The problem with this public sculpture of Mary Wollstonecraft is that as soon as it was revealed it caused a massive controversy. The opinion that stood out the loudest by many women is the physical appearance of the sculpture, the fact that the writer is depicted as a small, naked woman.
Read MoreArt falls into two distinctive categories, decorative and meaningful, which is something I learned on my courses. There is the pretty, fun art that gets bought because it appeals to the eye and is, sometimes functional, other times not so much. Then there is the meaningful art which can still be pretty but has a deeper meaning to it, just think about Banksy and the often-political messages that his stencil “graffiti” portrays.
Read MoreNo one tells you to make art, it is something one feels within themselves that they need to do, something illogical and intuitive. It comes as a surprise that some pursue these urges even when it takes great effort and struggle to create art.
Read MoreIf you haven’t come across them yet, you really need to check out the eye-popping, colourful and stylistic illustrations from Leeds-based Colley Creations. Conceived by two creative sisters during lock down, they have turned their innate creativity into a business, and now you can buy prints of their work or commission your very own creations.
Read MoreGabriella Jeans is an upcoming visual and performance artist, entwining her art practise with mysticism and esoteric philosophy. After graduating from Newcastle University in 2018 and spending time creating abroad, she is currently working on both commissions and personal work from her home in North West London.
Read MoreWe recently caught up with Wingkei, who is an emerging digital artist based in South London with a love for storytelling through abstract shapes and witty text. Her accessible, on-trend, clever and aesthetically striking artwork always has much deeper layers to peel away, exploring beauty in women of all colours and identities, and is largely influenced by her personal stories and difficulties as an East Asian female living in the UK.
Read MoreThe talented duo Charlie ‘Angel’ and Jake ‘The Magician’ – dubbed by me! – get together every month to grace us with their varied musical talents, presenting live improvised collaborations between music played by them and poetry written and narrated by their devout poetic followers.
Read MoreIf someone asked you to tell them something you did not know, what would you say? Would you answer about the weather? Winning lottery numbers? What you are going to have for dinner next Friday night? I can probably tell you one thing it wouldn’t be though; and that is about the work and lives of Bristol’s street sex workers.
Read MoreCracked Battery are new theatre-adjacent production company who, in their own words, seek to recharge and reanimate over used narratives in storytelling. Esther Bancroft talks to director Clodagh Chapman and producer Hope White about their debut production Untitled Party Project 5.3.
Read MoreEmily Carrington-Ball is a London based artist specialising in shibari art, creating sensual art that explores sexuality and gender through the beauty of shibari bondage. . We talk to Emily about how she has amalgamated her love for shibari and the kink scene with her talent as a visual artist to create a niche career making and selling beautiful art work, both off the shelf and commissions, what exactly shibari is (and isn’t), setting up a business in lock down, and how the curious can discover more about shibari.
Read MoreNaomi Williams is a photographer from Bristol who specialises mostly in gig photography and portraiture. We sat down to talk to her about her favourite gigs, favourite photos and when it all changed for her.
Read MoreRosie Caley has a huge amount of strings to her bow. Rosie paints; taking on fine art commissions and creating murals as well as working as a painter and decorator. Additionally Rosie works in textiles, and builds geodesic domes. She talked to us recently about how she has used her skills to move from a 60-hour week office-based career in engineering, to fulfilling her dream of working for herself as an artist and maker, and also how the pandemic has affected her work.
Read MoreMy name is Maria Quintin and I’m an artist! I grew up in the woods of Vassals Park in Oldbury Court, and am a nature girl at heart. This is definitely greatly reflected in my work.
Read MoreWhen it comes to body image and our appearance, too often, the self-talk which we’ve developed is negative. Most of us would never speak to friends or loved ones in the way that we speak to ourselves about our appearance.
Read MoreCutting edge technology and fine art are not two things you would often associate, however abstract artist Sally Coulden’s latest project brings the two worlds together in style. By combining augmented reality and art, Coulden has created a unique performative experience which transforms the space you are in into Sally’s studio, complete with easel and rug being used as the markers for the AR.
Read MoreIllustrator Ruth Stewart has been been drawing since she could hold a pencil. After studying illustration at the University of Westminster, then a couple of years partying and managing bars in the wilderness of South London she picked up her pens again & decided to start sharing her work on social media. She now works freelance as an illustrator, specialising in portraiture, sign-writing & lino-printing; as well as dabbling in tattoo design & mural painting.
Read MoreIt was a massive pleasure to get to know visual artist Jessica-Tayler Cain over video chat recently, and to discover more about their eye-popping, Manga-tinged assault-on-the-senses digital art and it’s origins and influences. As one of the south-west’s emerging new talents, since graduating from Bath University in 2017 they have fully rooted themselves in the local Bristol art scene, and they hope to hang around a bit longer making their mark.
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