I have to confess that I had never heard of Hungarian artist Dóra Maurer till I visited her exhibition at Tate Modern. Born in 1937, most of her creative life took place under communism which wasn’t exactly a favourable environment for conceptual art. Much of her work is concerned with process: KV’s 1st of May […]
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New work by Steve McPherson at The Other Art Fair
Steve McPherson is a regular exhibitor at The Other Art Fair with his marine art pictures and has been collecting the plastic debris washed up on his local beach for over ten years, recording his findings as an archaeologist/treasure hunter/collector. Ahead of the next The Other Art Fair in October I wanted to show some […]
Ed Moses & Qin Feng at Blain|Southern London
The West influenced by the East and vice-versa. It’s a truism as of course we’re inevitably influenced by others, evident in this exhibition of artists from two different cultures (and generations) with an affinity of concerns. Both Ed Moses and Qin Feng have a connection to abstract expressionism and a shared fascination with the gesture. […]
Helene Schjerfbeck at the Royal Academy
Well, it’s been a long time coming but the work of Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck can finally be seen in the UK at the Royal Academy in London. I was struck by the stillness and spareness of her paintings. The portrait below from 1907 is, in fact, called Silence. Self portraits form an entire room […]
[Un]seen: Hanna ten Doornkaat, Annamarie Dzendrowskyj and Sinta Werner at Arthouse1
Previous attempts to visit Arthouse1 had been foiled so I was please to finally get there for this show. A sense of understatement connected the artists; no shouty shoutiness or “hey, look at me!”. This was all confident and assured. All you need to do is look and you will be rewarded. Hanna ten Doornkaat […]
Paintings from The Affordable Art Fair, London
Looking at the photos I took at The Affordable Art Fair in Hampstead, I couldn’t help but notice that they were all “quiet” pieces. Was it because I was very tired that day? Maybe I just needed to look at something soothing. Anyway, this doesn’t detract from the quality of the work. Cameron Contemporary Art […]