ART REVIEWS
British artist Andy Holden is a sculptor, animator, film-maker, painter, curator, author and musician. In our latest podcast episode, he gives his thoughts on irony and sincerity, the nature of nostalgia, how stealing a rock from an Egyptian pyramid inspired an acclaimed artwork and how he sees the world as a kind of cartoon.
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In our latest podcast episode, Susie MacMurray explains why she gave up classical music for art, how she came to specialise in site-specific works, how these incorporate the history and stories of the venues, and how her choice of materials reflects bitter-sweet themes.
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In our latest podcast episode, Dr Jasmine Pradissitto talks about how her training in Quantum Physics has helped her develop as a visual artist, how the discovery of a certain polymer has enabled her to make art and help the environment at the same time, and how artists can offer imagination to aid scientists in their efforts to secure the future for humanity.
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In our latest podcast episode, South African artist Deborah Bell talks about her early paintings about female objectification and entrapment, her discovery of the art of ancient civilisations, how her work became more spiritual and how her process is like a “dance between will and surrender”.
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In our latest podcast episode, one of the world’s leading sculptors of animals, Hamish Mackie, talks about his upbringing on a farm in Cornwall, how a trip to southern Africa changed his life, and how his “loose” sculpting style helps create a sense of movement and character.
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In our latest podcast episode, Iraqi-born London-based sculptor Ahuva Zeloof talks about how the lockdown spurred her art, her upbringing in Israel, her immersion into London’s art scene, how she discovered, at a late age, a passion for sculpting and how yoga has influenced her life and art.
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In our latest podcast episode, British sculptor Michael Sandle talks about his life and his work including controversial views on contemporary art and his forthright expressions of disgust at hypocrisy.
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In this latest podcast, Bob Chaundy interviews Liane Lang who talks, among other things, about her innovative and subversive “interventions” in public statues.
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In this latest podcast episode, Bob Chaundy talks to American-born sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld about her life and the work that has earned her nearly 100 public commissions for public sculptures.
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For 10 years until 2017, Sophie Morrish was a familiar sight to many of the 1200 inhabitants of North Uist, the remote island in the Outer Hebrides and one of the most bio-diverse places in the UK. It’s a windy place where the calmness of the top image, Evening light from Kyles Beach, 2013, is an all-too rare occurrence for more than a few days at a time.
As a self-confessed obsessive, Morrish would walk the beaches of the 100 square mile island, observing, finding, photographing and collecting some of the remains of the fauna washed up on the shore. Continue reading “Sophie Morrish – Island Time: North Uist Works”
