This recent show of Rana Begum‘s at Kate MacGarry deals with space and light using her trademark abstract minimalism. Begum uses the slanting structure of vents as her point of exploration. These sculptures look so light and delicate, the colour tints moving from pale to strong as they approach the ground. Can you believe that […]
Artists
Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers. National Gallery London. Post 2 of 2.
Much as I love colour (see my previous post) the key for me lies in drawing. In this post I look at some of the drawings in this landmark Van Gogh exhibition at The National Gallery. I mentioned the mark-making last week. See how this tree has a definite Art Nouveau feel about it. Look […]
Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers at The National Gallery London. Post 1 of 2.
Ah, everyone loves Van Gogh, one of the most covetable dead artists around. Except I don’t. Love all his work I mean. I’m sorry, but that’s just the way it is. Having said that I have grown to admire and appreciate his work over the decades. This blockbuster exhibition marks 200 years of the National […]
Mourning Marsyas: Marlene Dumas at Frith Street Gallery
I wouldn’t call myself a fangirl but I do make the effort to see anything by Marlene Dumas. Mourning Marsyas is an exhibition of her recent paintings at Frith Street Gallery. It’s worth learning about the story of Marsyas to appreciate the artist’s theme. The tone is of grief and loss which felt odd at […]
Serge Saunière & Jean-Pierre Bréchet at Galerie Akié Arichi Paris
I was very grateful that the gallerist Akié Arichi let me take these quick photos before the private view of this exhibition when I came across it on a recent trip to Paris. L’Ecriture et la Peinture is a pairing of two very different artists who both use ink, acrylic and paper. Serge Saunière‘s work […]
Sosa Joseph. Pennungal: Lives of women and girls at David Zwirner, London
Pennungal: Lives of women and girls is the first solo London show by Keralan artist Sosa Joseph, currently at David Zwirner London. Frequently called God’s own country because of its beauty, this part of India can seem idyllic but dark currents lie beneath. Joseph paints memories from growing up in Kerala (one of the most […]