Archive for the ‘Art’ Category

It started with a kiss

17th November

2011

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Benetton’s campaign for the UNHATE Foundation presses all the right non-nuclear buttons, even if it is unoriginal. It’s a shame that they withdrew the picture of the Nazi Pope’s inter-faith love-in, but they’ve yet to drop the picture that puts further pressure on Israel to bring an end to apartheid.

Brian Hart’s light painting

22nd October

2011

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I’m not entirely sure who Brian Hart is, but his light paintings are certainly very interesting.

Eye Sea Posters

18th October

2011

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Eye Sea Posters – terrible pun for a name, excused by the great selection of Polish movie posters.

Super Václav

18th October

2011

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Super Václav – spreading justice in the Czech Republic. You might want to Czech out the English site.

Warhol Bardot

10th October

2011

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The Gagosian Gallery is exhibiting Andy Warhol’s portraits of sex kitten Brigitte Bardot as of today.

Poet 73

25th August

2011

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Digging “Dortmund-Borsigplatz” and other acrylic paintings by graffiti artist Poet 73.

The Football Match

27th May

2011

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I spent countless hours of my childhood pushing unwanted vegetables around a plate in the school canteen. Fortunately, the Lowry reproductions that adorned the walls raised my spirits immeasurably. One of my favourites, ‘The Football Match’, has achieved over £5million at Christies.

Untitled #1

15th March

2010

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My daughter’s first painting, Untitled #1, is a sophisticated exploration of colour, with bold, confident brushwork and clever use of negative space. Or something like that…

Cat killer

8th February

2010

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Behold, the Hello Kitty chainsaw. Like an iron-on Simon Weston transfer, it defies logic, but therein lies its beauty.

An inspiration

5th February

2010

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Eric Smith’s perspective on life changed upon being diagnosed with cancer, leading to the Live Now Project:

“Before cancer I was like most folks, just cruising along. It was during my treatment, when I started to discover what cancer could gift to me – the ability to absorb every moment as if each one were my whole life. The Live Now Project was born!”