‘The Body Issue’ was created as a response to an issue I read of British Vogue. I felt disappointed by the ostentatiousness and lack of accessibility that emanated from its pages. There has been a long […]
Category: Arts
Degas dancers gone wild: The mix media works of Claudio Parentela
Born in Catanzero, Italy, Claudio Parentela is an illustrator and painter. Using a variation of mediums from paint to collage, Parentela has been active for many years in the international contemporary art scene. From covering […]
Making Christmas: the enduring legacy of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Movies and Christmas go together like roast potatoes and gravy, and rightly so. It’s cold outside, you’re soporific from all the festive feasting, and the terrestrial telly bigwigs lay on a banquet of old favourites […]
The People’s Art Fair highlights the importance of Bristol’s artistic community
Tomorrow, organisers at the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft will kick off the Winter edition of their art fair, reminding us that the latest government restrictions will not stop the city’s engagement with creativity. Initially […]
In Frame | Preventing art inequality with Wayne Crichlow
Isabel Armitage in conversation with photographer and activist, Wayne Crichlow, on destigmatizing art, increasing accessibility, and making art political There is a sense of stigma that revolves around art. Labelled “pretentious” or “show-offey” if you […]
Comrades in Arts: ‘Don’t extinguish our creative fire’
A call to my fellow artists: let us wield our weapons of mass creation aloft and refuse to reboot and retrain Imagine working towards something your whole life – practising as a child, studying as […]
Louise Glück and CyberFirst Fatima: Why is the UK determined to lose its culture?
By Hannah Green On the 8th of October, the Swedish Academy announced American poet Louise Glück as this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty […]
Album Artwork: Is it really that important?
By Alastair Bailey Phone screens, televisions, posters at the train station, cereal boxes, logos, the artwork on the front of an album; in twenty-first century life, we are bombarded with visual imagery. Designed to maximise […]
‘Is that Supreme?’ Are football shirts being taken a step too far?
The football shirt has become a designer’s playground and the 2020/21 kit release has been no exception. From ombre sunsets to cobalt paisleys, this season’s drop has cemented the football shirt as much more than […]
In Frame | The Reno, guerrilla gardening and cherry blossom Part 2
‘You have to be a dove when you need to be a dove and a snake when you need to be a snake’ In conversation with Linda Brogan Continuing our series, In Frame, here is […]