by Lisa | Dec 6, 2020 | Artist Profile
Gary Nicolls is a technical artist with a camera rather than a photographer. He sees the image in his mind then sets about taking all the images to create what he has visualised. This takes Nicolls all over the world to get elements for each composition. Deliberately, Nicolls art tells a story, whether it is a 6 image series or a 450 page trilogy. He is inspired by the way Caravaggio and Vermeer were able to focus the viewer on the subject of their art by the use of light. This realisation completely changed the way he worked. Dali made Nicholls realise that if you can imagine it, you can create it, you just need to learn how.
by Lisa | Dec 2, 2020 | Artist Profile
British artist Claire Milner was famously commissioned to create the Blue Marilyn portrait for Rihanna, but her personal body of work is made up of paintings inspired by her time spent in Africa and focusing on social and environmental issues. Mother and Child, alongside five additional works were acquired by CamFed, an organization helping fight poverty in Africa by educating and empowering girls. Milner’s artworks are held in a number of private collections, including Rihanna’s Blue Marilyn. The portrait has appeared on The Official Website of The Estate of Marilyn Monroe, and has been showcased by Swarovski. It was included in a special edition of Vogue Paris which was guest edited by Rihanna who featured the work in a profile of her favourite things. Milner’s portrait of Amy Winehouse appeared in an exhibition curated by the Amy Winehouse Foundation to mark what would have been the late singer’s 30th birthday.
by Lisa | Nov 26, 2020 | Artist Profile
As a British-born artist living in Gloucestershire Adele Riley is surrounded by some of the most natural and inspiring surroundings in the UK, well-placed to benefit from a huge variety of light, texture, and drama – perfect for inspiration.
by Lisa | Nov 25, 2020 | Artist Profile
Born in Sri Lanka into an artistic family, Kos Cos began drawing and painting at an early age. In the golden age of hand-drawn signage, his playground was his father’s agency workshop, where Cos studied and practised brush skills after school. In 1999, Cos moved to Hong Kong to work in the advertising and film industry.
by Lisa | Nov 23, 2020 | Artist Profile
Cam Linh Huynh is a French self-taught analogue photographer, who brings her lomo cameras everywhere. From the countries that she explores to Paris and its surroundings. Huynh likes to share her travel experiences through dreamy photographs: single shot or multi-exposure. No photoshop – just a blend of instinct and love. Huynh focuses on feminism as well as intersectionality issues. With her specific technique, she aims to shed another light on subjects and enhance the voices of minorities.
by Lisa | Nov 19, 2020 | Artist Profile
Thelma Pott was born in 1984. She lives and works in Porto and London. After finishing her studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, she took her MA in Curatorial Studies at the Royal Academy of Arts of the University of Coimbra in Portugal. In 2013 she won the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Project Grant.
