New Project Part II

Sonia Delaunay

Sonia Delaunay (nėe Terk, November 14, 1885 – December 5, 1979) was a Jewish-French artist who, with her husband Robert Delaunay and others, cofounded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes. Her work extends to painting, textile design and stage set design. She was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964, and in 1975 was named an officer of the French Legion of Honor.

Her work in modern design included the concepts of geometric abstraction, the integration of furniture, fabrics, wall coverings, and clothing.

Соня Делоне или Терк-Делоне (фр. Sonia Delaunay, настоящее имя Сарра Ильинична (Элиевна) Штерн, 14 ноября 1885, Градижск, Полтавская губерния, Российская империя, ныне Украина — 5 декабря 1979, Париж) — французская художница-абстракционистка еврейского происхождения, родилась в России.

Sonia in her studio in the 1960's, in front of a wall of her designs. They look as new as the paintings of many contemporary artists today. 

...Sonia painted this Citroen B12, for a publicity event

New Project

21 MARCH 2012

LJMU

FINE ART

Detournement

Wednesday 21st March 5:30pm-7:30pm, Thurs and Fri 12-4pm


Come along to Metal at Edge Hill Station for an exhibition showcasing artwork from some of the first year Fine Art students at Liverpool JMU.They will be showcasing their own work for a project based on Detournement, there will be a mix of artwork with students focusing on a range of different processes and styles

Our Trip to Chatsworth House

is a stately home in North Derbyshire, England, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Bakewell and 9 miles (14 km) west of Chesterfield (GB Grid SK260700). It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire, and has been home to his family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549.

Chatsworth is one of the finest stately country home, the architecture, furniture, and of course paintings were in great shape and beautifully presented. The staff could not have been more charming. They have a list which gives access to all of the floors.

I'm so stunned by the beauty and splendour of the house that all words fail me. 7 hours of walking the house and grounds and I would do it all over again.

The staff/guides are all knowledgeable about the history of the building and it's occupants and it was a pure delight and well worth the money to see it all.

My wife and I will be returning to the area in the winter to continue our Christmas Decoration odyssey. 

Truely a beautiful house and well deserved of it's reputation as the best fo the country house in England.

19 MARCH 2012

Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

Allison Cortson

Dust Paintings

These paintings of people were actually made using dust collected from their homes. Artist Allison Cortson empties the vacuum cleaner bags of her subjects and uses the collected dust to her unusual works. She spends weeks painstakingly creating the detail in the images by spraying glue onto the canvas and sprinkling it with the dust. 


Eric Descending the Staircase, 68 in x 90 in

JO TAYLOR - WAR HORSE

Victoria Gallery & Museum

A solo exhibition of work by equestrian artist Jo Taylor.  Like Stubbs, Taylor is fascinated by anatomy, which underpins her forceful evocations of the power and spirit of the animal.

"Animals, the simplest things.  They are not affected by spiritual and intellectual torments from which men suffer.  Animals and their elements exist in that state of perfect innocence which reigned before original sin, guided by that mixture of freedom and necessity in which pure instinct is composed"  Victoria Gallery.

JO TAYLOR

Grant Searl

Grant is a mainly self taught artist. Born in 1962 in the North West of England, Grant discovered his need to create at an early age. He has developed his unique style over many years, and is greatly influenced by the giants of the surrealist movement such as Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte and Giorgio De Chirico. However there are also echoes in his work of the more traditional landscape painters like Turner, Wilson and Friedrich.

Grant’s style is a blend of surrealism and traditional landscape painting depicting a peculiar dream like world of expansive gardens, utopian summers of generous forms and rich hues, or an illusion underpinned by something altogether more sinister!

Grant admires the work of contemporary painters such as David Inshaw and Peter Sowa who have had an important influence on the direction his art has taken.

The Birth of Liverpool

 Merseytravel Commission - Moorfields Station

Here she is! The fourth painting of the Merseytravel commission - The Birth of Liverpool - and of course, the accompanying riddle!

Craft, technique, patience and originality are the four cornerstones on which Grant Searl’s works are founded. Memories from childhood, inspirations from popular culture and his insatiable appetite for books all inform the idiosyncratic and stylistic representations present in Searl’s work.

No, they're not photographs!

The astonishing pictures drawn by PENCIL

Smokescreen: Incredible detail has been captured by the hyperrealist artist Paul Cadden, but his work leaves you wondering whether your eyes have been tricked

Not all black and white: From a distance Paul Cadden's work looks like a picture. However, a gallery exhibiting his work said seeing the originals up close reveals the extent of the drawing detail

Paul Cadden: Hyperrealism


Cadden defines his work as Hyperrealism and says: “Although the drawings and paintings I make are based upon a series of photographs, video stills etc, the art created from the photo is used to create a softer and much more complex focus on the subject depicted, presenting it as a living tangible object. These objects and scenes in my drawings create the illusion of a new reality not seen in the original photo .




paulcadden on deviantART

Contour Lines

PHILHA

Philharmonic Hall

Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)

Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)

Art is the greatest deception of all. Art is the deception that creates real emotion, a lie that creates a truth, and when you give yourself over to that deception it becomes magic.

11MARCH2012

Painting in pen & ink with watercolor" with Claudia Nice

Unfortunately, I was not satisfied with my painting, but it was a good experiment with ink and watercolor.

8 MARCH 2012

TOPOPHOBIA

Fear of place is the focus of this exhibition. Ten artists - Anne Eggebert, Matze Einhoff, David Ferrando Giraut, Polly Gould, Marja Helander, Uta Kogelsberger, Abigail Reynolds, Almut Rink, Emily Speed and Louise K Wilson - respond to this intriguing subject through drawing, video, painting, photography sculpture, sound and installation. 

THE EXHIBITION

The range of media and approaches is wide. Anne Eggebert makes detailed drawings derived from images on Google Earth; Matthias Einhoff uses high-end corporate video techniques to make a spectacle of an urban wasteland; David Ferrando Giraut creates a state of anxiety with his filmic pan of the aftermath of a car accident; Polly Gould constructs distorted topographical watercolours reflected in the surface of a globe; Marja Helander depicts herself out of place between her two cultures of contemporary Finland and Sami nomadic heritage; Uta Kogelsberger reveals uncanny night visions of urban and desert America in her photographs; Almut Rink appropriates the 3D software used by architects to take the viewer on an imaginary journey in a virtual space; Abigail Reynolds exposes disjointed time and place in her use of old book illustrations in collages and assemblage; Emily Speed houses her body in a fortress made from shutters; and Louise K Wilson uses sound derived from her work at a previously top secret Cold War testing site.

As an anxiety disorder, topophobia is an irrational dread of certain places or situations. However, considered as a cultural phenomenon, the condition connects us to existential human questions of how we find our place in the world. The exhibition and accompanying publication take a look at the representation of place and space as both threatened and threatening.

Polly Gould and Marja Helander

The fear of place and the manifestation of this in contemporary art is the territory for TOPOPHOBIA. It takes the form of a group exhibition and related publication. Conceived and curated by Anne Eggebert and Polly Gould TOPOPHOBIA is the product of their long-term collaboration as artists and curators under the name of Eggebert-and-Gould.

Uta Kogelsberger and Emily Speed

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full moon at night sky over Liverpool