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Dead Reckoning is the process of calculating your direction by using a previously determined position. It is thought that Dutch sailors threw dead bodies overboard to calculate their future route. This seemed apt for a solo show in my...

“I take a remote, original point of creation, where I presume formulas for human, animal, plant, rock and for the elements, for all circling forces at the same time. Art is like creation, and applies...

Paul Newman’s Devil’s Island (2017) is a striking exploration of crisis, chaos, and the interplay of precision and disorder. Ruth Smith’s analysis captures the dynamic tension in the work, focusing on the juxtaposition of a precisely rendered...

Paul Newman’s reflections on The Handsome Pork Butcher by Francis Picabia explore how this peculiar and evocative painting profoundly influenced his artistic practice. With its playful ambiguity, tactile experimentation, and satirical undertones, Picabia’s work sparked a creative...

Sacha Craddock’s exploration of Christy Burdock’s work delves into the nuanced interplay of observation, perception, and representation. Through her paintings and drawings, Burdock merges the specific with the general, capturing moments of personal and political...

In WITHOUT BORDERS, Alastair Gordon takes us on a transformative journey through his evolving artistic practice, blending meticulously crafted trompe l’oeil paintings with collages rich in texture and spontaneity. In conversation with Charley Peters, Gordon reflects...

Hannah Payne is an art world professional with 20 years background in the art and heritage sector including working with artists, institutions and leading art programmes and exhibitions. In this edition of The Art Five Hannah talks to...

Christy Burdock reflects on the haunting resonance of Léon Spilliaert’s melancholy works during the isolation of the COVID-19 lockdown. Drawing parallels between Spilliaert’s solitary figures and her own experiences of confinement, Burdock explores the role...