Category Archive: Art Zine

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..
October 27, 2020 at 9:55 am Leave a comment
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…
October 13, 2020 at 11:18 am Leave a comment
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.
September 22, 2020 at 12:41 pm Leave a comment
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.
August 25, 2020 at 11:20 am Leave a comment
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.
August 18, 2020 at 11:52 am Leave a comment
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.
December 17, 2019 at 11:39 am Leave a comment
13 Dec

Society is like…

society is like…
December 13, 2019 at 12:28 pm Leave a comment
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…
November 26, 2019 at 11:51 am Leave a comment
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.
November 5, 2019 at 2:53 pm Leave a comment
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.
October 21, 2019 at 12:54 pm Leave a comment
17 Oct

Blockbusters…now what?

Blockbusters…what’s next?
October 17, 2019 at 9:11 am Leave a comment
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.
September 23, 2019 at 11:33 am Leave a comment
06 Sep

Fluorescent language

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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.

August 13, 2019 at 12:00 pm Leave a comment
05 Aug

inhabitant: a Hip-Hop project

this project INJECTS SOME HIP-HOP and pop culture into the art game.
August 5, 2019 at 11:22 am Leave a comment
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.

July 11, 2019 at 9:53 am Leave a comment
28 Jun

Colour notice

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June 28, 2019 at 9:54 am Leave a comment
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.

June 13, 2019 at 10:10 am Leave a comment
'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.

June 3, 2019 at 11:16 am Leave a comment
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.

April 12, 2019 at 10:08 am Leave a comment
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!

March 25, 2019 at 11:57 am Leave a comment
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.
March 18, 2019 at 12:29 pm Leave a comment
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.
March 11, 2019 at 1:50 pm 1 Comment
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.
February 7, 2019 at 10:30 am Leave a comment
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.

February 1, 2019 at 11:19 am 1 Comment
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…
December 12, 2018 at 1:15 pm 2 Comments
727 x 777 by Takashi Murakami
19 Sep

Superflat

Superflat is a contemporary art movement which was created by artist Takashi Murakami in 2001.
September 19, 2018 at 12:20 pm Leave a comment
Iron Flag picture
23 Jul

Iron Flag?

Iron Flag? Collage sketch on paper, 2017 #makeamericagreatagain #makeamericasafeagain #usa #trump #wutang #art #contemporaryart #collage #drawing
July 23, 2018 at 10:30 am Leave a comment
21 Jul

#trapspider

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July 21, 2018 at 12:27 pm Leave a comment
Hunt for the Golden Egg video
21 Jul

Hunt for the Golden Egg

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July 21, 2018 at 11:24 am Leave a comment
18 Jul

The commute from hell

The commute from hell
July 18, 2018 at 11:00 am Leave a comment