Birmingham born David Bomberg (1890 – 1957) is recognised as one of the 20th century’s leading British artists and a pioneer of modernism. His artistic career began with experiments into vibrant, vigorous abstraction, before he[…]
Category: Birmingham
Art event | Project Birmingham presents Medicine Bakery + Gallery | 2 – 4 March
My first experience of Medicine was during the Frankfurt Christmas Market. I always enjoy the markets – well, for about a week, after which I’m all mulled-wined out. And so, one busy Saturday afternoon, I[…]
Exhibition review | ‘Fertile Ground’: Nilupa Yasmin and Madeleine Muir | Argentea Gallery
Currently on show at Birmingham’s Argentea Gallery is ‘Fertile Ground’. The exhibition features two young female artists from the Midlands – Nilupa Yasmin and Madeleine Muir – both of whom use photography as a process[…]
Best Birmingham art exhibitions opening in early 2018
I don’t really believe in ‘Dry January’. In part, this is because my birthday falls in the middle of the month, and cocktails are compulsory. But more so because January is a key point in[…]
Art History | An introduction to the Pre-Raphaelites
In my second year at university I took a course called ‘Introduction to Modern Art’. Naively expecting to see some Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso or Georgia O’Keeffe, I was surprised when the first lecture started[…]
Art event | Belles Petite: ‘Because of you’ | 17 March 2018
Birmingham-based artist Claire Griffiths, aka Belles Petite, is holding a charity art event and exhibition at Zellig in Digbeth’s Custard Factory on Saturday 17th March. It will showcase 40 of her latest Belles Petite artworks[…]
Artists in focus | Meet 4 printmakers making canal art contemporary
If you had told me a year ago that I would soon add canal-themed art to my collection, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. However, since moving to Birmingham I have discovered a group of[…]
Get creative | Discover the top adult art classes in Birmingham
Did you make a New Year’s Resolution to be more creative? I did! This decision has led me to research what sort of art classes and courses are on offer in Birmingham. I found a[…]
Art History | Introducing the Birmingham Surrealists
Surrealism is synonymous with Paris. The term conjures up the dream-like paintings of Magritte, Miró and Dali, created in the French capital during the 1920s. However, by the 1930s the artistic movement had arrived in[…]
A Birmingham art blog is born
A little over a year ago I moved from London to Birmingham for a job at the University of Birmingham. I was not sure what to expect: canals and curry houses, yes. Culture…well, we would[…]