Curated Collections

Inspired by a comment John Clark made recently about having an ambition “to make work that has the same lingering impact that some songs do or a good book..” we recently got into an interesting conversation at New Blood Art with our artists on this topic – about what makes art resonate in this way.. John went on to […]

(above) Keren Luchtenstein’s ‘Princess Shoes’ painting in Paul Smith’s flagship store New York.  

James Matthew O’Connell is an exciting graduate artist. We came across his work at his BA show this year (2015) at Wimbledon College of Art. He’s made a remarkable emergence into the art world – being invited to show in a group show of just 14 artists (whose work addresses themes of repetition and variation) […]

The Rosebery at Mandarin Oriental Wins Design Award GA Design International won Best Design for Cafe Bar/All Day Dining in The European Hotel Design Awards and here’s part of the write up which mentions the artwork by Orlanda Broom: ‘The art is a combination of the beautifully sublime and joyfully vibrant… Pride of place goes […]

“When we first look at an object or image it is already etched with our own personal meaning. That meaning is impossible to remove; it is permanently fixed in our memory. Different people will interpret the same sensory stimulus in different ways, based on who they are and the background factors that influence what they […]

“My practice focuses on conformity and mob mentality. Using past experiences of Glasgow gang culture, I explore the intimidation of extreme religious cults and left wing political groups.” Craig Wright

“In art, I value freedom above all – my own and that of the recipient. I avoid over intellectualisation, I don’t pierce my art with a gibberish relay of socially or politically correct information. I also leave viewer with the freedom of interpretation. I don’t try to be literal, I leave most things unanswered often by choosing […]

“I work with bright luminescent colour, painting forms that cross between recognisable and reminiscent.  With empty void backgrounds I reference deep sea and space photography, while free form improvised structures create the basis of many paintings contrasting with portraits inspired by nineteenth-century daguerreotypes and autochromes.”  Coral Churchill    

“I work predominantly in photography and investigate its ephemeral nature in relation to the urban environment. At the heart of my practice lies a fascination with cycles of transformation and an attempt to encapsulate natural phenomena through abstract processes. Light plays an integral role within my work and there is an ambiguity between the precision […]