News — covid19
Gentle moments with Emily Unsworth White
Posted by Kim Soep on
Our first artist interview of 2021 is with Emily Unsworth White, a painter, collagist and textile artist living and working in Bristol. Her multi-disciplinary practice explores nature as a holy sanctum, drawing on themes of religion, fellowship and storytelling. With a palette of natural hues and pigments, materials such as sheep's wool, twine and hand-dyed fabric, Emily's body of work holds connotations of the primordial. Forming a serene cosmos of flora, fauna, paganism and ethereal figures, Emily depicts nature as a sublime otherworld- something or somewhere to be cherished and worshipped.
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- Tags: blog, Bristol, collage, connected, covid19, emerging artist, emily unsworth white, nature, Painting, portrait, textile art, watercolour
Safety Net | Our realities become virtual as everything is uploaded with the best art now existing online
Posted by Kat Koch on
The sudden emergence and virulent occupation of the coronavirus across the globe has forced the art world as we know it to move online. It started with the cancellation of Art Basel Hong Kong in early February, swapping VIP tickets for logins to their online viewing rooms, then followed by the Sydney Biennale, which became the first international biennale to go online just 10 days after opening to the public. By now, all major and minor museums and art institutions alike have migrated to the online sphere. With lockdown extensions and further cancellations of events, our notion of a “place” for public gathering has unrecognisably transformed- it is now the internet.
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- Tags: Art Basel Hong Kong, art gallery, art world, connected, covid19, Internet, Kat Koch, museum, online, online viewing rooms, safety net, Sydney Biennale, virtual reality, world wide web
Response to COVID 19
Posted by Kim Soep on
Preferring to let the art speak for itself, I normally avoid giving my two penny's worth but given the circumstances, I wanted to say a few words. Firstly, I want to wish you and your loved ones good health and happiness during this difficult period. I hope, in some form or another, the art we share can bring you comfort and a salve for the pains of isolation.
Jorunn Mulen | A Porthole Into Jorunn's Studio
Posted by Kim Soep on
Jorunn Mulen offers us a porthole into her serene studio in Bergen, Norway. Like a lot of countries around the world right now, Norway is in lockdown forcing many of its citizens to work from home. Jorunn, however, is no stranger to this having spent the last nine years painting in her home studio.
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- Tags: artist studio, covid19, jorunn mulen, norway