From his studio in Balsall Heath, Day Barry celebrates Birmingham’s multicultural identity through brilliantly vibrant paintings, which blend a multitude of visual influences. His most […]
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Interview | Ceviga Frahm on painting with her senses
Most artists paint what they see, but Ceviga Frahm paints what she senses. Ceviga has always integrated her synaesthetic condition – Extrasensory Perception (ESP) – […]
Exhibition | Steve des Landes brings drama to Messum’s
Liverpool artist, Steve des Landes, has landed a major show at Messum’s in London. It’s about time this powerful painter received the recognition he deserves […]
Interview | Roberto Pagliarulo: Amalfi dreaming
In his 3rd solo show at Highgate Contemporary Art in London, Roberto Pagliarulo will exhibit 20 Italian landscape oil paintings and ink drawings, inspired by […]
Exhibition | Monica Perez Vega: ‘To the Trees’
‘To the Trees’ is a new online exhibition in which Monica Perez Vega transports us into an enchanted forest of abstract tree paintings. Hosted by […]
Anne Guest’s Cyanotypes: Fields of Blue & Gold
Anne Guest uses the magical process of cyanotype printing to create striking, ethereal images in which white silhouettes of flora emerge from washes of blue. […]
Brutiful Brum: Q & A with painter Elliott Packham
After studying architecture, Elliott Packham turned to painting. Today, he depicts the ‘concrete jungle’ that is Brutalism, celebrating and capturing the simple block-like geometry of […]
Artist in focus | Idris Khan: Blurred Lines
Birmingham-born Idris Khan OBE (b.1978) is internationally recognised for his signature style of layering images and text. In his work he explores the links between […]
ziREjA | Meet the artist making rubbish eco art
ziREjA is an award-winning photographer and performer who makes art out of rubbish, quite literally. She is one of a growing number of contemporary artists, […]
Artist in focus | Ruth Chambers: Envelope Encounters
Ruth Chambers is the latest artist who I’m excited to add to my contemporary art collection. She transforms opened envelopes – sent to her, found, […]