GRAFFITI II
Recent colour shots while on my travels, click & scroll… You can read about these shots in my journal
Categories: NOTEBOOK, PHOTO GRAPHIC • Tags: abstractart, colour, graffiti, illustration, love, photography, photos, travel
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GRAFFITI
Recent shots while on my travels, click & scroll… You can read about these shots in my journal
Categories: BLACKANDWHITE, NOTEBOOK, PHOTO GRAPHIC • Tags: abstractart, graffiti, love, monochrome, photography, photos, travel
PARIS: Picasso Museum
On the heels of The Other Art Fair London, I had the opportunity to visit Paris for pleasure rather than work for the first time in over 25 years – I made a B-line for Musée Picasso… I try to pay attention to why certain pieces attract my attention, in general I preferred the understated and the unusual – these were my favourite Picasso works on show… I love the simple, raw quality of this painting, the oxblood background painted […]
Categories: NOTEBOOK • Tags: Abstract Art, abstractart, culture, inspiration, love, painting, PARIS, photos, Picasso, travel
TOAF LONDON: 5 abstract artists
5 ABSTRACT ARTISTS at The Other Art Fair London October 2017, thoughts on why these are my personal favourite artists at this year’s London art fair… ANTOINE PUISAIS “the act of painting is always a sweet war between what you show and what you hide… I am interested in what resists.” Puisais engages with the aesthetics of the ruin, like many creatives he discovers and exposes the sublime in degradation. His works are large and highly polished, there is balance and a […]
Categories: NOTEBOOK • Tags: Abstract Art, abstractart, conceptual, culture, life, love, musings, painting, photos, writing
Bahia Salinas.Tamarindo.Monteverde.Lake Arenal.Samara: COSTA RICA
Some time ago I discovered that I prefer photographs that give a personal impression of a place, or subject, in contrast to the perfect & beautiful shot. I feel this is because ultimately perfection is dull, and beautiful can be boring. This shift in values, taste & perception was catalysed by No Matter Where You Go, a small collectable photo book by Jun Kawabata. I bought the book many years ago while living in London. Kawabata has a penchant for bad lighting, […]
Categories: NOTEBOOK • Tags: art, life, love, musings, nature, photography, photos, travel, writing
HOLY ISLE
I seem to be having an unprecedented number of life-changing experiences of late, my Christmas on the Holy Isle is one of them – it’s not called the Holy Isle by chance. Last autumn, my life went into reverse gear, or so I thought. Turns out it was more of a re-boot. Nevertheless, it was time to get out of dodge. So I followed up on a friend’s recommendation and stayed at the Holy Isle, off the coast of Arran, […]
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The Box That Never Closes
The Box That Never Closes | Michael Craig-Martin | 1967 | minimalist sculpture | gloss wood photograph by Vesna Milinkovic-Cotter The late 60’s feel of this sculpture caught my eye immediately – the geometric form, creamy white gloss surface and rectilinear woodgrain outline are an aesthetic dream. Note the highly conceptual approach to this work, reminding me of Craig-Martin’s American contemporary Bruce Nauman, both born in 1941. This is a very special minimalist piece, even the title matches Nauman’s matter-of-fact style in […]
Categories: NOTEBOOK • Tags: Abstract Art, artist, conceptual, culture, design, love, minimalism, photo, sculpture, Swindon
Transcendent
Transcendent | 2016 | Indian ink, paper | dimensions: 55 x 55 cm Transcendent | detail I Transcendent | detail II A project I’ve had a mind to do for over a year. Freestyle Indian ink work, remastered to form this mandala. The beauty of this particular work is that the high res scan is at 600dpi, which means it can be reproduced at up to 2.5m in diameter. It takes about two hours to paint the initial section by hand, then […]
Categories: BLACKANDWHITE, INK • Tags: Abstract Art, conceptual, drawing, illustration, love, mandala, monochrome, painting, photos
Victor Pasmore BRISTOL
I checked out Bristol Museum & Art Gallery while I was in town, and am really glad that I took the time. I’m a big fan of Victor Pasmore’s work, here’s a couple of beautiful pieces I found at this particular gallery… Relief Construction 1961, Victor Pasmore This is the only 3D Victor Pasmore work that I’ve seen in person, and loved it instantly – architectural in form, and reminiscent of Le Corbusier’s influence during the 60’s; “The history of […]
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