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…
Category: Mindfulness
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…
Art & Nature Series: Sanam Khatibi
Sanam Khtibi speaks of her work saying, “my women are vulnerable and yet predators at the same time. They are also depicted within the same plane as the animals, who represent power, danger, and our primitive instincts.”While she uses art historical references and traditional compositions, she juxtaposes them with her innovative and unique style that…
How to have a Merry and Mindful Christmas
This year has certainly been a strange one, with worries, anxiety, and stress that perhaps you have never had to deal with or experienced before. So, during this festive period, it is the perfect time to reflect and remind yourself of the positives, and practice mindfulness. We’ve put together a guide to help you to…
Art & Nature Series: John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent’s watercolour paintings are a rare treat to behold. His skill as an artist can be seen in how he never overworks his en-plein-air paintings, leaving the luminescence of the paper to convey the brightness of the sun. His love of nature and his joy of painting can clearly be seen in mark…