On Monday Ross delivered a free taster workshop as part of PRISM’s free workshop series that accompanies the present exhibition at the Art Pavilion, Mile End. It was a great success, with far more people arriving through the morning than the 10 places we had planned for (we did actually deliver the workshop to 12…
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PRISM Warped
Wednesday was the Private View for the new exhibition ‘Warped’ by fine art textile group PRISM. Opened by renowned textile and print artist Sumi Perera, who gave a fascinating talk about her own practice, this exhibition at the Art Pavilion Mile End showcases work from around 50 artists. The work ranges from stunning large scale…
Magdalena Abakanowicz
As a break from writing about our Indian extravaganza, I thought I’d document the wonderful exhibition that we went to see with Mum at Tate Modern before she headed back to St Andrews. ‘Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope’ is an amazing immersive show which documents the unique works of this artist. ‘In…
London Art Fair
We didn’t have long unfortunately to visit the London Art Fair this year but here are a few pieces that caught our fancy. One or t’other or both of us would happily have carried off these pieces today (though if we’d left with them all it would have cost us a fortune!!!). Anima, Zoe Preece,…
Maria Bartuszová
I love it when galleries put on shows of artists who have perhaps been forgotten or whom deserve to be better known to the general public, rather than the rarified strata of the art world. The Tate is particularly good at highlighting artists, such as Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, and bringing their work to a…
Contact Printing at the Duke
On Thursday we held the first of third of our workshops at the Duke of Cambridge in Islington, the UK’s oldest organic pub (bookable through their website). Sponsored by the Florence Trust and Churchgate Artists Studios CIC, the workshop places included a wonderful set lunch as part of the £20 ticket price. This week Ross delivered an introduction to Contact…
Indigo at the Duke of Cambridge
On Thursday we held the first of four workshops at the Duke of Cambridge in Islington, the UK’s oldest organic pub (bookable through their website). Sponsored by the Florence Trust and Churchgate Artists Studios CIC, the workshop places included a wonderful set lunch as part of the £20 ticket price and was thought a great…
Journey: the rePrint & the negative
In many ways, Ross’ fascination for Japan informs his work as much as the influence of his African childhood. Concepts such as Wabi-sabi and Kintsugi have each inspired collections and installations, and classic texts such as ‘How to Wrap Five Eggs’ continue to inspire him. There are distinct overlaps in the concept of craft from…
Africa Fashion
Anna Wintour said hello to me the other day (what a great way to start a piece!). She was visiting the V&A to visit Africa Fashion and that reminded me that I’d taken a whole selection of images and not got round to posting them. I am going to let the images mostly speak for…
moderneccentrics at the Duke of Cambridge
We are teaming up with the guys at the Duke of Cambridge, Britain’s first Organic Pub in Islington to bring you a morning of learning, creating (and eating), with a series workshops based around our artistic practice. There are four to choose from, running from from 10am – 2.30pm. Each £20 ticket includes a workshop…
Hew Locke: The Procession
‘The Procession‘ is a new piece of work commissioned this year by the Tate, for the wonderful neo-classical Duveen Galleries forming the central spine of Tate Britain. Hew Locke follows fellow artists such as Anthea Hamilton(2018), Cerith Wyn Evans (2017), Phyllida Barlow (2014), Fiona Banner (2010), Martin Creed (2008), Mark Wallinger (2007) and Mona Hatoum (2000). Locke’s work is layered with many allusions and reference points but…
Modern Eccentrics 