Isle of May series by Celine Marchbank

September 18, 2013 by The Editor

Celine Marchbank went on a journey recently to the Isle of May. The photographs she took to document her journey are on display in Oxford House, Bethnal Green, London as part of The Art Collective’s current exhibition – Connections Between People and Land which is running until 29th September. Here Celine tells the story of her adventure: ‘At the end of April I found myself aboard a small vessel heading to the Isle of May. The isle is an hours boat ride […]

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Connections Between People and Land exhibition

September 18, 2013 by The Editor

Catriona Gray is one of our Art Collective artists whose work is being shown as part of Connections Between People and Land exhibition on at the moment at Oxford House in Bethnal Green. Catch it soon before it ends on 29th September. A graduate in Photography from Glasgow School of Art in 2001, after working in London as a printer Catriona then Spent two years living in Kiev, Ukraine. When we spoke to Catriona of her time spent there she […]

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Abstraction by the sea

September 2, 2013 by The Editor

Artistic retreats and artists’ colonies have long been potent places for making art, the parallel charms of seclusion and peer-to-peer support offering new opportunities to get lost in work, undistracted by the diversions of everyday life. While possible destinations are diverse and the experience distinct for each individual, escape from urbanity and a reconnection with landscape and nature are often prominent incentives for those artists seeking retreat. The pull of escape is also strong across the spectrum of artistic talent: […]

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Culture Choice

August 12, 2013 by The Editor

By Richard Unwin When it comes to contemporary culture and art, are we all looking for something new or simply happy treading the same old path? An artist I know who is a keen student of the great masters of history, but also fascinated by new and emerging art, frequently reiterates that there is nothing new under the sun. Rather than finding this negative, though, he enjoys making connections between art new and old and seeing how ideas and techniques […]

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Interview with Finn Dean For award winning work on ‘Brave New World’

July 31, 2013 by The Editor

We catch up with Art Collective artist Finn Dean, who has recently been announced as the winner of the third Book Illustration Competition, an award that will see his illustrations for Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ printed in a new edition published by The Folio Society. Providing a sumptuous alternative to the growing ascendency of ebooks, premium, hardback books are thankfully still a living presence in our cultural universe. Kindles et al. may offer amazing practicality, reducing whole libraries into […]

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Abstract Distractions

July 16, 2013 by The Editor

Continuing our summer series on British art, Richard Unwin takes a closer look at two abstract paintings currently on display as part of Tate Britain’s newly hung permanent collection.  With a collection going back to the late middle ages and early Renaissance, Tate Britain’s collection is unsurprisingly strong on figurative painting: a fact made even more evident by the museum’s recently refreshed, chronological layout, which sees banks of figurative work displayed side by side in temporal groups. One of the […]

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Back to British

July 5, 2013 by The Editor

To begin a summer series on British Art, the Tate and St Ives, Richard Unwin considers the implications of Tate Britain’s chronological rehang, arguing that, when it comes to museums, simple is often best. As has been recently argued here at The Art Collective, London is a world-class city in which to view art, with hundreds of thousands of visitors pouring through its museums each year. Rather than specific artworks or exhibits, though, London’s reputation tends to rest more on its collective offerings, […]

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Join us at Stand C3 – Free Ticket Offer

May 29, 2013 by The Editor

We would like to offer our readers complimentary tickets for two to come and visit us at the AAF in Hampstead. There are a limited number of tickets to the VIP evening on Wed 12th June, we also have tickets for the public opening days Thurs 13th – Sun 16th June. We will have a lot of new work on show including an exclusive collection from David Storey, finalist in last years Threadneedle prize, and currently in the short list […]

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David Storey’s memories

May 29, 2013 by The Editor

David Storey’s work predominately deals with figures and faces, glimpsed or half-remembered and are often memories of childhood. He was a finalist in 2012 for the Threadneedle Prize and his recent painting ‘Burghers of Broadgate’ was shortlisted for the Saatchi Bright Lights Big City award. Storey’s work will be on sale at stand C3 at the Hampstead Affordable Art Fair in June. Richard Unwin recently caught up with him. Q. Your paintings seem to contain a lot of ambiguity: faces […]

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