Want to see art outside of the commercial galleries? Or maybe like me you have lofty dreams of starting your own art collection. This weekend take a trip to South West London from 25 November to the Wimbledon Art Studios, Winter Open Studios Art Show. The open show sees artists opening up their studio spaces … Continue reading Wimbledon Art Studios
I did not expect to walk through what, actually, turned out to be a truly enjoyable experience. I am talking here about the new urban development named Central Saint Giles, comfortably wedged between Bloomsbury and Soho in London. I suspect the sunny weather that day helped here, but I was truly amazed by the imposing … Continue reading Central St Giles – urbanism at its best
I do not get excited very often by sculpture works but probably because I have been focusing my interest in illustrated art so it is always joy to get hit on Twitter by this sort of encounter – “Check out Clemens Behr’s cardboard installations”. I am glad I clicked. Using what you can find around … Continue reading Clemens Behr's cardboard installations
Edward Kienholz’s Five Car Stud depicts a horrific scene of racial violence during the civil rights era. Actually, the term horrific does nothing to illustrate the nauseating effects of this life-size interactive work currently on display at the Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art. The piece is set up in a darkened room with a … Continue reading Confronted with Castration: Edward Kienholz’s "Five Car Stud"
The sudden death of Richard Hamilton yesterday shocked a large number of people in the art world, tweets poured in and everybody agrees – it is a big loss. Some critics are convinced that he was the most influential and important painter post-war, others would defend the fact that he was the root of Pop … Continue reading Richard Hamilton – Mr Pop Art
