Feminine power: the divine to the demonic, currently on at the British Museum in London, gives a historical overview of the range of female deities, goddesses and spirits of reverence. From 5,000 year old female statues to Kiki Smith’s Lilith the strength of feminine power is explored across time and culture. Women are the givers […]
Feminine Power at the British Museum. The Divine to the Demonic.
Cornelia Parker at Tate Britain. Post 2 of 2
So, part two of the Cornelia Parker show at Tate Britain begins with another installation: Perpetual Canon. Parker was invited to create a piece for a circular space and thought of music. This evolved into a lack of sound, a “mute marching band, frozen breathlessly in limbo”. While the brass instruments are squashed, their shadows […]
Cornelia Parker at Tate Britain. Post 1 of 2
I’ve been a big fan of Cornelia Parker from the beginning of her career and this show at Tate Britain is a treat. Parker explores connections between objects and experiences, offering commentary on our world. She has extraordinary curiosity allied with humour and pathos. Her art is often very beautiful and skilfully produced, something I […]
Andreas Gursky at White Cube
You really have to see Andreas Gursky’s photographs in the flesh to get the full impact. Many of them are very large, a technical feat in itself but the thing that staggers me is the fact that every detail, no matter where it is, is in focus; the opposite of how our eyes work. The […]
Walter Sickert at Tate Britain
In an ongoing process of discovery here’s yet another artist whose oeuvre is more interesting once you find out more about them. I’m stating now that I won’t cover his nudes here as they are a whole other story, remaining controversial, even today. Look them up or visit the exhibition to see what I mean. […]
Jake Wood-Evans at Unit Gallery
The Edge of Reality, a recent exhibition of Jake Wood-Evans at Unit Gallery develops his contemporary take on some of the Western historical painting traditions. His paintings use work by a well-known artist including Joshua Reynolds or John Singer Sargent as the starting point then he scrapes away, blurs and paints something which, whilst retaining […]