Lowry The Unknown

There are other Lowry’s, yet it seems Memes never die. With the Press Accidently repeating exactly what T.J.Clark and Wagner Want to get the public away from. T.J.Clark, one of the most highly regarded Art historian’s suggests that though the shift in perception in Lowry may not be the leap that he hopes, it is…

Mexican Artist Damián Ortega – Apestraction – (Honey Brush & other things)

Apestraction. Exhibition By Mexican artist Damián Ortega. Curated by Luiza Teixeira de Freitas. http://www.freud.org.uk/exhibitions/75095/apestraction/ Damián Ortega (Key words: Homo Faber : Hands) (Damián Ortega Mythic language organ. Object / organ 2013 5 individual pieces, concrete and pigment 12 3/16 x 10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (31 x 27 x 27 cm) © Damián Ortega…

Painting in the 2.5th Dimension.

By Giuseppe  Marasco Exhibition ends Sunday 11th August A thematically tight exhibition. Were much of the works could be called painting with out painting. Much of the work nods to a modernist or abstract expressionist past. But possesses few of the hang ups we might have in Europe about negotiating those positions. There is a…

Eleven breweries from mainland Japan- A unique Sake Experience

A unique Sake Experience www.hyperjapan.co.uk/ By Giovanna Flores Eleven breweries from mainland Japan took part in this year’s Sake Experience, each providing two or three of their selection for Earl’s Court’s tasting pleasure. After queuing until time lost meaning, and witnessing a sad-eyed, sore-footed woman trading in her ticket for a £15 refund; those of…

Rebekah Discovers Chagall…..

By Rebekah Pollard Chagall: Modern Master Tate Liverpool: Exhibition 8 June – 6 October 2013 Let me begin with a disclaimer, I am a complete novice to the world of Art. I am just beginning to learn about techniques and the different movements, but what I do know is that I’m hooked. Having started with…

Cock n Bull Gallery

Pauline Amos By Giuseppe Marasco The flyer for the exhibition is an array of assorted weaponry, on close inspection, includes a pressure cooker, the type used in the Boston Marathon bombings. Giving me the sense of a distinctly Pinteresque turn to the recent violence. That a domestic appliance can be weaponised, draws us closer to…

St Luke’s Kitchen – Gelato And Garabaldi cooking Sessions

    As you can see a great deal of cooking has been done in aid of this @Allourvoices national heritage project. The Project was designed to record some of the food heritage of the Italian Community of Clarekenwell. Known colloquially as ‘The Hill’ or the Italian Quarter. Clarkenwell had been the home of Italian…

Tomato – Mexican Farming Genius

Nice Photo. Helps register our contemporary priorities. With a generation arising that values ecology and quality of life, over materialistic and status concerns. It suggest a New Promise. Whats not to like? Tomato, originally grown/swollen from a tiny berry by Mexicans into the generous bulbous globular growth of delicious sweetness. Further Popularized by Italians in…

Infinitas Gracias: Mexican miracle paintings.

Past show http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/exhibitions/infinitas-gracias.aspx Infinitas Gracias: Mexican miracle paintings. Wellcome collection offers a library of extraordinary commemoration stories By Giuseppe Marasco Current exhibition of  The Mexican votive Paintings at the Wellcome collection . Are prepared and offered to a chapel in thanks for miraculous assistance or relief in a time of need.  Dating from the Revolution…