Graphene artist Nicolas Strappini‘s response to research by Dr. Marcin Mucha-Kruczynski. Seven researchers from the University of Bath have collaborated with local artists to communicate their research in new and exciting ways. Curated by Fringe Arts Bath, the artists were invited to submit proposals for artistic reinterpretations of the researchers’ Ignite talks. The work is to be … Continue reading
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We take a look at the growing trend of consumer-created immersive experience and what brands can learn from art to connect with their audience… Read the latest JWT report and you’ll see that Immersive Experiences are listed as one of the top trends for the near future. With that in mind, we explore how more and … Continue reading
In this short, Thomas Heatherwick talks about his studio’s tradition of sending unusual handmade Christmas cards. Filmed at Heatherwick’s exhibition at the V&A museum in London last year, it’s great to revisit; he explains how making Christmas cards as a child led him to introduce the practice at his studio as a way of saying … Continue reading
I quite literally happened upon this little corner of nature+art=heaven in the Sella Valley whilst visiting the area of Borgo Valsugana in Italy recently. Arte Sella is an international outdoor exhibition of contemporary art set up in 1986, in the fields and woods of the Val di Sella, offering an unforgettable journey through nature and its … Continue reading
The sports clothing company has put their name to an installation called “The Track” in Beijing’s best known art district – 798. The display features eight pairs of trainers suspended as if in motion above an illuminated track. The attraction was put together by Shanghai-based design office Studio-at-Large to promote the new range of Nike free … Continue reading
After queuing in the rain on this cold April night, we made our way inside the Rijksmuseum just before midnight, along with several hundred or so other art lovers. Celebrating the opening of this national monument after it had been closed for 10 years for renovation, we were happy to be part of this … Continue reading
“I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s” – William Blake. Food for thought in these socio-economic times… Continue reading
Pop icon David Robert Jones is one of the most influential performers of modern times and is being celebrated with the first international retrospective in London, UK. You may not know him by that name, so how about The Thin White Duke…? The Starman…? Ziggy Stardust…? If not, then David Bowie? Ah. Curated by the … Continue reading
Kick back… after all, it is the weekend! If you haven’t already seen Exit Through the Gift Shop it’s a must; in the meantime enjoy the trailer of the Banksy biopic (or as close to a biopic as the elusive street artist allows), filmed by Thierry Guetta and narrated by the inimitable Rhys Ifans; music … Continue reading
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