Archive for “Art”

Only a few days left to view this wonderful piece of TV on i-player. Alan Yentob considers the influence of play with some of Britain’s leading artists. I don’t watch much telly, but this is a real gem.

As adults we can loose the carefree approach we had as children and become self conscious about the work we create and what we do in general. Picasso summed it up when he said ‘It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child’ and he is right. How do we stay in touch with that blissful, intuitive place where we doodled and played?

Gavin and Tracey share their thoughts on the subject.

I am a sucker for ceramics, when I caught sight of these in Australian Vogue they set my heart aflutter. A tad dramatic, but I used to make pots and I get withdrawal symptoms, it is like messy meditation for me. These creations are by Bison Homewares in Canberra, they’re opening an online store sometime in 2010, in the meantime it is a long haul to Australia if you want to pick up a few bowls… probably a good thing for my wallet.

I saw these a while ago, I cant remember where, I hoped that they were crockery that you could buy. Sadly  they’re just porcelain colour tests for a ceramics range by Dutch Artist Hella Jongerius. They’re missing a trick, Hella please produce them! I’d love a set of crockery with scribbles and colour wheels, especially the big bowls with colour splodges.

It is the weekend and if I wasn’t dabbing calamine lotion on Wilf’s chicken pox I’d like to be here – Sir John Soane’s Museum. Soane was a forward thinking architect in the 18th Century, his home in London (now the museum) was where he experimented with lighting techniques, architectural details and the place that housed his huge collection of antiquities. It is a magical (and wacky) place, especially in winter when visitors can view the building by candlelight. You get funneled through dark narrow corridors, sandwiched in little cubbyholes and then exposed to glazed lightwells, he’d never get planning permission in the 21st century but that is the joy of the place.

A tranquil start to a busy the week… breathtaking folded paperworks by Simon Schubert.

Found this on Philip Wood’s ‘Exploring Life Through Objects‘ blog. If twitter is failing to inspire you, give Philip’s visual treats a whirl.

There is something so appealing about this. Artist Jan Vormann repairs and reconstructs crumbling, decayed and sometimes war scarred walls with colourful lego bricks in his Disptachwork project, which has seen him visit Tel Aviv, Berlin and Bocchignano in Italy. I love the combination of materials, it makes me smile.