Alastair Gordon's Island Material Thought: From Hyperrealism to Gesture February 6, 2021

Alastair Gordon's Island Material Thought: From Hyperrealism to Gesture February 6, 2021

In the last year my painting has undergone a significant change. Heightened realism has made way for a more gestural and intuitive process. To me, gestural painting is more difficult because it exposes the vulnerabilities,...
The Illusion of Colour Perception, Science, and the Artist’s Interpretation

The Illusion of Colour Perception, Science, and the Artist’s Interpretation

What does it really mean when we say a rose is red? Colour is not an inherent quality of objects but a phenomenon of light, perception, and interpretation. Scientists, philosophers, and artists have long debated...
Enzo Marra: Painting as Presence and Process by Nicholas Wells

Enzo Marra: Painting as Presence and Process by Nicholas Wells

Enzo Marra's canvases vibrate with an almost sculptural intensity, where thick layers of paint become both medium and message. Drawing inspiration from artists like Philip Guston and Leon Kossoff, while critically engaging with the commodification...
Sean Parker: Art, Politics, and the Power of the Image

Sean Parker: Art, Politics, and the Power of the Image

Sean Parker is a painter, writer, and political commentator whose work blurs the boundaries between art and critique. Known for his layered, Cubist-inflected portraits and bold abstract compositions, his paintings deconstruct and reconstruct imagery, challenging traditional...
Vanessa Wilson: The Departure Lounge | A Painter in Motion

Vanessa Wilson: The Departure Lounge | A Painter in Motion

Vanessa Wilson is an artist whose work navigates the shifting boundaries between memory, movement, and place. Rooted in both personal history and philosophical inquiry, her paintings capture the fleeting nature of transition—figures poised on the...

Lloyd Durling: Walking Through Memory and Form Interview by Nicholas Wells for Aleph Contemporary

Lloyd Durling’s work exists in the liminal space between memory, landscape, and abstraction. Rooted in his psychogeographic explorations, his paintings channel the traces of history—medieval wall paintings, ancient ruins, and unseen forces—through layered mark-making and...

Beauty and Its Representation in Art The Struggle Against Artificiality

In an age where artificiality dominates artistic expression, the essence of true beauty is increasingly lost. The unique presence of an original artwork, with its depth, texture, and history, is diminished when replaced by digital...
Finding Balance in Motion at Congruent Sym

Finding Balance in Motion at Congruent Sym

Marek Tobolewski, a celebrated British contemporary artist, prepairs for his forthcoming exhibition,Congruent Sym, at Aleph Contemporary in Stroud. Renowned for his mastery of symmetry and fluid forms, Tobolewski invites viewers into a meditative exploration of...

The Influence of Literature and Philosophy on Modern Art AN ENQUIRY into the Works of Kafka, Joyce, Proust, and Beyond

The intersection of literature, philosophy, and art has produced some of the most thought-provoking and influential works in modern culture. Writers like Franz Kafka, James Joyce, Marcel Proust, and Samuel Beckett not only reshaped the...