An Artist with Letters
Rarely rarely comest thou, O Spirit of Delight – and believes in livening us up rather than dragging us down. Philosophy of letter forms or not, it matters little.
Keeping Sculpture Light
I felt that massive great sculptures had much less sense of space than the illusion of space in a painting. And they even change very little as you walk around them.
Towards a Collaborative Public Art
If the purpose of a sculpture is a celebration of art, then why not a celebration of all creativity?
A Film Sketchbook – Part 2
I grew up on animated cartoons – my favourite was Crusader Rabbit and Rags the Tiger. I thought I wanted to be an animator, working for an animation company making cartoons. But then I went to art school and discovered painting and sculpture. No comparison. Instead of being a cog in a factory it was…
A Film Sketchbook – Part 1
For as long as I can remember, I have kept a sketchbook. When I lived in NYC, I used to make sketches of people on the subway. These sketches still give me a fright with their tactile sense of the weirdness of NY people. People seemed to combine with the graffiti around them These sketches…
Paper Scissors Stone – Part 3
Things I Learned Unity in Diversity The exhibition at Nunhead Corner Gallery ended up being an intense learning experience. Not just in getting over my inhibitions about showing the full range of my work, but also beginning to see the underlying unity across so many techniques and approaches. There seemed to be a thread connecting…
Paper Scissors Stone part 2
The Creative Nunhead series of events has included 7 weeks of an artist run gallery opposite Nunhead Green. Paper Scissors Stone, my exhibition, is the last of these. It has been an interesting experience, not least because of being here in person, with no dealer or exhibition director to hide behind. Just me and my…
Paper Scissors Stone
Mr. Oocheridan, my life drawing instructor, told me, “Klein, the answer for you is to stay alive”. Now I finally begin to understand what he meant….