Remodelling the Female Nude
Holly Holder explores Yossi Loloi’s new photography project ‘FullBeauty’. Is this radical shift in the depiction of the female nude positive or simply shocking? The female nude is one of the longest standing contentious issues in the History of Art. The depiction of beauty as virginal and pure, beginning with Botticelli’s The [...]
Artist of the Week: Imogen Pring
University of Leeds is the alma mater of some extremely talented individuals. The city continues to be a hub for up and coming contemporary artists. Leeds Alumna Elizabeth Price recently received the prestigious Turner Prize award, showing the importance of keeping a close eye on the yearly crop of artists the university produces. Triptych, last [...]
Art | Christopher P. Wood
3/5 Stars Leeds based artist Christopher Woods’ new collection Unseen works is currently available for viewing at the Stanley and Audrey Burton gallery and is well worth a visit. The collection boasts a variety of media including collage, sketches and magnificent oil [...]
Art | Liberty and Anarchy
4 stars Nike Savvas’ first major UK exhibition in ten years displays her fantastic focus on colour, creating artwork that is both eye-catching and intricate. The eight geometric sculptures that inhabit the space are made from wood and coloured string, creating a three-dimensional moiré effect from the overlapping colours and meticulous repetition of pattern. The [...]
Art | Turner Prize 2012
The winner of this year’s Turner Prize will be revealed tonight at the Tate Britain Gallery. Ever the source of controversy, some journalists have criticised the competition as an ‘annual farce’ as inevitable as the pantomime at Christmas. Some art critics have commented that the competition has become a showcase for a coterie of London-based [...]
Art | Card Carrying Artists
Contemporary Artists do Christmas in their typically provocative fashion For most, the giving and receiving of Christmas cards is a marker for the true beginning of the season. The missives are predictable, ranging from a traditional ‘Merry Christmas’, to the more inclusive, religiously neutral ‘Season’s Greetings’. Cards were introduced to our Christmas’ in 1843 and [...]
Art | ‘To Hope, To Tremble, To Live’
4/5 Stars Tortured, decapitated heads scream. Others stare impassive like masks. Yet more seem to be directly tracking your movements as you walk between them. No this isn’t an antique scene from Scooby-doo –although an equal mixture of the exaggerated, ‘mock-sinister’ and comic is present here- but in fact the most recent exhibition to be [...]
Art | 1913: The Shape of Time
4/5 Stars 1913: The Shape of Time is a new exhibition at the Henry Moore Institute that focuses on the year 1913 and its impact on the Modern art world. It explores the idea that 1913 was a pivotal moment in the history of modern European art and an astonishing year for advancements in the sculptural medium. A key [...]
The Lookout Post
A glance at the most exciting events happening in the art world over the coming month. Film | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Peter Jackson’s new film trilogy finally arrives. Bilbo Baggins, played by Martin Freeman, goes on an adventure with a group of dwarves to reclaim lost treasure from the dragon Smaug. Released December [...]