Stephen Lewis's new sculpture
World Trade Centre remembered
This was one of a series of drawings made at sunrise in a studio on the 91st floor in the World Trade Centre. Although made as abstract, I can't help but notice the plunging verticals that were so dramatic to see from the upper parts of the towers. This post is simply to remember that experience and is dedicated to the rememberence of this day and those who lost loved ones in those tragic events.
New work
These are the first works to emerge as a sort of consolidated series of "paintings" . They are all 40 cm square and made on pre-stretched canvas - I usually work on unstretched canvas. The surface has more variety perhaps than previous work with more use of transparent washes - possibly a knock on effect of printmaking. I am also moving into a looser handling and more open-ended drawing than in recent work. They are formative but something is going on that interests me. So that is a good thing..
Robert Welch show at The Eagle Gallery, London
Hoyland show at Beaux Arts
Screenprinting
Art and/or design?
I have been working this past week at The Print Studio Cambridge on a series of new mono prints. These have given me an opportunity to explore screen printing and this in turn has provided a new experience of using the potential of transparency in my paintings. I will post some images and a further blog in due course. One offshoot of the work though was -perhaps - a more general thought about the link or absence of a link between Art and Design, also their inherent characteristics. I began to wonder when does Art stop being Art and become Design? Can it change in this way or are the two discrete at all times? Also what is pictoriality? When do you know you are looking at a work of art? More to follow..
Dialogues
Manet's Perfect Pitch
When to stop
French Curves
Tattoo 'Art'
Kenneth Noland - a few thoughts
The blink of an eye.
No more coffee thanks, I'm hungry..
ARTWORKS OPEN
Showing a couple of recent collages in the Inaugural Barbican Arts Group Trust Artworks Open. Work is under 30cms square. Artworks Project Space, 114 Blackhorse Lane E17 6AA. PV Thursday 11th June 6-8pm. Open from 11-25 June Tue-Fri 2pm - 8pm, Sat and Sun 12-6pm (closed Mon).
NOT ALL IT SEEMS
CONFLICT
NEW COLLAGES
New collages to be posted soon on the site. These are larger than previous ones and share a vertical format which is currently preoccupying me. I am looking to get more subtle contrasts out of the surface using matte and very soft sheens to play off one another. The colour in them sets up some unusual sorts of space that intrigue me - this is not wilful but seems to occur just as a result of working in this way.