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Category: Art and Nature
Jacqueline Harvey @bellafreud in discussion with the art historian Katie Hessel @thegreatwomenartist
A few days ago, I attended a delightful event. @bellafreud in discussion with the art historian Katie Hessel @thegreatwomenartist. It was insightful to learn more about the relationship between fashion design with Art – they had great rapport! Looking forward to seeing both icons @womeninartfairofficial event in a few months🌟@suzymenkes @bellafreud #jhart#inspiringwomen #womenempowerment #thefemalequotient #thefemalelead…
Jacqueline Harvey | Windrush Celebrations Black Farmer Brixton
Such a privilege to be present at the windrush celebrations at the Black Farmer Wilfred Emmanuel Jones in Brixton last week✨ A joyous occasion to mark his successful business and the successful opening his only London shop – his journey is inspiring. So many Jamaican herb spices and all things nice that bring l a…
Art & Nature Series: Wilhelm Sasnal
Wilhelm SasnalUntitled (2010) The artist, filmmaker, photographer, and illustrator Wilhelm Sasnal creates graphic and atmospheric paintings culminating inspiration from daily life, media, and art history. The subdued nature of his work is heavily influenced by gothic imagery from the visual culture of the music he grew up on. The artist became tired of the pretentiousness…
Art & Nature Series: Anna Bjerger
Anna Bjerger – Acid/Creek (2018) Anna Bjerger’s process uses photographs from her collection of books as references. She talks about how, as a child she was always interested about what was happening in the background of the main protagonist.By using photos she rescues images “that would otherwise disappear” and re-contextualises them through the physicality of…
Art & Nature Series: Mamma Andersson
Mamma Andersson constructs cinematic scenes – showing the full spectrum of Nordic landscapes. Her use of colour is reactionary, favouring both expressive blocks of colour along with almost translucent tints. This build-up of colour creates a depth of colour and atmosphere.Andersson is unafraid to have large areas of black, immediately catching your eye. She threads…
Art & Nature Series: Nigel Cooke
Nigel CookeArtist’s Garden 2 (2018)“I’ve reached a point where I feel I want something to be democratic in terms of interpretation. The work is like a screen that is available for projection.” Nigel Cooke achieves this elusive in between of figuration and abstraction, which leads to works that are open to viewer’s interpretation of what…
Art & Nature Series: JMW Turner
Turner’s desire to understand the world led him to pioneer Romantic paintings, focusing on capturing the emotional experience of the landscape through expressive brush marks and luminous colours. For many years he trained as an accomplished watercolourist leading him to work boldly and quickly. His skills, translated into an eclectic style, led him to paint…
Art & Nature Series: Emily a
Emily Carr’s living, moving paintings are infused with such joy and love for the land she depicts. Her location on the Pacific west coast of Canada captures an image of the underrepresented indigenous cultural monuments and art of the first people, who she practically lived with and was given the nickname ‘The Laughing One’.Emily CarrYoung…
Art & Nature Series: Peter Doig
Peter DoigSwamped (1990) We would like to brighten up your day with the dream-like work of Peter Doig. The artist uses reflections to reveal a new perspective of the landscapes. In his own words, “the mirroring opened up another world. It went from being something like a recognisable reality to something more magical.”The glassy water’s…