More photos from the Draw to Perform symposium, this time from Jaanika Peerna. She created 2 drawings on Mylar, and these images give a hint of the piece. Visualise constant movement with gentle sound and a detail of the finished drawing. Visit her website to see a video of her in action.
Artists
Works on paper
Many people tell me that artwork on canvas is perceived as having a greater value than work on paper. Much of my recent work has been on paper although I also work on canvas and sometimes just with fabric – it depends what I’m trying to express at the time. Anyway, what I’m saying is that I love […]
Hanna ten Dornkaat & Brooke Carlson at Draw to Perform
The third Draw to Perform Symposium took place at the Crow’s Nest Gallery under the Westway in London over the summer and was a stimulating weekend. One of the many performances taking place was this drill drawing by Hanna ten Dornkaat & Brooke Carlson where repeated writing of the word “me” eventually merged into a mass symbolising […]
Emerged at Frameless Gallery
Julian Page and Joanna Bryant Projects collaborations are regularly featured here and this time at Frameless Gallery they presented, amongst others , drawings by David Watkins Joella Wheatley‘s oil and pen paintings and Cally Shadbolt’s processes, the record of activity so much more compelling than the end product, something I come across a great deal in my life. For me […]
The Ethics of Dust at Westminster Hall – an Artangel project
Projects initiated by Artangel are always intriguing so l get to them whenever I can. The Ethics of Dust works with the remarkable location and history of Westminster Hall and I, for one, found it a very powerful experience to walk between two layers of 400 years; the stone wall and the dust from that wall encased in latex. We visited […]
Recent work by Henrietta Stuart at Wimbledon Open Art Studios
Henrietta Stuart showed new work at Wimbledon Open Art Studios and I was interested to see that she has introduced more structure into her landscapes. Big painterly skyscapes are a popular genre and I think she does them extremely well. They are also easy to live, revealing something new at every viewing. I really appreciate her handling of paint, the layering and mark-making as well […]