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) show Identity: 8 Rooms, and appeared in Art of England… Art and Identity
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 reads like some undergraduate magazine or papers prepared by graduate… 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 examines Tu m’ in exquisite #161617233 / gettyimages.com detail is… 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 and indeed I suspect many of us used Kodachrome as… 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 learn from them, revisit them over time. Indeed, can all… 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, but dating much earlier, still feels fresh and insightful and… 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, but finding client receptivity to the representation of concepts visually.… Visualising