Rather than being led to despair though joblessness, apparently we should be uplifted by the fact that we’re all works of art, designed by God. I wonder what graduates embarking on their search for employment would make of yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day from Rt Rev Lord ... Read More...
Art
I thought the fascination with all things skeletal had died a death, until I attended a preview of the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition on Thursday night and saw Olu Shobowale’s Coffin ‘To Die For’. The late noughties onwards have seen a profusion of Vanitas inspired artworks. Designers have also been influenced, ... Read More...
Yesterday, I had a glimpse into another world. It was afforded by a handful of remarkable works by Zoran Mušič in the Estorick Collection's latest exhibition (Double Portrait: Ida Barbarigo and Zoran Mušič, to 12th June). Large, figurative oil paintings, including portraits of the artist and his wife (above), they were executed ... Read More...
We seem to be entering a new phase of inventiveness in design: artists are looking to science and ecology for inspiration in their work, whereas scientists are suddenly referring to the art of pseudo-science to help explain their findings. Historically, scientific creativity has been looked down upon by those with ... Read More...
If you happen to be visiting Paris, there’s a hidden gem of a museum that’s well worth a visit - whether or not you’re an animal lover. With the current fascination for taxidermy, cabinets of curiosity, natural history and animals in art, fashion and interiors, Musee de la Chasse et ... Read More...
Would you like to witness famous arsenic murder trials, visit a Victorian hospital for venereal disease, or build your own microbe to take home with you? Wellcome Collection has arranged a whole series of dirt-themed events to coincide with its latest exhibition, Dirt: The Filthy Reality of Everyday Life, which ... Read More...
The world of fashion never ceases to amaze. There I was thinking it was all air kisses, goody bags and celebrity endorsement, when suddenly things start to get serious. I suggested that fashion was searching for a new identity a while ago, but when I received an ‘alert’ from Kerry ... Read More...
These days everyone thinks they're a photographer. It's a rare treat to see professional photography that's more of an art form than a random selection of snaps. This is one of a number of reasons why British photographer Emily Allchurch’s forthcoming exhibition, at Diemar Noble Photograpy from 17th March until ... Read More...
Continuing our series looking at great paintings housed in London's National Gallery... I took my youngest son to the National Gallery last week. As we stood before Stubbs's Whistlejacket I asked him what he thought: "It's a bit scary, Daddy". I could see his point. Stubbs's series of paintings depicting a horse being ... Read More...
Across the towns, beaches and countryside of West Sussex are placed the Cardboard Reality Interventions of the indefatigable artist, ukulele-virtuoso and friend of The Dabbler, Outa_Spaceman. We approve. Marine Gardens, Aldwick: Clyming Beach: Bognor Regis: 8424 ... Read More...
