FREE AS A BIRD
The panopticon is a metaphor for the Big Brother surveillance in modern society, but the oblivious bird epitomises freedom from the forces of control. Free… Read More »FREE AS A BIRD
Richard
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
EDGES OF ADDICTION
A series of five photographic diptychs are presented with each arrangement questioning a different aspect of the human condition. The photographs have been paired to… Read More »EDGES OF ADDICTION
GNARLED BY NATURE
My journey to becoming an artist began with a deep-rooted appreciation of wilderness and nature which has grown stronger over time. I have a particular… Read More »GNARLED BY NATURE
Claude Cahum, Derby Museum
Continuing my photographic focus this month I wandered into Derby Museum to look at the latest exhibition of a selection of work by Claude Cahun… Read More »Claude Cahum, Derby Museum
Helen Levitt, Photographers’ Gallery
This was the first time I’d seen the collected work of Helen Levitt who chronicled New York life in her photographs taken between the wars… Read More »Helen Levitt, Photographers’ Gallery
Mixing It Up: Painting Today, Hayward Gallery
This was a richly varied collection of 31 contemporary painters who live and work in the UK. I am consistently drawn back to painting as… Read More »Mixing It Up: Painting Today, Hayward Gallery
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
High brow eclecticism, pseudo-avant-garde or simply what art is at; who can judge the nature of the RA’s annual summer exhibition. This was my second… Read More »Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Middlesborough Art Gallery
What a find this was. We’d never ventured into Middlesbrough before so didn’t know such a striking regional gallery exhibited in the town. The work… Read More »Middlesborough Art Gallery