The first Van Gogh exhibition in the UK for about 40 years, this one was a must-see.  Not being an artist myself, I was interested to learn about the man I’d only touched on at school and knew only the bare facts about.  Since I went, I’ve researched more about this Van Gogh bloke than I ever thought I’d want [...]

Fraser Kee Scott is certainly becoming recognised as a mover-and-shaker of the art world.  He opened his Notting Hill-based gallery (A Gallery) when he was just 19 and has since seemingly perfected the ability to see the message-beyond-the-skill that so often conceals an artistic talent that is set to become huge.  Hence, A Gallery has attracted a vast following of [...]

I feel very privileged to have recently had the opportunity to interview renowned sculptor and Turner-prize nominee, Richard Wilson.  In fact, having been a fan of his work for some time, it was tantamount to Christmas morning when you’re 6.  Richard was born in 1953 and his career spans over 30 years, during which time he has indulged in installation, [...]

It’s been a while since my last post and the reason for that is the increasing pace of my Digital Arts MA. We’ll be putting up the final show in pretty much exactly one month. This raises one of the main problems we all face as artists. Time. There’s never enough of it. That’s reason one of why this post [...]

Being the media ignoramus that I am, I thought Hayao Miyazaki (of Studio Ghibli) has made some great animated films (such as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and Princess Monokoke) which were well respected in the right circles. So I was a little surprised by the OMG reactions from every friend (Japanese or not) to which I mentioned that I [...]