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Art-Pete relaunches
Two years ago I decided to try my hand at being a market trading artist. A year ago I switched to trying to be an exhibiting artist. Both of them were valuable experiences but they left me somewhat confused. Not … Continue reading
Run for the castle
There is something quite awesome about that tree by the castle on the Lickey Hills.
Prototyping Colony
Yesterday evening saw me assisting Nikki Pugh with her Colony project, sentient blobs that react to their environment which they sense through the relative inaccuracy of their GPS detectors and communicate through vibrations. Our task was to determine whether they … Continue reading
King Jong Phil
“It occurred to me that being an artist is a great deal like being a dictator.”
Robot breakers and a new Gormley
Just found this on Concrete Proof. It’s by Josef Hoflehner titled “Okhotsk Breakers” which I interpret as being defenses against waves on the Sea Of Okhotsk coast of Japan. It’s a lovely photo, of course, but the real reason I … Continue reading
As One
Out of the 300+ artists I dealt with through the Created in Brum shop it was inevitable the seeds of friendships, partnerships and projects would be planted. One I’m really looking forward to involves the graffiti artist As One who … Continue reading