Geoffrey Preston is one of the UK’s foremost architectural sculptors whose skills are used in restoration as well as for new projects. Lines of Beauty is an exhibition of his work, including his restoration of the Rococo plaster ceilings at Uppark House for the National Trust as shown below. I came across this exhibition when visiting the Foundling […]
Artists
Performed Painting at The Ryder
The Ryder is a small project space in Bethnal Green and I was able to attend a recent private view for their Performed Painting exhibition. As you can see from the images below, the show looks at the act and enactment of painting. Is it action painting or our idea of action painting? The Spanish artists […]
Edible pattern from Cressida Bell
I’ve obviously been living under a rock to have missed this so far; Cressida Bell has taken the British Bake-off and cake trend to extend her repertoire – and I had only known her work in the context of interiors and clothing. Duh… She recently finished decorating a sail – thought you’d appreciate the change of scale. Thanks […]
Station to Station: a 30 day Happening at the Barbican
Station to Station: a 30 day Happening, has events taking place all over the Barbican for, need I say it, 30 days over the summer. A couple of the ones I attended were Model Universe by Liz Glynn and Smoke Performance by Olaf Breuning. Model Universe takes place in a darkened yurt with the artist giving […]
Magna Carta by Cornelia Parker at The British Library
I believe that we all know that this year marks the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta (note the link here is from Wikipedia). As part of the celebrations and at a crucial point in our history where the Human Rights Act is under threat, Cornelia Parker was commissioned to come up with a […]
A missed massage led me to Arthur Buxton & Colourstory
I’d never even heard of the Aura Soma system but was drawn to the colourful arrangement at a mind body and soul fair I popped into recently – I was looking for a quick shoulder massage but that was unfortunately the one thing missing. I’ve never tried colour therapy but, as colour plays a huge […]