Friday, 6 May 2011

Ann Woo


'Tara', 11"x14"

An image from Ann Woo's simple but remarkably  striking series of works

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Chorus - United Visual Artists


I went to see this installation at the Wapping Project in London. Set within the pitch dark boiler room, the combination of light, movement and sound was a haunting experience.

Friday, 22 April 2011

Nottingham Victoria Train Station








A selection of images that show the grandeur and beauty of the former railway station that was cruelly demolished to be replaced by an ugly and unsympathetic shopping centre. 

Friday, 15 April 2011

Nighthawks, 1942 - Edward Hopper


This is definitely one of my favourite paintings. I love the sense of intrigue, the play of light and the impression that we are seeing a fleeting moment in the life of the subjects

Sunday, 20 March 2011

DANSE MACABRE, Pedro Pires


I saw this short screened at Secret Cinema last month and was blown away. It is gruesome, shocking, haunting but most of all incredibly beautiful.

Sunday, 13 March 2011

Portraits of Australian Criminals in 1920




A remarkable collection of photographs depicting mugshots of various criminals from the 1920s. 

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Takasugi-an by Terunobu Fujimori

A beautifully simple project and a key influence of my study of Tea

Photograph By  Edmund Sumner