Shoreditch, with interiors by StudioMica and restaurant & bar by Studio PCH The guest rooms are obviously a bit less accessible than the public areas so I’ll concentrate on them here. The rooms share a combination of urban brutalism (concrete ceilings and exposed services such as sprinklers) from the Shoreditch location […]
Roy’s People Art Fair in Islington, London
The principle of this blog is to be read in less than a minute so my intent is for you to be able to look into the connections further at your leisure. Whilst events have already taken place, many will recur including this one next year (dates at the end) The first Roy’s People Art […]
Artists at The Other Art Fair in Bristol – 4 of 4
This is the last of the group posts showing Abigail Bowen’s smaller paintings, one of regular exhibitor Ali Yanya’s prints, Clare Cutts‘ moody treescape print and Elaine Kazimierczuk’s colourful garden paintings.
Artists at The Other Art Fair Bristol – 3 of 4
Still feeling inspired by artists I showed with at The Other Art Fair in Bristol. Here are more shots showing the wide variety of art as I whipped round before opening time. Michelle Loa Kum Cheung’s landscapes, Olivier Leger’s intricately detailed drawings, and Sara Dare’s suggestive abstract paintings.It’s not just me is it? The last post in […]
Artists at The Other Art Fair Bristol – 2 of 4
There really is something for everyone at The Other Art Fair as, I hope, the following images and posts will show. It’s well worth a visit wherever it is. From oil painted landscapes by Dawn Reader, another stand neighbour in Bristol, to a new series of paintings by John Hainsworth ;meticulous still lives by Hisham […]
The Other Art Fair Bristol – 1 of 4
Writing this as it rains outside, The Other Art Fair Bristol with sunbathers outside the Arnolfini Gallery now feels a long way off. Every TOAF event has its communal displays with the ones here including The Colours of Bristol, an Instagram project created over 7 weeks with Bristol 247, @porthjess and @joyfulbristol – I saw it […]
Artist Joy Gerrard at Kingsgate Workshops
Another artist I discovered at Kingsgate workshops was Joy Gerrard, whose large ink and brush paintings of protest crowds caught my eye. Again, all photos here are from her website as she was running a workshop when we popped in. Often taken from rooftops, the original images are pulled from the media; compression, structure and […]