07 Apr

Art Thoughts: Destruction v Creation

Destruction is an inevitable part of the creative process. Creative ideas are constantly shifting and evolving. Sometimes they become prints, paintings and sculptures or they can be lost and abandoned. Sometimes creative ideas return from the dead!
07 Apr

Change Your Life

‘CHANGE YOUR LIFE’ by the graffiti artist ‘Indiano’ (Grosse, Jürgen). Visit the Imperial War Museum for more info.
10 Nov

Art is Process: Philip Guston

Guston was a Canadian/ American heavy weight artist. He was part of the New York school which included other artists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. He’s an older man in this video.
27 Oct

Art is Process: Norman Ackroyd

“Don’t drink and etch”, Norman warns us. Maybe that’s because driving is like etching and requires attention and concentration..
13 Oct

Art is Process: Pope. L

Pope.L, aka, William Pope.L, aka, the self-professed “friendliest black artist in America” guides us around the streets of the East Village in New York City. He’s revisiting the site of…
22 Sep

Art is Process: Anselm Kiefer

In this video, we can watch him in his enormous, ex-warehouse studio space working on some large-scale works.
02 Sep

The Bull and the Shit

Roehampton’s Alton Estate was once considered an architectural marvel. The design of the buildings in this south west London estate was influenced by leading modernist architect, Le Corbusier…
25 Aug

Discussing art with Hank

Being an artist is tricky business. Artists have to position themselves and what they do in society and navigate the stereotyped image of the deranged genius and idle vagabond.
18 Aug

Art is Process: Jonathan Meese

Meese has a crazy, intense energy. He’s holding a tube of paint which he uses to paint directly onto the surfaces around the studio.
15 Apr

Inside the mind of #NamJunePaik

Artist Nam June Paik was a leading video artist and helped to bridge the gap between art and technology with his experimental work.
06 Apr

@Maxwell_Alexandre at Museu De Arte Do Rio

Pardo é Papel is a new exhibition by artist Maxwell Alexandre at the Museu De Arte Do Rio. The show displays a collection of…
28 Mar

MASP Picture Gallery in Transformation

MASP is renowned for having a great selection of European art but they also have an important collection of modern and contemporary Brazilian art. These works show us…
14 Feb

Space, Place and Home @ Menier Gallery

Space, Place and Home is an exhibition exploring themes in contemporary art, craft and design. The show brings together a group of artists who..
17 Dec

Contemporary Art Masterpieces: ‘Measures of Distance’

‘Measures of Distance’ is an artwork about exile and displacement. The work is a video piece which presents still images of the artists mother overlaid with text and audio in both English and Arabic.
13 Dec

Society is like…

society is like…
10 Dec

Inside the mind of #antonygormleyra

The sketchbooks are a window into Antony’s mind and working process. They include sketches, statements, detailed diagrams, doodles, working out’s, patterns and experiments.
03 Dec

Pushing Paper @ the British Museum

Pushing Paper presents a collection of contemporary artworks with the aim of exploring drawing as a resurging artform in contemporary art.
26 Nov

Contemporary Art Masterpieces: ‘Ink Splash 2’

A splatter of blue ink drips across a shimmering silver surface. From the back the gallery it looks like a painterly abstraction…
18 Nov

Artists at work no.9 graffiti taggers

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11 Nov

Inside the mind of #olafureliasson

The Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson creates large scale, immersive art installations. They take over spaces and hypnotize crowds of viewers.

05 Nov

Contemporary Art Masterpieces: ‘The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone living’

This is the big kahuna of Britart. It is a big weighty symbol of the cultural impact made by the YBA’s (Young British Artists) in the 1990’s.
21 Oct

Contemporary Art Masterpieces: ‘Infinity Mirror Room – Phalli’s Field’ ’

The work is part of a series of ‘Infinity Mirror Room’ installations which have been made over the course of Yayoi’s career. They are ground-breaking, immersive installations which create the illusion of vast, endless space through kaleidoscopic environments.
17 Oct

Blockbusters…now what?

Blockbusters…what’s next?
Artists at work no.8 #BCXHIBITION
15 Oct

Artists at work no.8 #BCXHIBITION

A collaboration between the Bentall Centre and Kingston School of Art to host workshops, exhibitions and creative showcases in Kingston town centre during the summer of 2019.
07 Oct

Anna Maria Maiolino @ Whitechapel Gallery

Anna has created her own visual language by working with a wide range of materials including clay sculptures, prints, works on paper, film and sound works, photography and mixed media. Anna’s work is compelling as it reflects both her personal life and the social context in which she has worked.

Swan mural by Jimmy C @akajimmyc on Redcross Way
03 Oct

Bankside Street Art

Bankside is one of London’s busiest districts and is buzzing with tourists and visitors. Home to Borough Market, the Globe Theater and Tate Modern, Bankside is also a centre for arts, culture and entertainment.
23 Sep

Contemporary Art Masterpieces: ‘Mogamma, A Painting in Four Parts: Part 3’

The marks have been drawn or painted in ink and acrylic paint on canvas. There is no central point to the painting, but we can make out various architectural forms between the torrents of marks.
17 Sep

Art Cities: Barcelona

The Catalan capital is buzzing with creative energy. Each of its ten districts (districtes) has its own unique vibe and identity. From the lively bars and cafés of La Rambla…
06 Sep

Fluorescent language

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Untitled, 2018' © Sonya Derviz
02 Sep

Interview with artist Sonya Derviz for @floorrmagazine

“Different narratives reaffirm each other, exist because of the other. At the moment my drawings from life are of the people that I know, although recently I started to work on drawings that are more based on my surroundings and my everyday. “
3am, Mustang speedin’, Two lovers, headed for a dead end, Too fast, hold tight, he laughs.’ (2019) Installed at Centrespace Bristol © Will Hughes
27 Aug

Interview with artist Will Hughes for @floorrmagazine

“I love fashion and the power clothing can give you to take on the world, Donatella Versace is a true icon i feel i resonate with this quote because, in my work i want to portray the sexiness of the materials.”
13 Aug

Contemporary Art Masterpieces: ‘My Bed’

‘My Bed’ is an iconic work of art. It is an artwork which splits opinions and provokes strong reactions.

05 Aug

inhabitant: a Hip-Hop project

this project INJECTS SOME HIP-HOP and pop culture into the art game.
Untitled, 1970 © Luchita Hurtado
20 Jul

Luchita Hurtado @ Serpentine Galleries

A new exhibition at the Serpentine Galleries presents the work of Venezuelan artist Luchita Hurtdo. ‘I Live I Die I Will Be Reborn’ is…
15 Jul

Artists at work no.7 Jake Chapman

Jake Chapman and his band Funhole playing at Art Night 2017.
11 Jul

Contemporary Art Masterpieces: ‘A Subtlety’

‘A Subtlety’, also known as the ‘Marvellous Sugar Baby’, is a monumental sculpture of a sphinx-like woman by artist Kara Walker.

'The Subjective Element', 2019 ©Forest + Found
01 Jul

Jerwood Makers Open 2019

The Jerwood Makers Open is an initiative to promote the “significance of making and materials within contemporary visual arts”. This reads like a broad remit but an emphasis on craft…
28 Jun

Colour notice

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'The invisible enemy should not exist', 2018 © Michael Rakowitz
15 Jun

Michael Rakowitz @ Whitechapel Gallery

A brand-new exhibition at the Whitechapel gallery presents a major survey of work by Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz. He first came to prominence in the 1990’s and his artwork draws on

Stephen Feather art studio
13 Jun

Studio Sounds

Music is a great inspiration. I listen to it while I work, think and rest. It uplifts my mood and helps to get those creative juices going.

'Hubris' 2012-13, oil on linen backed with sailcloth 320 x 230cm © Nigel Cooke
03 Jun

Kitchen Sink Painting

The Kitchen Sink Painters were a group of British artists who made artwork depicting scenes of everyday life.

28 May

Artists at work no.6 Copacabana

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20 May

Art Cities: Lisbon

Lisbon is a feast for the eyes. Wherever you look there is a visual surprise and the city exudes a rustic charm. The city is made of decoration. Every cobbled street is covered in mosaics which create hypnotic patterns. Within this exciting city there are some fantastic museums, galleries and art sites. Here are some of my highlights.
'Fruit and Veg Market, 2017'  © Florence Hutchings
01 May

Interview with artist Florence Hutchings for @floorrmagazine

“The dialogue with the work and the space around it continually changes. Whether it be the work in the studio having a messier feel or being placed in an interior type gallery it could hold a homely relatable feel or if it is placed in a traditional white cube space it gives it a ‘finished’ feeling.”
12 Apr

Contemporary Art Masterpieces: ‘Straight’

‘Straight’ by artist Ai Weiwei is not straight forward. It is a monumental floor-based sculpture made up of 90 tons of carefully arranged steel rods.

'Energy Flow' 2017, ©Uchercie Tang
05 Apr

Interview with artist Uchercie Tang for @floorrmagazine

“The effect of the figure in my painting is tantamount to being in a cage. They have no emotional expression and no vitality. They are neither the fantoccini of the world nor the dominator, neither the subject nor the object.”

‘Professor’ by artist Hedley Roberts
02 Apr

Interview with artist Hedley Roberts for @floorrmagazine

“My work is all about what is not known, evident or visible. I’m really interested how we ‘know’ each other, how we assess our knowledge of each other, and how we continually renegotiate our relationship to each other. “
The Asset Strippers exhibition view © Mike Nelson
01 Apr

The Asset Strippers @Tate Britain

Artist Mike Nelson has turned Tate Britain’s central hall into a sculptural and cultural junkyard.

25 Mar

Contemporary Art Masterpieces: ‘Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project’

Museums are great places to learn about the history of art. You can learn about painting, photography, sculpture and Molotov cocktail bomb making!

Marks into shapes drawing project
18 Mar

Marks into shapes

Starting from the first picture in the top left-hand side and continuing from left to right across the rows you can see how the picture developed. The first step was to use charcoal to fill the paper with a variety of marks and gestures.
Marcel Duchamp. Fountain 1917, replica 1964 @ Tate Modern.
11 Mar

Contemporary Art Masterpieces: ‘Fountain’

Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ is a game changer. It represents the moment when what seemed like a hoax turned out to be the original conceptual art masterpiece.
p's, 2019 © Monty and Swanhenge, 2019 © Ariel Luke
17 Feb

Monty @ Copperfield Gallery

Monty is an artist. He’s also a fictional character and subject of the exhibition produced by Kwon Lee and curated by Zoe Watson at Copperfield Gallery.
13 Feb

The Contemporary British Painting Prize

Selected artists from the Contemporary British Painting Prize in discussion with Matthew Collings.
07 Feb

Hip-Hop vs Fine Art: Part 3

Contemporary hip-hop like contemporary fine art is made up of a variety of sub-genres and styles. Themes from the old school era and golden age of hip-hop are still influential in contemporary hip-hop culture.
01 Feb

Hip-Hop vs Fine Art: Part 2

During the mid-1980’s hip-hop entered a golden age of expression and the culture flourished and became part of the mainstream. With this success came a new sensibility, attitude and visual identity.

Artwork by Dorothy Cross @ Stoney Road Press stand G13
17 Jan

Highlights from the London Art Fair 2019

Here’s a round up of my favourite artists and artworks from this years London Art Fair.
'Hialóides' 2015 Acrylic, enamel and oil on canvas 50 x 40 cm each © Santos Willian
15 Jan

Interview with artist Willian Santos

“I’m interested in the relationship between the abstract and the figurative. The challenge is to the viewer. I aim to challenge their perspective of reality and see how far my work will take them.” – Willian Santos in discussion with featherblend.
12 Dec

Hip-Hop vs Fine Art: Part 1

Hip-Hop and Fine Art have not always been considered as close artistic allies, but they have both become dominant forces in popular culture. Both genres have created their own traditions…
The epic, 2014 © Kyungmin Sophia Son
12 Oct

Interview with artist Kyungmin Sophia Son for @floorrmagazine

‘I collect moments, senses and words from my everyday experiences, and this material begins to open relationships with other expanded subjects.’
Installation view of ‘Migratory Objects’ at Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur. 2017 © Haffendi Anuar
10 Oct

Interview with artist Haffendi Anuar for @floorrmagazine

‘This idea of the landscape that I am interested in is not always something physical, it could be a “dimension” informed by design, object, politics and the Internet.’
Utility And Apathy Human Asses and Utility And Apathy Saint Anthony, 2016 © Joshua Miller
08 Oct

Interview with artist Joshua Miller for @floorrmagazine

Typically, in representation, we strive to get close enough to saying the thing without being didactic or obvious. But if I paint a bland duck-looking duck in one portion of the painting, it becomes painfully boring to paint or look at a duck-looking duck a second time.’
Art Gemini Prize exhibition installation 2018
25 Sep

The Art Gemini Prize 2018

The ArtGemini Prize is a celebration of international contemporary art by emerging and established artists from around the globe.
22 Sep

Artists at work no.5 @featherblend

727 x 777 by Takashi Murakami
19 Sep

Superflat

Superflat is a contemporary art movement which was created by artist Takashi Murakami in 2001.
'Dossel Florestal' 2017 Acrylic, Araucaria Angustifolia bark, packaging, paper and polyurethane on canvas, 230 x 330 cm © Willian Santos
03 Sep

A closer look…Willian Santos

Check out the work of artist Willian Santos in this new blog on #contemporaryart. Santos experiments with both representational and abstract styles to depict the action of time on various organic forms.

1960 Red Sun, oil paint on board Collection of Jane and Kito de Boer © The estate of F.N. Souza/DACS, London 2018
30 Aug

A Closer Look…F.N. Souza

In this post, I’m taking a closer look at the work of artist F.N. Souza from an exhibition called ‘All Too Human’ held at Tate Britain from the 28th of February to the 27th of August 2018.

26 Jul

Artists at work no.3

24 Jul

Interview with artist Sophie Vallance for @floorrmagazine

“Making paintings is basically making a series of decisions, and its one of the only things in life that makes me be really present with what i’m doing, so the…
Iron Flag picture
23 Jul

Iron Flag?

Iron Flag? Collage sketch on paper, 2017 #makeamericagreatagain #makeamericasafeagain #usa #trump #wutang #art #contemporaryart #collage #drawing
21 Jul

#trapspider

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Hunt for the Golden Egg video
21 Jul

Hunt for the Golden Egg

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19 Jul

Interview with artist Douglas Cantor for @floorrmagazine

Interview with artist Douglas Cantor for @floorrmagazine
18 Jul

The commute from hell

The commute from hell
17 Jul

Interview with artist Edgar Serran for @floorrmagazine

Interview with artist Edgar Serran for @floorrmagazine
16 Jul

Artists at work No.2 @kobrastreetart

Artists at work No.2 @kobrastreetart
13 Jul

Interview with artist Theo Ellison for @floorrmagazine

“Shock value for its own sake isn’t interesting, if it’s even possible to conjure it post-Information Age. However, I do look to inject a certain level of visual immediacy within…
11 Jul

Interview with artist Kwanwoo Park for @floorrmagazine

“My practice is like making mirrors. The mirror that reflects different perspective, different spacetime, but the subject who stares at the mirror can always be found in the work. Challenging…
10 Jul

Artists at work No. 1

Check out this artist at work in the Summer Palace in Beijing. 
09 Jun

Art Cities: São Paulo

In São Paulo, art is everywhere. There are amazing museums and galleries, art fairs, events and a vibrant street art scene. Here are some highlights from a few of the…
02 May

Art in King’s Wood

As spring threatens to start I’m looking back at a visit I made last year to King’s Wood in Challock, Kent.

Constraint © Francisco J. Jimenez
06 Apr

Francisco José Jiménez @franjimenezart

Francisco paints dynamic portraits and makes sensual life studies which present the human form in an open and entrancing way. The works seem to hover between realism and expressionism in…
Private View
09 May

The Return: an exhibition of recent work by six London painters

The Return: an exhibition of recent work by six London painters The Return: an exhibition of recent work by six London painters was an exhibition which brought a diverse selection…