The National Gallery is currently hosting Chris Ofili’s large tapestry woven by master weavers at the Dovecot Tapestry Studio for a commission by the Clothworkers’ Company. Weaving Magic is the exhibition of “The Caged Bird’s Song”, set in a darkened room surrounded by a monochrome painted chorus of dancers. The original painting below is in watercolour, a subtle […]
Chris Ofili: Weaving Magic. Tapestry at the National Gallery
Street Art on the Millennium Bridge
Next time you walk along the Millennium Bridge, look down and see the tiny little artworks being created using the marks left by chewing gum on the metal flooring.I didn’t speak to the couple who are doing this but it’s utterly charming.
The Serpentine summer pavilion
It’s that time of year again when visitors to the Serpentine Gallery can also experience the annual Summer Pavilion, designed this year by Francis Kéré It wasn’t raining when I visited; rather than have a central cascade as designed, the area (on the right in the photo below) was used for seating. Bold blue stacked […]
Jewellery by Miki Asai at New Designers Part 1
This collection of brooches by Japanese jeweller Miki Asai shown at New Designers blew me away. A graduate from Glasgow School of Art her brooches showed such technical dexterity as well as an acute aesthetic sensibility. The discs on the brroch on the right can be turned to create different compositions and can be appreciated from all angles. […]
New Designers Part 1 – Katy Gillam-Hull at One Year On
It always surprises me when I see work at this show that I never noticed at a previous New Designers exhibition which just shows what visual overload can do. Katy Gillam-Hull is one such maker whose loving recognition and restitution of old fragments and tools were, for me at least, quite moving. Her interventions encourage us […]
Royal Bank of Canada garden at Chelsea Flower Show
Designed for the Royal Bank of Canada by first-time exhibitor Charlotte Harris, this garden, inspired by the Boreal Forest of Canada and focusing on the importance of fresh water, felt cool and serene on a hot day. She completely captured the natural rhythm of form and texture along with a variety of greens making a harmonious […]