ISSUU – platform58 – zine 021 june 2013 by platform 58


ISSUU - platform58 - zine 021 june 2013 by platform 58. see Mike Hinc from page 73........... "enter at your peril"  

Flying Frog, 1855


Evidence of Wallace's insight into natural selection prior to Darwin 's published papers.

Timeline | Digswell Arts Trust


  Timeline | Digswell Arts Trust. Fenners artists will be exhibiting specially commissioned work in the gallery space at Fenners Building, from 8 – 23rd June as part of the Letchworth Festival. The exhibition ‘Timeline’ is Fenners artists response to Letchworth Garden City’s early history. The exhibition will be open daily from 10 – 4pm. …

Sunset on Porthmeor Beach


Our last night in St Ives and a beautiful sunset to close the holiday. In a way not sorry to leave as the place was very busy with half term holidaymakers and coach parties making the place far from tranquil. We had the best 12 days and look forward to returning again soon. I enjoyed …

Wallace at the Dell


  Wallace at the Dell.

A plea from a victim of theft:


Richard SmithDear all,Will you please share this with your friends.I am clutching at straws here but as you will see I have nothing to lose.With a huge amount of luck and that the theory of 6 degrees of separation is actually true, I am hoping that the individuals who stole my company van, a silver …

Home | Digswell Arts Trust | Working for Artists in Hertfordshire for over 50 years


Home | Digswell Arts Trust | Working for Artists in Hertfordshire for over 50 years. Fellows at The Forge exhibit work: Maxine King: SHORT film Live East Die Young by Maxine King will be screened at Whitechapel Gallery on 12th May 2013. Narrative short Jubilee 2012, produced by KingStreetimages will be screened in New York as part …

Alfred Russel Wallace Jan 8 1823- Nov 7 1913


Today praesentia are taking a field trip to the proposed venues for their art trail in Hertford. Wallace lived for a while in Hertford:   " 8 January 1823-1828   Lives in Kensington Cottage, Usk, Monmouthshire (Wallace was born here).       1828-early 1837     praesentia intend to stage their exhibition of works …

Alex McIntyre – Works On Paper Exhibition at Espacio Gallery, London


Well worth a visit to see Alex's amazing 'mark making' in her paintings and drawings

Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above


Digswell Arts Trust Open Studio Day Kids activities organised by Alex  

Sunday May 5th- Art Trail


The Hertford Art Society is hosting it's 61st Open at The Cowbridge Hall in Cowbridge Hertford fromMay 5th (Why not pay them a visit on your way to Digswell where you can enjoy a further feast of fine art at The Forge, Digswell. Located on the B1000 from Hertford travelling toward Welwyn. Teas supplied by the W …

Jo Howe Exhibiting at ‘Turn the Page Artists Book Fair’ in Norwich 3rd and 4th May


This sounds amazing...and Jo's work alone is well worth the visit!

Jeremy Gardiner at Kings Place London


Dorset | Jeremy Gardiner. On Wednesday a friend invited me along  to Kings Place Gallery to view the work of Jeremy Gardiner. What an experience. I hadn't been aware of his work and was totally amazed by the scale and richness of his large scale landscape print works. I am still surprised when I am drawn …

Barbican – Arts School Lab


Dancing around Duchamp Walkaround Time, 1968. Choreography by Merce Cunningham and stage set and costumes by Jasper Johns. Photo by James Klosty http://player.vimeo.com/video/59394159 Barbican - Arts School Lab. This sounds amazing...but sadly I am probably busy that week! Not to mention a bit past it! haha...I love this image below. Arts School Lab 17 - 28 June …

Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero, ITV, review – Telegraph


Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero, ITV, review - Telegraph.: "While not detailed, Bailey’s explanations of Wallace’s theories were blessedly clear, often demonstrated with diagrams scribbled across the screen, and greatly enlivened by excerpts from Wallace’s diaries and letters. There was plenty of light relief, too, the best moment being Bailey’s observation that the proboscis monkeys, with …

Pure Arts Group – The Best in Contemporary Fine Art and Sculpture


Pure Arts Group - The Best in Contemporary Fine Art and Sculpture. PURE ARTS GROUP is an arts marketing and promotion business. Submissions for 2013/14 are now OPEN! Click here for the online submission form.PURE Spring Art Fair 2013:TRANSITIONSThe PowderMills HotelPowdermill Lane, Battle, East Sussex TN33 0SPFri 19 April - Sunday 28 AprilOpen daily 10am …

Alex McIntyre : works on paper @FPS


Alex McIntyre a fellow of Digswell Arts Trust will be exhibiting works on paper from 9-21 May 2013 at Espacio Gallery FPS Homepage. FEATURING ARTISTS TOM HAMMICK Hammick’s work is concerned with using landscape as metaphor: for the human condition, states of mind, and a sense of love and loss for our natural world. LIZZIE …

Whitechapel Gallery-Open Screening


Open Screening. Maxine King Live East Die Young is a short film and is part of a series of work titled Five Women, including drawings, paintings/collage/prints, installation, film and sculpture. Live East Die Young reveals the five women who were brutally murdered in Whitechapel in 1888. These women have been defined not only by their …

TKG Plus


If you happen to be in Taiwan over the next couple of months...this solo exhibition looks to be amazing! I love the fact that the artist uses such a wide range of mediums to express their ideas. Hua-shan-qiang—Su Yu-Hsien Solo Exhibition Dates: 04/27/2013 - 06/09/2013 Receptiom: 04/27/2013 4:30pm Venue TKG+ | Taipei TKG+ is pleased …

David Bowie Is…Universal


Something I may not have considered going to but it sounds like it’s worth a visit…..Thanks Hideki

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David Bowie Is...Universal

On Sunday I was very fortunate to get the opportunity to go the V&A here in London to see the exhibition, “David Bowie Is”. The tickets came by way of Twitter and the friend of a friend who was unable to attend but had the grace to offer the tickets to anybody who was available to go.

I would have more pictures to show if I was allowed but there was a “No photography” and this is new one to me “No Sketching” policy inside. Throughout the exhibition and in the advertising for the exhibition the sentence “David Bowie Is” completed in various forms.

I didn’t see my version which is “universal” and this comes really from my observation of the people who were at the exhibition. I had tickets for 7.15 p.m on a Sunday evening and it was packed. It was rather bizarre in that you are given…

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Sunday Series: Paper Universes


Fascinating in every way- delightful!

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Paper Universes is a micro project on micro worlds. Pocket-sized stills of a secret life that come to life only when no one is looking. Their lives explained in less that 300 tiny words.

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Cork Street Open & Art Practice Action Point by Kathryn Roberts


Cork Street Open & Art Practice Action Point                Monday, 15 April 2013 Late in 2007 Kathryn Roberts founded the Cork Street Open Exhibition which by 2012 had become the UK's fastest growing independent open exhibition, filling two large galleries in the heart of Mayfair, London's art dealing centre.   Kathryn's Weekly Action Points for moving your art practice …

Permindar Kaur to show work at the Usher Gallery in Lincoln.


Opening Friday 19th April 2013 6-8pm at The Usher Gallery, The Collection, Lincoln. via Permindar Kaur to show work at the Usher Gallery in Lincoln.. Permindar Kaur to show work at the Usher Gallery, Lincoln to celebrate the opening of ‘What’s Going On?’ the new hang of the Usher Gallery collections curated by Professor Raimi …

How To Open Your Own Pop-Up | Marie Claire


This is something I am really interested in getting to grips with. Where I live near Hertford, like so many towns now, there are numerous empty shops and offices. How do you go about approaching Landlord and how does the Insurance work for a pop up, do you have to pay business rates? This is …

Love


I went to a dear friend's surprise Birthday party yesterday.....it was such a lovely event full of love and affection for my friend...which emanated throughout the room and touched us all...friendships are so important and friends are a gift to be cherished..(mostly)..reading the blog by fransiweinstein today reminded me of the importance of friends old …

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