Artist David Lyon will be exhibing new paintings, drawings and prints at The Same But Different Art Fair within the walled gardens of Temple Newsam House, Leeds, from April 12 to 13. David’s work is inspired by the shapes, symbols and ideas that surround him, and the effect that these have on his imagination. He … Continue reading
Paintings by artist Lilliane Gosling will be on display at Holy Trinity Church, Leeds, from March 10. Ancient Ritual, Ancient Tales brings together images based on ancient Indian ritual and on medieval tales of the Seven Seas and are accompanied by specially commissioned poems by Linda Marshall. Lilliane Gosling has painted and travelled since early … Continue reading
Former Leeds College of Art students Calum Paterson and Georgia Lucas-Going are set to curate an exhibition of international artists at a pop-up exhibition in Wakefield. The exhibition, entitled LTN HROGUT, will take over the old Santander bank on Wakefield from February 19. The show will then be open to the public on February 25 … Continue reading
An exhibition designed by artists Sam Belinfante and Simon Lewandowski will be on display at The Tetley, Leeds, from January 25. The Reversing Machine is an exhibition focused on a mechanical device which operates objects attached to it for a set amount of time and then reverses the process for the same amount of time. … Continue reading
by Jon Cronshaw He’s notorious for licking a gallery wall till his tongue bled. Now, artist Tom Price creates sculptures of everyday black men that are deliberately unheroic. In 2001, Tom Price tried to cover an entire gallery with his saliva over a three-day period. But in the first hour, his tongue began to bleed … Continue reading
by Jon Cronshaw The work of one of India’s leading artists and film-makers is on display at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Jon Cronshaw met Amar Kanwar. There have been few exhibitions in recent memory as moving as Amar Kanwar’s The Sovereign Forest + Other Stories currently on display at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The exhibition reveals … Continue reading
Visitors to the Royal Armouries, Leeds, will be invited to dedicate and insert a poppy into a brand new sculpture due to be installed on November 4. The sculpture honours the one million UK and Commonwealth servicemen who died during the First World War is part of an exciting new venture, organised by The Royal … Continue reading
by Jon Cronshaw A surreal portrait of the19th century is the focus of Charlotte Cory’s latest exhibition at the Brontë Parsonage Museum. Jon Cronshaw spoke to the artist about her work and lifelong passion for the Brontës. Artist and novelist Charlotte Cory’s latest exhibition creates a surreal world where Victorian men and women become anthropomorphic … Continue reading
by Jon Cronshaw In 2008, contemporary artist Roger Hiorns oversaw the creation of one of most unique works of art in recent memory by pumping over 74,000 litres of copper sulphate solution into a condemned London flat. The result saw the building’s interior coated with otherworldly blue crystals that formed on the walls, floor, ceiling, … Continue reading
by Tom Swain What happens when an artist best known for his wood carvings is asked to put together an exhibition of hanging art for a local gallery? Tom Swain speaks to Shane Green to discuss the proposition.Shane Green is an art teacher at Prince Henry’s Grammar School in Otley, but is probably better known … Continue reading
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