Certainly, we must accept that the contemporary visual arts landscape has grown busier. Once a horizon punctuated most significantly by the pencil and paintbrush, we now see them stand alongside the presence of immersive and digital media as well as studio methods that divert from the independent craftsman and easel.
Read MoreWhen an artist is accused or convicted of a heinous crime, does that mean we should no longer enjoy their art?
Read MoreUpfest has been a Bristol staple since it began over a decade ago and it is now Europe’s largest Street Art and Graffiti in Bristol. Since it was founded back in 2008, Upfest has grown and grown with artists from around the world coming to decorate spaces in Bedminster.
Read MoreWeston Super Mare, one of England’s oldest seaside resorts, nestled on the Severn Estuary and famed for its mud, donkey rides, and Grand Pier, is seeing something of a cultural regeneration recently.
Read MoreThe Pride March, Pride Day gathering in Castle Park, the dog show and legendary Pride after-party may be unable to go ahead as planned, but there are still loads of opportunities to show how proud you are to be a part of the LBGTQIA+ community in Bristol and enjoy all the festival has to offer.
Read MoreCertainly, we must accept that the contemporary visual arts landscape has grown busier. Once a horizon punctuated most significantly by the pencil and paintbrush, we now see them stand alongside the presence of immersive and digital media as well as studio methods that divert from the independent craftsman and easel.
Read MoreThen we all stood in a semi circle around a tiny painting, just 82x60cm, like a jewel, all deep rich colours in a beautifully carved wooden frame. Our guide started to tell us about it, and unlike the others it really caught my imagination. I was so fascinated by the details, the symbolism of all the things.
Read MoreSarah Akinterinwa always felt like an artist. As an adult, Sarah continued to pursue art as a hobby, then in the spring of 2020, amidst a pandemic and having recently been made redundant, she created the comic 'Oyin and Kojo’. Two months later, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker magazine discovered her work and asked her to become a contributor.
Read MoreArtemisia - an overdue retrospective display of the artworks of Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi - is the first-ever solo exhibition focussing on a historic female artist in the National Gallery’s history. Art historian Maura Reilly would deem this an act of ‘curatorial activism’; that is, an exhibition curated without excluding constituencies of artists traditionally excluded from the master narratives of art.
Read MoreAs well as visual art Rae is branching out into gender neutral and size inclusive clothes, notebooks, bags, earrings and more, all infused with her love of colour and diversity.
Read MoreSecondary school teacher and philologist by day, Seigar’s passion for documenting his travels and love of pop culture led to him studying photography and cinema and television. His work, inspired by and reminiscent of photographer Martin Parr, has gained international recognition and is, deservedly, continuing to gain even more. Recently, he received the Rafael Ramos García International Photography Award.
Read MoreThe 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.
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