The World We Live in, Leicester Art Gallery
I make regular visits to Leicester for its galleries and this was an eclectic selection of work that focussed on our urban environment – its… Read More »The World We Live in, Leicester Art Gallery
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Breaking the Mould, Lakeside Arts
This was an astounding collection of sculpture by women who have incorporated varied materials, ideas and experiences into their work and as usual, the Lakeside… Read More »Breaking the Mould, Lakeside Arts
Going beyond excellent in your art
I watched another video post from the inspirational artist Nicholas Wilton who runs the Art2Life initiative. This post covered the challenges associated with becoming a… Read More »Going beyond excellent in your art
IRRE WISCE
The River Erewash (Irre Wisce in old English) forms the county border between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and since the industrial revolution, it has been poisoned… Read More »IRRE WISCE
I KNOW ABOUT THE HORSES
Spoken language is intimately tied to the slice of time within which it was uttered and words thrown at us at that moment can pierce… Read More »I KNOW ABOUT THE HORSES
SPOKEN WORD
A picture may speak a thousand words but poetic language can paint ten thousand pictures, particularly in a society where we are subjected to a… Read More »SPOKEN WORD
BRITANNICA
The COVID pandemic has taught us so many things about the true nature of humankind; we can be the most caring species in very challenging… Read More »BRITANNICA
FREE AS A BIRD
Free As a Bird is based on the 18th-century panopticon design of the former Millbank prison in London. This iconic shape allowed continuous surveillance of… Read More »FREE AS A BIRD
IT WAS QUITE A NOISY NIGHT
Traumatic experiences impact the human brain in complex ways and psychology informs us that these memories are stored as smaller chunks rather than entire events.… Read More »IT WAS QUITE A NOISY NIGHT
VIEW FROM A TRAM WINDOW
We see a horizontal trace of a commuter journey from an urban environment to the countryside that is stripped back to show only colour, line… Read More »VIEW FROM A TRAM WINDOW
CLIMATE CHANGE SELFIE
Triops cancriformis (tadpole shrimp) is a rare crustacean and the British species is the oldest known animal species in the world. Triops has witnessed an… Read More »CLIMATE CHANGE SELFIE
ESCAPE FROM THIS MADNESS
3000 to 4000 veterans are either homeless or face homelessness in the UK. This shocking statistic was used as a basis for this street installation… Read More »ESCAPE FROM THIS MADNESS