Above all, Paula Rego (1935 – 2022) was an extraordinary storyteller. Through drawing, collage, printmaking and painting, she reinvented and reframed traditional folklore, famous fairy […]
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Lucian Freud prints among major gift to The New Art Gallery Walsall
Lucian Freud is best known for his raw and expressive figurative paintings. Working from life, he made portraits of those closest to him – friends, […]
The Silver Thread That Runs Through Art History: Metallic Threads, Embroidery, and Symbolism
“Silver thread” lives in two worlds. Spiritually, it’s the bright tether between body and soul. In the studio, it’s literal metal—heavy, malleable, quick to tarnish—drawn […]
Debbie Baird and Brian Wood Explore Ego, Identity And Power
Artists don’t have all the answers. Instead, the best ones pose questions. In the case of British figurative painters Debbie Baird and Brian Wood, who […]
Cristina Gardiner: ‘Transitory Landscapes’ at Birmingham’s RBSA Gallery
There’s beauty to be found in urban wastelands, post-industrial sites and weathered surfaces. This is what painter Cristina Gardiner ARBSA encourages viewers to see in […]
RBSA Young Artists Prize: celebrating art made by children
Bursting with colour, expression and individuality, more than 50 exhibited artworks at Birmingham’s RBSA Gallery prove a point made famous by Pablo Picasso: “Every child […]
10 Rising Birmingham Artists to Watch
Over the last year, I’ve witnessed momentum growing in the Midlands. As well as drawing, painting or printing solo in their studios, Birmingham artists are […]
‘Inside the Playroom’ at Stryx Gallery
Green dinosaurs have disembarked in Birmingham, framed on the wall of Stryx Gallery’s innovative new exhibition, ‘Inside the Playroom.’ It’s a fun and colourful selling […]
Elizabeth & Stanhope Forbes: A Marriage of Art
Art history has been built on the myth of individual geniuses who have, according to the canon, worked tirelessly and alone in their studios. But […]
Su Richardson: ‘In Stitches’ at MAC
“Time was short, so we made little bits on the kitchen table”, says Su Richardson, who spent the 1970s juggling her creative practice with domestic […]