Wednesday 31 May 2017

joao ruas


i would bit off a finger to be able to draw like joao ruas!!

Tuesday 30 May 2017

helen terry


worth spending a bit of time with helen terry as she explores a full gamut of techniquer in her approach to the environment

Monday 29 May 2017

ibrahim el salahi


ibrahim el salahi - old school modern, would've loved to have seen this at the tate

Sunday 28 May 2017

Saturday 27 May 2017

Friday 26 May 2017

tomas saraceno


impossible trips i might like to make - a voyage round the inside of tomas saraceno's head

Thursday 25 May 2017

hush


if i was emperor this would be what the streets looked like. check out hush

Wednesday 24 May 2017

sam reveles


squiggles, wiggles and lines again. so!!? sam reveles - sublime

Tuesday 23 May 2017

nandipha mntambo


i love these and it makes me just want to run out, buy some gear and make something similar. in my head it goes smoothly, then i think about it and it all becomes much more tricky! she does all manner of other things besides. check her out.

Monday 22 May 2017

mary sibande


textile's never a bad way to start the week and mary sibande smashes it out of the park

Sunday 21 May 2017

Saturday 20 May 2017

Friday 19 May 2017

loyiso mkize


loyiso mkize's portfolio is, unhelpfully, blocked so you'll need to do a bit of googling for more images. i really like his commitment to the face

Thursday 18 May 2017

Wednesday 17 May 2017

ghada amer


if anyone ever says stitch can't be subversive then step up ghader amer. these are beautiful to look at but she's got an agenda that just doesn't give up. makes me want to cheer!

Tuesday 16 May 2017

diane victor


what would you call these - smoke portraits? these are great images to get involved in but diane victor's about way more than just these

Monday 15 May 2017

brooks salzwedel


if brooks salzwedel was only doing botanical illustration these would be powerful images but he's about much more than that

Sunday 14 May 2017

Friday 12 May 2017

helene amouzou


textile, pattern, erasure, negation - what's not to like with helene amouzou?

Thursday 11 May 2017

sokari douglas camp


you've just got to love the plurality of narrative happening in sokari douglas camp's work. looking at this stuff not only do i get a sense that something is right with the world but also about what art could be.

Wednesday 10 May 2017

Tuesday 9 May 2017

majida khattari


i fond, after a browse thru majida khattari's images, that they stay with me, popping up in other thoughts, making ne think about the way i look at and represent the world around me.

Monday 8 May 2017

faithxlvii


faithxlvii - amazing! if you don't know her work get off and make a cup of tea, sit down and take some time browsing

Sunday 7 May 2017

nasser shamma



this is a playlist rather than an album but lsten anyway. nasser shamma - amzing!!

Saturday 6 May 2017

Friday 5 May 2017

creighton michael


if it's got dots, spots or circles and that microscopy feel chances are i'm going to be up for it. creighton michael doesn't fall short even if i can't find this image on his website

Thursday 4 May 2017

Wednesday 3 May 2017

ephrem solomon


 and we'll just keep on with the figurative. not least because i don't have enough wood/linocut on the site. lokking at ephrem solomon's work is me lookand learning!

Tuesday 2 May 2017

dawit abebe


i'm not usually the biggest fan of figurative painting but i really like the strong grpahic elements in dawit abebe as well as the feeling of narrative undercurrent

Monday 1 May 2017

mainly ethiopia



all that ethiopian music and some more besides...

alberta bamonte


it's great to see someone else doing something similar to what you do yourself but coming up with a different set of methods and solutions. more images here