Inscribed on the walls of the Haunch of Venison gallery in mayfair are the words: ‘To me, the mystery of painting today is how appearance can be made. I know it can be illustrated, I know it can be photographed. But how can this thing be made so that you catch the mystery of appearance […]
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After queuing for four hours and hanging around central London for another six, I finally gained entry to the most talked about art show of the season: Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan at the National Gallery. Despite being exhausted when the time came for me to view the exhibition, the opportunity […]
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Proudly floating on the surface of the glistening windows of a Shoreditch gallery lies a white goldfish, shades of blues and reds shimmering underneath its upper layer of scales. This display of calmness has been given to us by Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori and is not what you’d usually expect in the hustle and bustle […]
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Hokusai’s Great Wave is perhaps one of the most famous Japanese prints and one of it’s earliest impressions is currently on display at the British Museum. The print was designed in 1831 when Hokusai was in his seventies and many thousands of copies were sold as colour woodblock prints. The Great Wave or The Great […]
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Currently outside the Southbank’s Hayward Gallery are dozens of pairs of white underpants hanging on multiple washing lines, lighting up at night like fairy lights. These undergarments are the work of Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist whose video art is currently on display inside the gallery. I became acquainted with the artists work on a visit […]
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