Acres of text have been written about this show which I strongly recommend if you can get to see it. For this post however, I wanted to share some atmospheric shots of the external vitrines in the Royal Academy courtyard as I believe Anselm Kiefer would be happy to see them like this.
Artists
Abstract Geometry at Rook and Raven Gallery
A friend suggested we go along to Rook and Raven and I’m glad he did. It’s refreshing to see common themes explored by artists from different background disciplines displayed together, something I understand the gallery is keen to promote. Vanessa Jackson’s canvases require repeated viewing for their layers to be revealed. Vanessa Hodgkinson showed Printer […]
Artists at Wimbledon Art Studios
They may be at the other end of London to me but I have more of a connection with Wimbledon Art Studios than some more local studio groups, so here are a few images of work seen during their recent Open Studios. Paintings below by Henrietta Stuart, first met when we both exhibited at the […]
The poppies at the Tower of London
Now that the 11th November has passed and the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation by ceramic artist Paul Cummins at the Tower of London is taken down, I looked back to my visit at the beginning of the project when the vomiting of blood red poppies was mainly from one of the windows. They […]
Late works by Rembrandt at the National Gallery, London
I don’t tend to write about blockbuster exhibitions as there is already so much press about them but I have found this one, Rembrandt: the late works deeply moving. On at the National Gallery till 18th January 2015, it is small in size so I was shocked to feel quite so overwhelmed on my first […]
Sam Burford/Redux/3+1 at Fiumano Projects
Sam Burford explores the decomposition of space time into three-dimensional space and one-dimensional time, his work deconstructing film and cinematic imagery into tangible imagery.This show at Fiumano Projects runs till 13th November. Delve in – the titles provide clues. Viewing the three-dimensional representation of a filmed scene is a strangely absorbing experience. I found a lot […]