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Category: Contemporary Art

Elm Tree of Life Mosaic Created at Finsbury Park Station

The Elm Tree of Life is a new public art mosaic at Finsbury Park station. Created by artists Carrie Reichardt, … More

Mosaic

Stik Creates Holding Hands Sculpture on Hoxton Square

Stik has created a new sculpture on Hoxton Square in Shoreditch. Called ‘Holding Hands’ it stands in the middle of … More

Blind Beggar and his Dog a Sculpture by Elisabeth Frink

Blind Beggar and his Dog is a sculpture by Elisabeth Frink. It can be found in the enclosed garden of … More

Erno Bartha Bird and Skyscraper Sculpture in Victoria Park

Two sculptures by Romanian Artist Erno Bartha sit in the West Lake of Victoria Park. Called ‘Skyscraper’ and ‘Bird’ they … More

The Dockers by Sydney Harpley on the Lansbury Estate

The Dockers was a sculpture by Sydney Harpley. Installed on the Lansbury Estate in 1962 it stood in Trinity Gardens … More

Woman and Fish Frank Dobsons Destroyed Sculpture

Woman and Fish by Frank Dobson (1886 – 1963) was a sculpture installed at the Cleveland Estate in Whitechapel. It … More

‘Draped Seated Woman’ by Henry Moore in Canary Wharf

Draped Seated Woman is a sculpture with a history. Created in 1958 it once sat in midst of the Stifford … More

‘The Lesson’ Sculpture by Franta Belsky in Bethnal Green

A statue featuring a mother and child was unveiled on a housing estate in Bethnal Green in 1959. Called ‘The … More

Interview with Mosaic Artist Carrie Reichardt

It was a penpal relationship that would change the life of Carrie Reichardt. She explained how when we caught up … More

Art Related Noise, interview

Phil Rigg the Corrugated Iron Artist of Lascelles

Deep in the Mallee, next to a giant painted grain silo in the small town of Lascelles is a gallery … More

Money Talks as Cash is King 2 launches at the Saatchi Gallery

Cash is King 2 is the next installment of the popular art project from Carrie Reichardt and Bob Osborne. A … More

Book Launch, Cash is King, exhibition, saatchi gallery

A River Runs Through It Exhibition Showcases the Best of London

An exhibition which shows off the best of the great city of London. ‘A River Runs Through It’ has become … More

exhibition

Alchemy Exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery

The Alchemy exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery features a tryptic of artists. There work is just as comfortable being seen … More

exhibition, saatchi gallery

Giles Walker talks about ‘Monster’ his biggest ever Animatronic Exhibition

The plan was to ram through the Berlin Wall says Giles. Known for his animatronic sculptures, he is a long … More

exhibition, interview

Giles Walker’s Peep Show arrives in Shoreditch

Pole dancing robots, dancing for our pleasure, have been installed in Shoreditch. Featuring three robots. Two gyrate on a pole … More

exhibition, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Anti Slavery Art Installation by Colston Statue in Bristol

A powerful art installation has appeared underneath a statue of Edward Colston. A notorious slaver who for some reason is … More

Head Above Water Sculpture by Steuart Padwick Installed on the Thames

A giant 9 metre high wooden head has been installed on a pier looking out from the South Bank and … More

Cash is King the exhibition from Carrie Reichardt and Bob Osborne at the Saatchi Gallery

The book didn’t disappoint and neither did the exhibition. Cash is King, possibly the most anticipated urban art show of … More

Book Launch, Cash is King, exhibition, saatchi gallery

Cash is King the Art of the Defaced Banknote Book Review

Cash is King, the much anticipated art book from the pens and minds of Carrie Reichardt and Bob Osborne remembers … More

Art Book, Book Launch, Cash is King, saatchi gallery

Karen Francesca Guerilla Gardening in Aberdeen

We open the boot and out comes compost, a pre-made wooden box. Then a sapling and a couple of pea … More

The murals of the 2018 Nuart Aberdeen Street Art Festival

The 2018 iteration of the Nuart street art festival in Aberdeen saw 12 street artists from around the world invited … More

Mural, Nuart

Carrie Reichardt Suffragette Spirit Mosaic in Aberdeen

“I think I might need to start redefining myself” says Carrie Reichardt standing next to her latest Suffragette Spirit mosaic … More

History Articles, interview, Mosaic

Where to find Street Art in Aberdeen

Pictures and information about the street art murals of Aberdeen created as part of the Nuart festivals

Interview with Decolife as he prepares for his first solo exhibition in London

We first met Andre Deco in 2013 when he first came to London. Originally from Sao Paulo in Brazil he … More

interview

30 Secrets of Carrie Reichardt’s Mosaic House in Chiswick

Carrie Reichardt’s mosaic house, nestled on a suburban road in Chiswick, is quite a sight! Colourful, detailed and impactful. It … More

Mosaic

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