All Things Considered

Old Town
Posted by Simon Lewin

Graphic designer and photographer Nick Hand has been cycling round the coast of Great Britain to raise funds for the Parkinson's Disease Society. Along the way he has been recording a series of 'soundslide' films, documenting the work of artisans he meets.

On the Norfolk leg of his journey he called in at our friends Old Town in Holt to make this short film about their British workwear range. Find out more about Nick's journey.

Posted by Simon Lewin on August 28th, 2009

Bob and Roberta Smith
Posted by Angie Lewin

Here at the Edinburgh Festival the nomadic Grey Gallery has taken up residence in an elegant Georgian townhose and is exhibiting one of Bob and Roberta Smith's largest works to date 'This Artist is Deeply Dangerous'.

In 2008 the arts and sports writers at The Guardian were asked to swap roles. The resulting clear, enthusiastic and personal review of a Louise Bourgeois exhibition by tennis correspondent Steve Brierley caught Smith's attention - and he has painted the text onto a series of 9 panels of reclaimed wood.

The Grey Gallery @Hawke and Hunter, 12 Picardy Place, Edinbugh EH1 3JT
www.thegreygallery.com. Ends 5th September 2009. Open daily from 11am-6pm. Free admission.

Posted by Angie Lewin on August 27th, 2009

Frank Kiely
Posted by Angie Lewin

Frank Kiely is just one of the many printmakers exhibiting in the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers summer exhibition at the Bankside Gallery in London. His 'Royal' screenprint (below) is in an edition of 10 and measures 103cm x 134cm.

It's the perfect opportunity to see the best in original printmaking, from traditional techniques such as etching and relief printing, through to the very latest in digital and photographic technologies.

The exhibition runs until Sunday 6th September 2009 at 48 Hopton Street, London SE1 9H. Further details at www.banksidegallery.com. And for more examples of Frank's work visit www.frankkiely.com.

Posted by Angie Lewin on August 26th, 2009

John Richardson
Posted by Simon Lewin

Caught By The River have just added a series of prints to their new online store.

These photographic prints of John Richardson's original linocut maps for the Caught By The River book have been signed by John, who runs The Two Terriers Press.

To see the range of prints, visit Caught By The River.

Posted by Simon Lewin on August 25th, 2009

Post-It Notes
Posted by Angie Lewin

Here's a wonderful film from Savannah College of Art student Bang-Yao Liu.

 

Posted by Angie Lewin on August 21st, 2009

Caught By The River
Posted by Simon Lewin

Our friends at Caught By The River have recently revamped their online fishing/music/literature/culture blog, created with an approach (in their own words) "like putting together a fanzine – an unshackled, uncynical torrent of enthusiasm".

And the new online store now features a range of Caught By The River goodies, including these tote bags and t-shirts.

Posted by Simon Lewin on August 19th, 2009

Tarlair Swimming Pool
Posted by Simon Lewin

I guess blog entries are generally about places you have managed to get to. But in this instance we failed. Back in Scotland, we spent a bit too long on the beach earlier this week to have time to make it over to Tarlair Swimming Pool, which opened in the rocky bay just east of Macduff in 1931. The pool is grade A listed by Historic Scotland and plans are afoot to restore it to its former glory.

We'll upload some of our own snaps when we eventually get there, but in the meantime you'll find a number of photographs on Flickr.

Posted by Simon Lewin on August 16th, 2009

The Occasional Print Club
Posted by Simon Lewin

News just in from Justin Knopp at Typoretum, the second meeting of The Occasional Print Club took place at the weekend, during which this collaborative poster based on Goudy's "I Am Type" quotation was designed and printed. Copies are available from the Typoretum website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on August 11th, 2009

Adam Bridgland
Posted by Simon Lewin

Another very welcome addition to the artists represented at St. Jude's.

Born in 1979, Adam Bridgland studied printmaking at Norwich School of Art & Design and then studied at the Royal College of Art (MA Fine Art Printmaking)

Adam embraces the everyday object finding inspiration from the colouring book image, travel guidebooks, and scout camping paraphernalia.

Since graduating from his Masters at the Royal College of Art in 2004, Adam has lived and worked as an artist in London.

Adam Bridgland's work is held in a number of collections including The British Museum Prints and Drawings Collection, AEA Investors LLC, UBS, The V & A, Boeing Asia, HBOS, The De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill on Sea, The Royal College of Art, The BBC and various private collections across Europe and the United States.

View further examples of work by Adam Bridgland at St. Jude's.

Posted by Simon Lewin on August 9th, 2009

David Byrne’s bike racks
Posted by Simon Lewin

Had the pleasure of seeing David Byrne live at The Barbican on Monday. Was very slightly concerned when I saw our fellow audience - if someone had dropped a bomb on the venue, Waitrose's share price (were they listed) would have plummetted.

Anyway, dislike the term as much as I do, I'm inclined to say that he is potentially the 'coolest' man in pop today. Marvellous stuff.

I was going to post a video clip of Byrne or Talking Heads playing live but thought the following might be of interest.

A keen cyclist, Byrne was asked by the New York Department of Transportation to judge a competition for the city's new bike rack designs - and was so inspired that he designed a series of his own...

Posted by Simon Lewin on August 7th, 2009