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I’ve got a postcard with this heading and the statements below it on the wall at home. Displayed with a somewhat tongue in cheek intent of course, it does act of a reminder, not just of my ardent feminism in the 70s, but, on International Womens’ Day (today) perhaps it’s appropriate to look at the […]
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We waved at Jennifer on her webcam, wrapped up with a cup of something in her hand as we introduced each other on the orientation workshop for the new MA programme. OCA has recently launched its ground breaking MA in Fine Art online, which started with a two day workshop in Barnsley which attracted most […]
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Technology brings communities together. Networking sites like Flickr allow artists to share their work and at the same time build up a community of like minded artists. Mostly these are remote communities in which you develop ‘friendships’ in all corners of the globe, but sometimes there are opportunities to meet face to face and share […]
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The watercolour exhibition at the Tate Britain is for the most part an excellent show. It highlights the special qualities of the medium and the skill and technical achievements of its greatest exponents. Thomas Girtin’s ‘White house Chelsea’ is exhibited besides Turner’s ‘The Blue Rigi’; Ravilious’s ‘Vale of the White Horse’ can be seen alongside […]
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Blog of the week today comes from Printmaking student Carol Stimpson. Quite apart for the from the fabulous images of her work the thing that clearly stands out from Carole’s blog is the way she tests ideas and reflects and evaluates whether what she thinks of them. For example, this is just an extract of […]
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Tacita Dean is the third British Artist chosen to take part in the Unilever Series in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall; she is one of the Young British Artists generation. Following in the footsteps of Anish Kapoor in 2002 – with his vast trumpet-like Marsyas – and then Rachel Whiteread in 2005, when she filled the […]
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Tutor Irena Boobyer has her latest exhibition at A La Ronde in Exmouth until 6 March. Called Feathers and Friezes, Irena’s papercuts are inspired by the extraordinary interior decoration of the building which was built in the eighteenth century for the Parminter cousins. Irena’s father was a Polish soldier who came to England after the […]
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The Dulwich Picture Gallery in South London is the oldest public art Gallery in England. This small beautifully lit Gallery was designed by the Architect Sir John Soane in 1817 to house a collection of Old Master Paintings and to include a Mausoleum for its benefactors. Recently it has embarked on a series of interesting […]
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You might be a football supporter, love Elvis’s music, read comics, enjoy charity shop purchases or simply be an ardent fan of a local band. Whatever your interests, someone, somewhere will have made a fanzine about it. You may have not come across many fanzines as they tend not to make it onto the bookshelves […]
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I like sketchbooks best. I mean, often they are more exciting that the finished article. They have layers of work and re-work, layers of meaning, of frustration, anxiety, joy and pain. The best sketchbooks are also brimming with ideas, and show the artist’s journey in a ‘warts and all’ way. This made me excited about […]
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