Creative Practice
Paul Gauguin was a violent paedophile. Should the National Gallery of Australia be staging a major exhibition of his work?
Should a public art gallery exhibit his work, highlighting the fact he was a seriously flawed human being? Or is this to quietly condone domestic violence and paedophilia? I do not know the answer.
Art
Frieze Week London 2024 - Frieze Magazine
As we welcome you to London this October, I am especially excited for everyone to discover a refreshed Frieze London. With a reimagined layout over a year in the making, it is a delight to see this new geography materialize and I can’t wait for you to explore it.
Historical auction results show centuries-old demand for women artists
Our exclusive analysis of auction records in Paris until 1850 reveals around 500 sales of works by women, and striking parallels to the art trade today
Rosalba Carriera
Sculpted textile wonders – TextileArtist
Textile artists have long forged their own way, but they can be especially rebellious when it comes to three-dimensional art.
Subtle Maneuvers x Oblique Strategies
how one feels when "...making something actually says very little about the quality of what one is making...”
The Simplest Form of Entertainment
Norman McLaren’s ‘Begone Dull Care’ (1949) brings a wild piece of jazz to life with abstract expressionist animation.
I'm Going Through Something
Graphic design student Martin Flores did his MFA thesis on liminality - in the form of an installation! Definitely thinking outside the box.
The Imperfectionist: Turning words
In a few days, I’ll be in touch about an exclusive live masterclass (plus recording) that I’ll be offering to anyone who preorders my forthcoming book, Meditations for Mor...
Wandering Mind
Ceramics, miniatures and mosaics: the London school reviving the world’s endangered sacred arts
From Pakistan to Iran, a new generation is learning traditional crafts and taking their knowledge back home
Reclusive artist to show ‘extraordinary’ work in UK for first time in decades
Henry Orlik withdrew from art world after early success but his surrealist-influenced paintings will now go on display
Artist Insights: Shanti Panchal - Jackson's Art Blog
In this Artist Insights film, Shanti Panchal shares his story, what inspires his work today, and how he developed his unique method of watercolour painting.
The War in the Psyche
From The Pianist, directed by R. Polanski You might recall that in the film The Pianist, Władysław Szpilman is depicted hiding in the ruins of apartments, witnessing both the Ghetto Uprising in 194…
How Stuart Semple is working to democratise art education and creativity
We interviewed the leading British artist about how his free online school, innovative approach to paint manufacturing, and public projects are all helping transform the art world.
Leading Britis...
The Making of 'The Peasants', a Painted Film - Jackson's Art Blog
Interview with writer, director andf producer, Hugh Welchman, and painter, Biskerka Petrovich about the making of their painted film, The Peasants.
Why Many Artist Newsletters Stink (and What To Do About It)
Three words that can revolutionize artist newsletters: Focus! Focus! Focus! The mission of your newsletter should be to engage people and to forge a stronger connection between readers and your art. There are at least 5 reasons why many artists' newsletters stink. I give you an example of how to improve yours by focusing on a single artwork.
Creative Biz & Career
Personal branding for neurodivergent (ADHD or autistic) professionals
How to overcome communication challenges and masking in order to create a genuine and appealing brand as a neurodivergent ADHD and/or autistic professional.
Joseph Cornell: how the reclusive artist conquered the art world – from his mum’s basement
Thinking inside the box: romantic, obsessive and shy, Cornell never moved out of his mother’s house, yet his strange, exquisite art brought him fame and friendships with Duchamp, Dalí and Warhol
Lonnie Holley review – America’s wreckage made into magical art
The artist and musician reclaims beauty and meaning from rubbish, decay and death, using materials from rusted padlocks to old organ pipes. It’s raw, inspiring and absolutely joyous
Béatrice Coron- World's Worthy Words
Béatrice Coron's cut stories: Béatrice Coron is an artist specialized in papercutting used in artist books, illustrations, and public art. Her cut designs are made of paper, glass or metal from small to monumental. Her works are in numerous collections such as The Metropolitan Museum NY, The Getty, and The Walker Art Center.
‘My studio costs half my income’: can British art survive soaring rents and property developers?
In London, studio size has halved since 2020, and across the UK artists are campaigning for affordable space. What happens when a country’s creative resources all suddenly disappear?
Your brain on art with Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen - ReThinking
As an organizational psychologist, Adam Grant believes that great minds don't think alike; they challenge each other to think differently. In Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, he has lively discussions and debates with some of the world's most interesting thinkers, creators, achievers, and leaders—from Lin-Manuel Miranda to Brené Brown to Mark Cuban, and Olympic medalists to Nobel laureates to Oscar winners. By diving inside their minds, Adam is on a mission to uncover bold insights and share surprising science that can make us all a little bit smarter. Tune in to Re:Thinking with Adam Grant. You might just be inspired to let go of some old ideas and embrace some new ones.
It’s not inside you trying to get out, it’s outside trying to get in - Austin Kleon
Tom Waits and Nick Cave on songwriting and how to get ideas.
‘He thought it was fun’: how Rubens painted over an old master to give it life
Hi-tech imaging reveals the artist tinkered with Herri met de Bles’s painting to improve the composition of figures
35+ Novels With Art and Artists: A List for Your Summer Reading
7 personal recommendations for art-related fiction plus 28 that others have added to the list. Vote and add yours!
The Imperfectionist: Maybe it doesn't matter
Maybe it doesn't matter If there’s one error of thought that most reliably holds me back from living an absorbing and meaningfully productive life, it’s the idea that cert...
Now You See Us | Tate Britain
Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920
Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920
Where the Leaves Fall on Instagram: "Photographer Tamary Kudita’s powerful portraits aim to retell and recentre the often-obscured histories of Zimbabweans and other African cultures. Drawing from fabrics and mixing African and European histories, she uses fantastical imagination to explore identities. Tamary Kudita was born in Zimbabwe while her ancestry can be traced back to the Orange Free State, historical Boer state in Southern Africa. She studied fine art at the University of Cape Town and subsequently established herself in fine art photography. She maintains an active studio practice and has exhibited in Zimbabwe and outside the country. Her work attempts to convey a truthful narrative and demonstrate how she engages with issues of invisibility, re-contextualisation, appropriation, and subversion to preconceived ideas of Black personhood. Through portraiture, she merges her contemporary aesthetic with a historical aesthetic as a way of showing how the old informs the new. @a...
257 likes, 18 comments - wtlfmag on May 3, 2024: "Photographer Tamary Kudita’s powerful portraits aim to retell and recentre the often-obscured histories of Zimbabweans and other African...".