Given the weather I thought an outdoor post would be appropriate for this week. Nestling under the mature trees we discovered this gem designed by Ishihara Kazuyuki, a regular gold medal winner in the Artisan Garden category (plot sizes 5 x 4m or 7 x 5m) at the Chelsea Flower Show. This year he kept his […]
Gosho No Niwa: No Wall; No War Japanese garden at Chelsea Flower Show
Art seen at The Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead
Now that galleries are increasingly moving online, art fairs and pop-ups are the main shop windows for many. This time the Affordable Art Fair was at Hampstead, on the heath, a pretty location where you can almost feel you’re out of London. Galerie Nummer 40 showed these porcelain polyhedron sculptures by Mo Cornelisse . I so wanted […]
London Print Fair at the Royal Academy – part 2 of 2
Some fairs offer a great deal in terms of learning opportunities and this was one of them. I love the fact that this exquisitely drawn and detailed print by Hugo Wilson at Pratt Contemporary is contemporary. The title “Goodbye to Monkeys” is so apt for the expression on the creature’s face. A completely different approach is […]
London Print Fair at the Royal Academy – part 1 of 2
The London Print Fair takes place at the Royal Academy in London every year and is always worth a visit for either buying or browsing. Here are a few of the pieces that stood out for me this time. If you’re over 50 years old this may remind you of your youth: “Unknown Pleasures” a […]
Yet more from The Other Art Fair in April
John Hainsworth showed a collection of restrained and delicately detailed works. I really liked the small and intimate paintings such as this one below. My neighbour, Israeli artist Hila Laiser Beja, came over to London especially for the show and, although mainly a sculptor, showed works on paper as they are more easily transported. This portrait was […]
More from The Other Art Fair in April
These are only glimpses of work seen before opening time at The Other Art Fair in April as I didn’t get the chance to see everything on show. Nevertheless I wanted to share these pieces with you; to investigate more just click on the links. Paul West works in landscape; this charcoal drawing takes you into his world. […]