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
science
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
Tu m’: me pense que…
“Tu m’” by Marcel Duchamp is a good example of how this artist played with our sensibilities. Karl Gerstner, in his Puzzle Upon Puzzle, which… Read More »Tu m’: me pense que…
End of Kodachrome and a way of seeing the world
Kodak has announed the end of production of Kodachrome film. Those who still use film will know Kodachrome film for the quality of the colour… Read More »End of Kodachrome and a way of seeing the world
The arrow of time & art
Image via Wikipedia Should we see art history as linear, with the phases, fads and movements embedded in the moment, or can we continue to… Read More »The arrow of time & art
All that is real, isn’t, really
Image via Wikipedia I am still trying to make sense of Malevich. His book, commented on in an earlier posting, published in English in 1959,… Read More »All that is real, isn’t, really
Visualising
Linking my own artistic vision to my professional work presents challenges, partly in working with the abstract concepts of policy work, which pays the bills,… Read More »Visualising