The radical art movement with its fairly exceptional and exceedingly rich history spans much over six decades. Conceptual art to this day stands strong and firm despite being dismissed by many artists, experts and art historians. From the pioneers of the movement that started experimenting with different ideas and concepts of the art form and […]
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Half way through the blooming season of Spring I’ve come across Pantones fashion colour report for Spring 2017. Keeping in mind the colours were picked back in September 2016 in reminiscent of the hues that surround us in nature. Their colour prediction of mixed hues from bright and vivid colours to earthly tones perfectly resembles […]
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Listed below is a collection of some of our favourite quotes from one of the world’s greatest artist. Leonardo Da Vinci who is greatly known for his enduring works “Mona Lisa” and the “The Last Supper”, was born in Italy in 1452. With a keen intellect he studied the laws of science and nature, this […]
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One of my favourite places to look through for interior design inspiration is fashion magazines and past runway archives. The inspiration that flows through the number of pages is endless when keeping a keen eye out for colour combinations, textures, patterns, materials and styles. The fabric, print and colour of a stylish dress can equally become an inspiration […]
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I recently visited a workshop taught by Richard Henry at the Art of Islamic Pattern in London, turning up at a point where the class were learning about drawing mathematically complex designs. I was amazed to see the use of calculators for measuring single lines. Taking into account the mathematical elegance, geometric patterns and the inventions […]
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The marriage of politics and art is a powerful union which sends out a potent message. For centuries, art has been used as an alternative form of expression to conventional methods of political assertion. Through signalling stances of defiance, peace, war, corruption, human rights and inequality, art has altered the landscape of political expression by […]
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If you’re like me an art enthusiast and find it intriguing to scan through the sketchbooks of artists. Studying each page that serve various illustrated memoirs and catalogues of casual drawings and musings. Benefiting the privilege to see through their imaginative eyes, taking a glimpse at how paintings, digital art or sculptures first start as ideas rendered merely as scribbles and […]
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Whenever I look to print my photography I always opt for printing them as postcards. I’m repeatedly asked “why postcard? What will you do with them?” My simple answer; to create a mini gallery. Of course your can collect them, store them and pin them on to a notice board. But where’s the fun in […]
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After a couple of decades of being hidden away from the walls of most modern homes. Wallpaper has slowly but surely made a comeback over the last few years, no longer being the stamp of a dated home. We’ve seen wallpapers come in all forms of styles from geometric to floral and everything in between. Wallpaper […]
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The early history of wood cutting and engraving evolves from the oldest printing technique. Today artists are reviving their interests in creating wood art not merely for printing but simply for art. London based artist Nadia Bajwa creates stunning, expressive, thought-provoking series of sculptures out of laser cut wood. For her impressive work she uses both […]
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