When the opportunity to interview artist Helen Gibson, or perhaps better known through her alias as The Perky Painter, presented itself I was keen to visit the Arch Café once more. I first met Helen […]
Canvas on a Can: How Beer Labels Have Become Art
I myself am not a lover of beer, but I am certainly a lover of art. So, although the pleasure I receive when walking down the supermarket aisles is not related to the alcohol, there […]
Musee d’Orsay Seeks to Challenge Art Historical Canon With New Exhibition
A new exhibition taking place at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris is challenging conceptions of fine art, due to the mainstream art scene often excluding people of colour. The exhibition is called “Le modèle noir: de […]
Exhibition Review – Michael Morpurgo: A Lifetime in Stories
For decades Michael Morpurgo’s stories have captivated and inspired generations of children. In over a hundred books he has championed education, environmental awareness and peace as ways to protect and empower children all over the […]
Artistic Pawfection: The Museum of the Dog Returns to New York City After Over 30 Years
The American Kennel Club is re-opening the Museum of the Dog in New York City on 8th February, after being moved to St.Louis, Missouri over 30 years ago. The museum’s collection includes not only dog-related […]
Nuremberg Art Auction: Should Hitler’s paintings ever be sold?
In light of plans by the Weidler auction house in Nuremberg to sell a number of paintings done by Adolf Hitler, Charley Weldrick explores the ways in which we judge art and whether or not work done by figures such as Hitler should even be put to auction in the first place.
Native American Art steals the limelight at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is finally celebrating the creativity and beauty of Native American art. Previously displayed among works from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, this is the first time that […]
Frida Kahlo: A Lifetime of Pain Painted into an Everlasting Revolution
Trigger Warning: Graphic description of personal injury Frida Kahlo is known today as one of the twentieth century’s most influential painters. The transcendence of her art is a testament to its cultural significance and relevance […]
Random, Radical, or Just Radiation? Fusing Art with the Atom
Chernobyl. The name doesn’t often crop up in slick advertisements, or in the dusty windows of foregone travel agents. Instead, it’s more likely associated with images of toxic waste, flashing warning symbols and widespread sickness […]
The Arts and Climate Change
The issue of climate change is becoming increasingly pertinent; a crisis that is only worsening and demands immediate action. Collins Dictionary’s word of the year for 2018 was ‘single-use’, powerfully highlighting how environmental problems are […]