As already stated here, I try not to miss a show curated by either Joanna Bryant or Julian Page. In this case Joanna presented recent work by Alan Franklin, some of whose pieces I’ve featured in the past. A sculptor, even his drawings are considered as such in this playful show. Their next group exhibition, Creative Fury, […]
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Work by Hannah Ten Doornkaat and Tim Andrews at Sunny Art Centre exhibition space
If you are interested in learning the traditional technical skills of observational drawing and painting then the Sunny Art Centre, recently relocated to Grays Inn Road, offers classes at evenings and weekends as well as during the day. I was invited to an exhibition in their new gallery space where I saw work by Hannah Ten Doornkaat in […]
Inside: Artangel project at Reading prison
On until the end of October, this absorbing project is another triumph for Artangel and well worth the trip. Our visit lasted half a day (and that was without hearing the full live reading of Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis) Artists, writers and performers have produced work on the loss of liberty, shown in the cells, corridors and chapel within […]
The Other Art Fair at the Old Truman Brewery, London
This post isn’t about the artists showing at The Other Art Fair, now partnered with saatchiart.com, as it was my first time exhibiting and I didn’t really have much chance to see any work apart from that of my immediate neighbours: artist and printer Lene Bladbjerg, screen printer Lucy Bainbridge and painter Emma Copley who were all great. My stand […]
Sculpture by Mel Fraser at Sheridan Russell Gallery, the Affordable Art Fair
Yes, I know I’m obsessed by the circle in its multiple manifestations and here’s another example I found at the last Affordable Art Fair in Hampstead on the Sheridan Russell Gallery stand. Mel Fraser is a master of her craft and seemingly as comfortable in figurative as in abstract work: these simple alabaster pieces are […]
Jaanika Peerman at Draw to Perform – 2 of 2
Jaanika Peerman’s second performance at Draw to Perform involved ice, another material that fascinates her. In this case, the melting block contributed to the dynamism of her mark making. the drawn “icefall” stands in front of Saranjit Birdi, another artist who draws with different parts of his body: in this shot, one of his feet.