By guest writer Naomi Johnson For emerging creatives, the hardest part often isn’t making strong work; it’s getting visibility in spaces where opportunities and buyers actually pay attention. The core tension is brutal: talent can be real while income stays unpredictable, because creative career obstacles like inconsistent exposure, unclear positioning, and scattered opportunities quietly keep…
Coronavirus has hit hard. In these strange and unprecedented times, it's important to stay home and be safe. But it's also important to look after your mental health and wellbeing, and art has the power to do that without you having to breach those gallery doors. Art galleries and museums across the world are finding…
Continue reading ➞ There’s always time for art, especially during a pandemic
A colourfully charming retrospect of an Impressionist who's dividing opinions at Tate Modern.Stepping into the 'The Colour of Memory', a retrospective of Pierre Bonnard at Tate Modern, I felt a little lackluster and uninspired by the paintings I saw in Room 1. But realising I had 12 more rooms to trudge though, I tried to…
Where can you go and see Freud, Bacon, Rego and Auerbach all under one roof? Tate Britain's 'All Too Human' captures the intimacy of life throughout the 20th Century in the idiosyncratic gestures of these renowned artists. As I walked into this show, into the first room 'The Raw Facts of Life', I was struck…
Continue reading ➞ The All too human experience at Tate Britain
Interactive playground installation and residual casted sculptures of the everyday. Both the Tate Modern and Tate Britain brings us a rare moment of joy and reflection. When you come to the City on your travels, you want to immerse yourself in a bit of culture. And London is the city for it. In fact, it's…
A revisit to the old university after 5 years was not only a trip down memory lane, but also a surprising one, to see what courses have sprung up, grown and been nurtured (for better or worse) As I walked down the familiar UCA halls, I was eagerly anticipating the Fine Art graduate show the…
Continue reading ➞ UCA grad show goes conceptual in a big way
Have you noticed the revolution of art services rapturously bursting onto the contemporary art circuit? We're in the age of convenience, and there's a website to cater for just about anything. But when it comes to art, I'm divided. On the one hand it's a the optimum platform to promote and sell your work and make some…
Continue reading ➞ Rise up artists! Online v. real life exposure
Every artist knows that being visible is the most fundamental factor of your practice. But does that mean you should 'pimp out' your work to every social media site going? Social media has become a prominent fixture in our lives; a place to shout, engage, discover and share funny cat videos. But with all this social noise…
Continue reading ➞ Be a social creative – what artists should be doing on social media
Tate's brand spanking new building, the Switch House, will pave the way for more variety, more international exposure and give the public what they want - more art! Since Tate opened in 2000 to the public it has attracted more than 5 million visitors each year, and has become a shining symbol of London's…
Paintings and sculptures that fascinate and repulse, but when you get close, these bizarre organic works are anything but a delight. At first glance, Louise Zhang's work is drippingly sweet and seductive. Her use of neon-tastic, artificial colours are exciting and alluring to the eye, but as you begin to study the blob-like forms,…
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