Sauntered into MS the other day with a terrible hangover and a hanger on who insisted on touching everything. Including the Stephen Cohens. Anyway, it was one of those rare occasions that I found myself rather taken aback by an artwork, having turned the corner to walk straight into a huge axed brain, spewing brainy ...

02 Treehouse – Disc Six by Simon Tamblyn 03 Interstellar Cape Robin – Disc Six by Simon Tamblyn 05 Like Some Slow Vines – Disc Six by Simon Tamblyn 06 The Drunk – Disc Six by Simon Tamblyn 04 Knocking Knees – Disc Six by Simon Tamblyn 01 October 2009 – Disc Six by Simon ...

It’s a bit late but I thought it could do with some webtime… The Michaelis Graduate Show is an annual highlight. New recruits at value for money. The buyers only gamble being whether the young artist will stay in the art world and make the purchase an investment or just wallpaper. This year’s show was ...

I held a motion workshop on 21st January 2010 to experiment with how music is a catalyst for movement in the body, and how to go about capturing that in drawing. I met with Jamal (the model) and Jade Gibson (a good dancer) a few days before the workshop and we did a warm up ...

Spier Infecting the City Call for participants The Festival: Spier Infecting the City is an exciting festival aimed at bringing the performing arts right into the heart of the Mother City. It features performances by local and international artists at a number of locations in the city bowl, including the Grand Parade, Church Square and ...

It may be said that art is the sinew of society that most subtle enigma that filters through all levels of creation and emotion as a vehicle to express the appreciation of that which we hold dear. It is the personal experience of the individual in his quest to decipher the banal existence we all ...

Broke = money – money – money + making art. Here’s a penny for a thought: Marc Shell delves into the relationship between art and money, how money may actually be a work of art or how it engages with it intrinsically. This differs from a study of the political economy of art (which explores ...

‘Words Cannot Express I’ 2009 fine liner on paper A few months ago I got an sms from my (then) girlfriend who I (then) very recently decided to take back after a brief romance with another pretty girl. It read “Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx” It was cute and made me laugh for a couple of minutes. Soon after ...

We’re in a darkened theatre. The audience is hushed and intent, the only light is the soft orange glow from Mathew’s headlamp. His character is determined, and so close to his final goal. He climbs upward and the stage lights build. His expression changes to wonder and triumph as he reaches the top, throws his ...

Been badgered to post something (anything!) on the Blog for ages now so figured i’d finally get something on (e-)paper. I’ve been away for a couple of weeks, meditating, cogitating and vacillating on my many many issues and getting in touch with my roots. Albeit my middle class English suburban white kid roots but my ...