THE FIRST ROUND PROPER.
THE FIRST HALF. 6-14 April.
THE SECOND HALF. 17 – 25 April.
Organised and curated by @a_bell_is_a_cup
Stephen Carley. Kate Jacob. Sean Williams.
THE FIRST ROUND PROPER :group exhibition
Jammyboree : group exhibition
Jammyboree
Bloc Project Space, Sheffield
6th March-15th March (closed 9th & 10th) 12pm-4pm.
30 artists participate, with each artist showing one large or two medium-size pieces included in the show.
There is no theme other than a celebration of contemporary art.
PV 6th March 5-7pm
A BELL IS A CUP: group exhibition
A BELL IS A CUP UNTIL IT IS STRUCK.
Painting. What is it?
Painting is not; ‘doing the right thing’.
Painting is not; designed to impress.
Painting is not; his or hers.
BLOC Projects, 71 Eyre Lane, Sheffield S1 4RB.
Tuesday 18th – Saturday 22nd February 2025.
Open 12-6 daily.
Private View – Thursday 20th February. 5-8pm
RA Summer Exhibition 2024
This painting has been selected by Royal Academician Hurvin Anderson to be included in the 2024 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
A question of subject Zine
This year 2021 I have produced a second zine, here you can see the PDF version. A paper version is also available for £4 from my shop.
WIP
Some details of work in progress
(more…)The Bowes Museum
My second trip to look at a collection was to the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle. I am starting to think about making my collecting of visual assets less controlled and directed. However looking at the Bowes Museum made me realize that there are dangers in doing this. A collection without direction is just a lot of stuff. A museum can become like a storage facility.
(more…)At The V&A
For my trip to the V&A in London I had decided to look at China, Korea and Japan. This was influenced after reading a small amount of fiction by East Asian authors, and a trip to Japan in the Autumn of 2019. One item I picked was this jar as I liked the unusual pattern development on it. I quite like the fact that while it looks complex there must be a system to drawing it by hand. I am thinking that its outline is done first then you focus down into the detail.
(more…)Works on Paper
While I am still thinking about the role of Subject in my creative practice I have decided that, while this question is unresolved, it should not stop me from working. At the moment there seems to be several option to move forward. One has been to remove, as far as possible, subject from my work. I think that this is what I am doing at the moment. It seems sensible that while I do not have an answer I should remove the question. Other options have been to work across subjects and focus more on personal or random selection processes.
Talking to Artists
I have now finished the section of the project where I talked to four different artists about their views on the use of Subject in a creative practice. So thanks to Jill Laudet, Bede Robinson, Jo Whittle and David Orme for there help and support.