How to get started with Procreate on iPad
I recently bought a new iPad Pro, got the new Apple Pencil thing, downloaded Procreate and applied that paper-like screen cover stuff. I’ve have decided to get back into art … Read More
Category: Art
Getting a professional book cover is essential
I have had a really bad series of book covers for quite a while now. In fact, the cover for my oldest collection of short stories – The Uneven Passage … Read More
Dreams on PS4 is a lot of fun and I only just started
I started playing the PS4 exclusive Dreams last night and absolutely loved it. I had read quite a few reviews and it seemed interesting. One common theme running through any … Read More
A visit to the Venice Biennale 2019
A month ago, I left sunny Bangkok for the equally sunny (but much less warm) environs of the UK, Lyon and Venice, where we saw the world famous Biennale. Which … Read More
Slightly wrong t-shirts
If you are a nerd, then prepare to be either be pedantically enraged or delighted by sheer genius.
Documenta 14 in Kassel, Germany, 2017
Documenta is a huge art festival that takes place in Kassel, Germany, every 5 years. This one, the 14th, is also simultaneously taking place in Athens. We went to Kassel a couple of weeks ago, so thought I might as well post a load of pictures.
Scooter Trouble by Nikolai Lockertsen on an Ipad
An artist called Nikolai Lockertsen creates amazing art on an iPad Pro using an iPad pencil. His other art is superb but I saw this video of him drawing a piece called ‘Scooter Trouble’ and was inspired.
Ok Go – The One Moment video
This is incredible. The band ‘OK Go’ always does pretty cool videos but this one took so much planning and is so well done that I found it hard to believe at first. What they did was set up a load of events, timed everything with computers and digital triggers, then filmed ‘The One Moment’, real time, in 4.2 seconds. The music video is then that 4.2 seconds stretched out.
Loving Vincent
Loving Vincent is a project that was begun by Hugh Welchman, the Oscar winning animator of Peter and the Wolf in 2006. He saw the Royal Academy’s van Gogh show in 2010 and decided he really needed a ridiculously long and involved project to sink his teeth into.
Temple of Art
The Temple of Art is a documentary (and website) about what it is like to be an artist. Although not just an artist, just generally creative. There are lots of writers, musicians, directors and actors, etc, featured, and the end result is damned inspiring.
Salt of the Earth – Sebastiao Salgado
Salt of the Earth is a documentary movie about the life and photography of Sebastiao Selgado. It is astounding.
10 iconic characters drawn by 10 iconic artists
What would happen if you took 10 iconic cartoon and comic characters and then have them drawn in the style of 10 iconic artists? This is what will happen.
Freaky gifs from Hayden Zezula
A graphic artist called Hayden Zezula created these eternal looping bursts of oddness and put them out on twitter.
malfunction by Cyriak – mental but fun.
Having a normal day? Everything a bit sameish? Got a couple of minutes to be weirded out? Good. Then watch this clip called “malfunction” by someone odd on the internet called Cyriak. I found it strangely uplifting. Enjoy.
Fuerza Bruta
This was what Fuertza Bruta was all about – spectacle, sensation, and an incredibly fun interactive experience.
LLSB – Long Live Southbank
The Southbank also has a place for skateboarders which has been there since I was a kid. It has been there for forty years.
Death at the Wellcome Collection
No this isn’t Agatha Christie novel, it’s an art exhibition. About Death. Which was brilliant.
Ansel Adams – Photography from the mountains to the sea
I saw this exhibition yesterday at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich (London). It was downright awe inspiring. Alongside Cartier Bresson, Adams is probably my favorite photographer in equal first place. I guess I’m a sucker for black and white photos.
Thai Modern Art arrives in London
In the depths of East London there is a mini hub for all this emerging art called Vyner street. The first Thursday of every month there is a bit of a party with the collection of galleries that line the street opening late to admit lots of excited and slightly inebriated art fans. It’s good fun and cultural to boot. Of particular interest is an exhibition of Thai modern art called Origin-Originality at Forty7 Gallery, 47 Mowlem Street (Off Vyner St).
John Martin: Apocalypse at Tate Britain
Everyone loves a good Apocalypse and everyone seems to love John Martin’s work. I certainly did. John Martin was hugely popular in the 19th Century and toured the world … Read More