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Gerhard Richer’s exhibition at Tate Modern: Panorama, rather than the communist manifesto. However, after looking at the blurred images, dragged paint, glass and mirrors you are left with a definite sense of everything melting if not actually into air.
First thoughts on exiting: everything is hazy, unfocused and smudged. It is as if Richter is uncommitted [...]
It is of the utmost importance that we repeat our mistakes as a reminder to future generations of the depth of our stupidity.
Just back from the opening of Nottingham castle annual open. First and foremost, congratulations to everyone who got their work selected. From the point of view of someone whose application was unsuccessful, your all winners!
If you don’t know, the annual open is exactly that. Artists based in the Midlands are invited to submit their art [...]
Egerton Open Studio 17th October 2003
Egerton Studio Group artists Mark Selby, Paul Matosic, Paul Watson, Zenon Gradkowski, Liza Aspell, David Questa and Mik Godley amongst others, were at this Autumn’s Open Studio. Pictured (Left-To-Right): Paul M. Zenon and Paul Watson.
If you came to the Open Studio then you’ll know what was [...]
A quick mention of Roman Ondak’s great piece at the Tate, St Ives this summer.
In some ways this reminds me of Gormley’s ‘Field’. However, unlike the simple, vulnerable and misshapen mass of a very physical, earthy depiction of humanity, measuring the universe has us as a cloud.
Like a swarm of low-flying insects or a [...]
Came across an old Angel Row gallery leaflet which I’d kept after seeing Estelle Thompson’s fantastic 1999 stripey paintings.
The scale of these paintings works well and there is a definite sense of movement and need to change focus (if memory serves…)
All her work at: http://www.estellethompson.com/
Mark Selby currently lives and works in Nottingham
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