Welcoming in a new year is often a time of mixed emotions, and 2021 is particularly exemplary. Perhaps you’ve shirked resolutions this year, except for making sure to take some daily outdoor exercise.. With the winter air getting sharper and the sky a cooler tone of grey, the season seems to be the best sundial […]

Back in September we reflected on the emerging trend of artists in lock-down creating much smaller work (see our post ‘Working Small’). Since then (not surprisingly) we’ve seen this trend continue and have been interested to note thematic exhibitions emerging from high profile contemporary galleries – such as Hauser & Wirth’s upcoming Phyllida Barlow show ‘Small Worlds’ and Sadie Coles HQ’s online exhibition: ‘HOMEWORK’.  […]

This time of year I compile a round-up of artist’s achievements, and with a year unlike any other, these achievements seem all the more significant. That these artists have found the resilience to keep going – with their studio practice, applying for prizes, for residencies, making their work (smaller where necessary), resourcefully curating online shows in […]

When asked to explain his artistic choices, famously David Hockney once replied: “I prefer living in colour”. His paintings make this obvious, yet the simple response is also an equally potent reminder that ‘living in colour’ is open to everyone, they just need to choose it. Colour permeates all aspects of our lives. It shapes […]