Abstraction in China
I am delighted to see the further development of Sumi-e into strong abstraction. Chinese and Japanese brush painting has tended to bucolic, naturalist imagery, for… Read More »Abstraction in China
Arts
Art in historical/social context: The Stolen Kiss
Do you ever read a critique of a painting that you don’t agree with? Of course we all do. A recent review of The Stolen… Read More »Art in historical/social context: The Stolen Kiss
How to swing the arts funding axe
No doubt many in the arts community are concerned at rising levels of public sector austerity. For many their very existence depends on public funding… Read More »How to swing the arts funding axe
Art and Money (creativity and poverty?)
Some do indeed worship at the alter of the state. Most artists don’t make a living at their art, and most people who study art… Read More »Art and Money (creativity and poverty?)
Sunny, sunny day!
The sun is shining and my paint brushes are far too dry for their own good. The heavy paper I like to use is pristine… Read More »Sunny, sunny day!
Art and Identity
Subtitled, What can we learn from art about our sense of identity, this short article explores some of the themes of the Wellcome Collection’s (London)… Read More »Art and Identity
Périphéries
Brigitte Coulombe is an artist in Northern Ontario, Canada. Her work in this show are semi-abstracted minimalistic interpretations of Lake Nipissing. Floating free on the… Read More »Périphéries
Social media and technology revolution: a commentary
Art of England has published a short piece of mine looking at the impact on creativity in art from the wider use of (mainly) digital… Read More »Social media and technology revolution: a commentary
Flowers are not the only late-bloomers: a commentary
Art of England has published a short piece of mine on older, and late-blooming artists. Art of England, issue number 64.
Physics Envy: or why art theory isn’t
The September issue of Frieze art magazine is all about ‘theory’ or what appears to pass for theory in the art world. The whole issue… Read More »Physics Envy: or why art theory isn’t