In his Reith lectures Grayson Perry called artists “Pilgrims on the Road to Meaning”. At New Blood Art we wanted to gain insight into our artists personal roads to meaning so we asked them 3 questions: Rob Lyon The moment when you are at a party (for example) and someone asks: ‘What do you do?’ […]

The world’s largest philosophy and music festival returns to Hay-on-Wye – How The Light Gets In  runs from 26th May – June 5th 2016.  Bringing together 700 carefully curated events that will make you think, talk, dance and play in the beautiful setting of Hay.. Nobel Prize-winners and Mercury Prize-nominees alike gather in one place for a week of […]

Anne Baudequin’s paintings of still life have rich, impressionistic presence. Working from life in “alla prima” allows spontaneity, and an ability to capture fleeting, sun cast shadows. Baudequin’s still life arrangements of fruit are painted in subtly sumptuous colour and there’s a sense of the objects being touchable. Harmonious compositional relationships characterise each piece.   […]

John Moores Prize 2016 – Enzo Marra selected. Enzo Marra’s ‘Invigilator (John Virtue)’ has been selected for the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize Exhibition; the prize was launched in 1957 with the aim of showcasing “the best and most vital work being done today throughout the country”. Enzo Marra is one of 54 exhibiting artists […]