3rd June 2010 ... 9:30 am
I have covered the work of Aaron Horkey before, however I have an Uncle who collects rock posters and after a fleeting visit at the weekend, I was once again in retinal heaven.. He has a few rare, Aaron Horkey screen-prints framed and they are ever scintillating and delicious. Above are a couple of his [...]
20th May 2010 ... 8:55 pm
Wonderful illustrations from french illustrator, Frédéric Clément. I am unable to find much of a portfolio of his work on-line, except a few dotted around Google Images.
6th May 2010 ... 4:05 pm
Some things from recently: i. ‘Psychedelic Experience’, Timothy Leary (Cover detail). ii. Excerpt from ‘Psychedelic Experience’; a translation from the Tibetan book of the dead. iii. Basking Shark and Black-mouthed Dogfish. iv. Me. v. Alex. vi. Robert Crumb. vii. Victorian Stereograph. viii. The Fishes of the British Isles. ix. ‘Psychedelic Experience’ x. The Apex Treasury [...]
24th March 2010 ... 6:41 pm
The Nature of Photographs : A Primer by American photographer Stephen Shore is probably one of my favourite books on the subject. As a self-taught photographer (and mostly self-taught artist), the acquisition of knowledge via books has been essential part of my education. To graduate from the technicalities of photography via various (mostly bland) photography [...]
... 11:07 am
Hi, I’m biased of course, but I sincerely love some of the artwork my little boy, Jeff (4) produces at school. In fact, I’m a big fan of children’s artwork in general. Occasionally, the results seem to transcend the more cerebral attempts made by the serious art fraternity. It’s the lack of pretension I think, [...]
13th March 2010 ... 10:27 am
I went to the Foolish Romantics exhibition at Quay Arts (my local art centre on the Isle of Wight) yesterday and was blown away by the works of Matthew Burrows. Foolish Romantics is an exhibition of three contemporary painters (Matthew Burrows, Simon Burton & The Baron Gilvan) who look at the idea of the artist [...]