MA Shows:Newcastle University – August 20th – September 3rdGray’s School of Art – August 26th – September 3rdUniversity of Creative Arts– August 27th – September 4thCity&Guilds of London Art School – September 3rd – 10thManchester School of Art – September 10th – 16th RCA – September 17th – 21stSlade School of Fine art – OnlineAUB – […]

A delicate implosion of colour and shapes: this describes ‘Daytime Illusions’ by Rosalyn Ng, in being abstract as well as recognisable as a bouquet. Colourful arabesques fuse toward the centre of the artwork, while around the edges density begins to dissolve. The accelerated, gestural mark-making makes us think of Cy Twombly – who said, “Everything lives […]

In a career highlight Wayne Sleeth has been selected by a jury for a solo show at the Orangerie Museum in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, this coming August. He will be producing 25 paintings under the title ‘MonetMonetMonet’ as part of a 7 year body of work inspired by the waterlilies (Nypmhéas) of Claude Monet. These works […]

This March 11th a 1980 David Hockney print of a swimming pool will go on auction at Phillips. It’s a “problem to represent water” says the artist “because it can be anything…any colour”. Here Hockney does so with stylistic hallmarks that have become vernacular in contemporary art over his long and hugely successful career. In […]

L’empire des lumières (1961) by René Magritte shattered all auction records this week at Sotheby’s to reach an astonishing £59,422,000 – the highest price ever paid for a painting in GBP in Europe (as well as tripling the artist’s record).  In 1961 René Magritte, the exemplary surrealist of the 20th century, made ‘L’empire des lumières’ (‘The Empire […]

Congratulations to Llinos Owen and Julie-Ann Simpson who are exhibiting in the group show SYNTHESIS at Saatchi Gallery London, curated by Delphinian. 3 – 27 March 2022, Gallery 4Saatchi GalleryDuke of York’s HQ,King’s Rd,LondonSW3 4RY View a selection of works available by these artists via their pages:Julie-Ann SimpsonLlinos Owen

“What does it feel like to be human, alone and together amidst turbulent times?” A warm welcome into our Masters Section to Samantha Wilson. Samantha has been awarded a considerable scholarship for an MA at the Royal College of art by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, which has recognised her statement of artistic intent: “What […]

Episode 8: Sax ImpeySax Impey’s parallel careers as artist and sailor merge in his work, which brings the experience of the open ocean back to land through the medium of paint. Awe defines them: our perceptual and emotional response to the momentous. In this interview Sax talks about the importance of working on a scale […]

In this series of interviews, Bold Beginnings, the spotlight is on a group of 2021 graduates who emerged with a flourish. These artists are immediately noticeable for their distinctive styles: the exciting results of very different research choices. The promise of their achievements has been recognized by universities and awarded prizes; we wanted to find […]