O.k so loathe as I am to photograph 'englishy London' stuff and post it to you...
I have some friends and family that want to see some generic out and about in London shots....
For all my English friends, photographer friends and beloved art bitches: view at your own risk...
I have some friends and family that want to see some generic out and about in London shots....
For all my English friends, photographer friends and beloved art bitches: view at your own risk...
I've been up to a fair bit... I went and checked out the Green Park art scene first... saw White Cube (one of them)... it was fairly unwelcoming and the artist prefers to display (and paint) his work upside-down (I believe he's been doing this since the 70's so for all you scoffing 40 somethings; don’t look at my generation)
It was quite decent show by artist Georg Baselitz... the scale he was able to get loose gestural drawing on was impressive and the contextual side had alot of depth. They seemed like intimate sketches but they were huge. It has like Greg Page meets Heesoo kim...
......trawling the art scene, as I do, I am finding the artists here are interested in similar concepts and ideas our Satellite artists are... (I am biased toward Satellite exhibitors of course). Echoes of Mica Still's palate and content can be seen in Sebastian Brajkovic's work at The Carpenters Gallery, the intuitive painter Frank To discovers shadowy figures in his dark rich paintings much like Tina Frantzen...(I prefer Tina's work).
Sebastian's work was very cool; incredibly beautiful pieces, so playful despite the precision... the overwhelming perfection, the SKILL and the DETAIL.....the images on the site don’t do them justice (of course) the poisonous colours of the thread... and provocative animal forms in the stitch work were amazing (medieval mythological animals). He made cast bronze furniture appear to bleed and fall..... like Dali's clocks but SO much better....
It hasn't been all art....I've walked through Hyde Park on a misty morning, watching people ride horses... (albeit to see Serpentine Gallery) .....
It was quite decent show by artist Georg Baselitz... the scale he was able to get loose gestural drawing on was impressive and the contextual side had alot of depth. They seemed like intimate sketches but they were huge. It has like Greg Page meets Heesoo kim...
......trawling the art scene, as I do, I am finding the artists here are interested in similar concepts and ideas our Satellite artists are... (I am biased toward Satellite exhibitors of course). Echoes of Mica Still's palate and content can be seen in Sebastian Brajkovic's work at The Carpenters Gallery, the intuitive painter Frank To discovers shadowy figures in his dark rich paintings much like Tina Frantzen...(I prefer Tina's work).
Sebastian's work was very cool; incredibly beautiful pieces, so playful despite the precision... the overwhelming perfection, the SKILL and the DETAIL.....the images on the site don’t do them justice (of course) the poisonous colours of the thread... and provocative animal forms in the stitch work were amazing (medieval mythological animals). He made cast bronze furniture appear to bleed and fall..... like Dali's clocks but SO much better....
It hasn't been all art....I've walked through Hyde Park on a misty morning, watching people ride horses... (albeit to see Serpentine Gallery) .....I've had a street vended pancake with lemon and sugar (as the gods intended) in the west end, I've haggled a Camden Market vendor from 30 to 10 pounds for a jacket, I've been to the Piccadilly Markets on antique day...
I've seen the Ritz, had my shoes shined, visited the the Royal Academy (no I couldn’t afford the Byzantium exhibition but look forward to it once employed) and had ALOT of AWFUL coffee..............
....The people in this town know NOTHING about coffee. It’s ASTOUNDING!!! It’s like they never got the memo: They always burn it, it's never smooth and creamy, the froth is always bubbly (when you CAN get a cappuccino) its watery, HUGE and they have never heard of a flat white. (you WARNED me Fran..)
I'm finding all these bazaar traditions my English father carried with him make sense now... for example who carries a handkerchief in N.Z? (with your exception Dad and Lynn)... they are NECESSITY here....your cold nose is SO oft runny. The whole thermos phenomenon makes sense too......you NEED a hot drink here after 30 mins of being outside...
Anyway I hope you enjoy the generic images (below). As far as my 'progress' goes I have (after MANY pains) transferred my cash, I've helped out at a dealer gallery opening, introduced myself around, found some valuable contacts and applied for several interesting positions (not that I'm in a hurry... I'm having a brilliant time)...
I'm finding all these bazaar traditions my English father carried with him make sense now... for example who carries a handkerchief in N.Z? (with your exception Dad and Lynn)... they are NECESSITY here....your cold nose is SO oft runny. The whole thermos phenomenon makes sense too......you NEED a hot drink here after 30 mins of being outside...
Anyway I hope you enjoy the generic images (below). As far as my 'progress' goes I have (after MANY pains) transferred my cash, I've helped out at a dealer gallery opening, introduced myself around, found some valuable contacts and applied for several interesting positions (not that I'm in a hurry... I'm having a brilliant time)...
PICTURE TIME:
The Ritz.....in the Mayfair area...yep...
the one that costs 2000 dollars if you land on it with a hotel......
Getting on side with the local authorities.....they'll never suspect me now...
THIS is Kings Cross Tube station...there is always all this industrail caging and wire in the tubes....I bet all the first year art students here go CRAZY for it.....
Speaking of the tube this is a view from my ride home to Central Finchley..... it aint all buildings and undergrounds...
A highlight to my city art tour....a giant wall of generations of ripped off posters at the Camden Tube station....I know you'll appreciate this Harvey...It was beautiful.
Me VERY jettlagged at the worlds end..... I was scaring small children and animals with those dark circles
This is where I'm staying... I call it 'Me with Kitchen'
and.....signing off... thanks all. till next time.
xx
-S
2 comments:
coffee! snigger snigger... lots of coffee! snigger.
Yeah - You couldn't get a decent coffee in America either. The only thing that even slightly resembled coffee over there was Starbucks, but they didn't make them espresso style - it was all from perked coffee.... sorry, sweet perked coffee. No idea at all!
Go to Italy! Then you'll get the good coffee!
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