Posts Tagged ‘painting’

An Interview with Yang Du, Surrealist Fashion Designer.

London Town, that creative chestnut.

Amelia’s Magazine interviews CSM MA Womenswear Graduate Yang Du about the research and process behind producing a runway collection. Unsurprisingly for one who has studied with Vivienne Westwood, Giles Deacon …

Turner & the Masters – should have formed a supergroup

Jay-Z, Coldplay and Girls Aloud in concert – that’s the closest analogy in recent times to the new Turner and the Masters exhibition at Tate Britain. There are so many greats …

Sheila Wallis wins Threadneedle Prize – atypical nude scoops 25k prize

Mall Galleries, London

Obstinately avoiding the typical artistic “nude” and the potential sexist connotations of the form, Sheila Wallis’s Threadneedle Prize-winning “Self-portrait” does feature the artist without clothes, but avoids rendering herself as …

East Enders: The East End Academy at Whitechapel Gallery

Exhibition Review

Whitechapel is predominantly a local gallery for local people. It’s free, it’s accessible and thanks to a hefty refurb, a total pleasure to peruse as your leisure. We went to …

Luciano Scherer: Portrait of a Young Man

Interview

22 year old Luciano Scherer is truly dedicated to his cause. Working 8-10 hours a day, 7 days week, he produces paintings, sculptures and animation until his back hurts too …

Art Listings: 27th July – 2nd August

Weekly Listings, London

Hackey Wicked Festival
Various Locations in Hackney Wick
1st August – 2nd August
Free Entry

Photo by Margaret Stone
Hackney has for a while now been a hub of new exciting art activity. In celebration …

Art Listings

8th June - 14th June, London

The Summer Exhibition 2009
Royal Academy
6 Burlington Gardens
London W1S 3EX
8th June – 16th August
10am-6pm Everyday except Friday 10am-10pm
Entry: £9/8

This exciting annual show continues to be the largest of it’s …

Lucy Barlow: Home is where the Art is.

Exhibition Review

Ever thought that purchasing art can be like purchasing new clothes? The way it looks on you in the shop’s plush changing rooms somehow can never be replicated once you …

Art Lisitings

Exhibitions, events and general good vibes, 4th-11th May 2009

Art Against Knives
4th-5th May 2009
The creme de la creme of East London’s artists and designers come together for Art Against Knives: a 2 day event and exhibition to raise awareness …

Art Listings

Must see shows and exhibitions

Altermodern: Tate Triennial 2009
A multi media visual exploration of Altermodernism. Curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, the co- founder of Palais de Tokyo in Paris, he describes Altermodern art as art made …

Le Freak Chic

Diego Vela

Born in Texas and living in New York City, via London Diego Vela has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects. He found his calling and freedom …

Being and Nothing-ness

Exhibition review, Photography by Emma Taylor

On Thursday I headed down to Nolias Gallery to the opening of Being and Nothing-ness an exhibition featuring three Korean artists, curated by JW Stella.
After a few issues with navigation …

The extra in the ordinary.

Timothy M Duong, Featured artist

Timothy M Duong is a fine artist searching for something extra ordinary to put “the ordinary on blast”. He as no interest in the ideal beauty, finding that painting from …

The Sassoon Gallery

Rufus Miller Exhibition, Photography by Fabiana Delcanton

Forget the weekend, Thursdays are the big night out in the London art scene. While Sabrina headed off to glamorous Vyner Street for First Thursdays I headed to the depths …

Russian Vengeance & Japanese Farts.

London

Arriving at the Gagosian on the outskirts of Mayfair feels a bit of a three-way clash. I’m a little scruffy and philosophical-looking today, the gallery’s doorman is impeccably dressed with …

Art Listings

Monday 26th - Sunday 31st Jan

Tuesday January 27th
Every month, Future Shorts host a world cinema festival to celebrate the latest and greatest in global talent. This Tuesday at Favela Chic, they will be looking …

Art Listings:

Monday 1st Dec
The Ashni Art Gallery specialises in Indian Art that is both contemporary and of the past. They will be exhibiting the best of their collection from …

Chillzine Interview

It is on a nippy and windy day that I meet Maia, one third of the chillzine collective at Mona Lisa coffee shop in North London. It emerges that she …

Exhibition: David Lock: Misfits and Maladies

FRED Gallery, Vyner Street, London

Occupying the new FRED gallery on a rainy Vyner Street is the first solo exhibition of David Lock, ‘Misfits and Maladies’. Made up of two quite different parts, and …