There’s an awful lot to take in at Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child exhibition at the Hayward Gallery. This marvellous show looks at one aspect of Bourgeois’ oeuvre which is huge in itself so I’ve focussed on just some pieces here, mainly heads. It’s worth noting the way she shapes the mouths as well as […]
Artists
Ed Clark at Hauser & Wirth
This exhibition of paintings by Ed Clark is at Hauser & Wirth in London till the 20th April and was something of a revelation. You can see from the photo above how huge some are. I’d never heard of him till recently (I honestly don’t know why), especially as he was an abstract expressionist. Known […]
Louisa Boyd at The Other Art Fair London, Truman Brewery
It’s always enjoyable visiting The Other Art Fair as, when I’m not exhibiting there myself, I get the chance to wander around and chat with other artists. First-time exhibitor Louisa Boyd was the only artist who both my friend and I loved. His taste is almost the polar opposite of mine so this was quite […]
Fung + Bedford: Gathering at Collect.
Angela Fung and Ashley Bedford are specialists in the sculptural use of origami for interiors. They were commissioned to create this piece to hang all five stories of the Stamp Stair at Somerset House during Collect, the international fair for makers. The iridescent gold paper caught the light beautifully. You could get up close while […]
Materials
I have found that I return to the same range of materials again and again. Something draws me back to explore them more deeply, finding each encounter slightly different. Each material has personal associations and this pair of scrolls shows four of them. Gesso. Traditionally used as a sealant for a range of surfaces including […]
The magic of a rainy bus journey
It was a rainy evening on the way home from the studio. I’d finished my book so just gazed aimlessly out from the front seat at the top of the bus where someone had wiped the window with their sleeve earlier. Others have been entranced by electric light in the rain. An obvious example is […]