A good cause, deserves a bump.

recording this should be a good show

Last weeks was a real eduction - still available on the inlayer


What Do Artists Do All Day? - 1. Norman Ackroyd

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01rd35q/What_Do_Artists_Do_All_Day_Norman_Ackroyd/

'I don't have any grand plan, I just go where instinct takes me.' - Norman Ackroyd.

Norman Ackroyd is one of the country's most celebrated landscape artists. Born in Leeds in 1938, he attended the Royal College of Art in the 1960s. After experimenting with pop art, he gradually turned to his first love, the landscape, and over the last thirty years he has documented some of the most remote corners of Britain. Norman tells the story of his artistic journey and gives a unique glimpse into his working life. Filmed in the converted London warehouse where he lives and works, we follow Norman as he embarks on the final stages of one of his monochrome prints. From delicate work on the copper plate, through preparation of the aquatint resin that brings shade and texture to the image and the application of the acid which etches the final picture from the copper, the film captures each stage of the process behind his craft. At the end of the day, without knowing how the piece will turn out, Norman passes it through the printing press, revealing for the first time his latest work, capturing the atmospheric craggy cliff of Muckle Flugga in the Shetland Islands.

Fantastic series

love her stuff - and fascinating programme. Proper quality.

It certainly gave me a better understanding of her work.

Enjoyed that a lot, thought she was very honest all be it a little strange, then again ain't we all if you missed it worth trying to catch it on the iPlayer.

Another thanks - very interesting :-)

Pinkfloyd

Polly Morgan is part of a new show, The Nature Of The Beast.

26th April to 30th June




This exhibition brings together a diverse range of contemporary artists, who
through their work, confront and challenge our attitudes towards the natural
world, and in particular, the animal kingdom.



Humankind has long been fascinated by animals, who in turn, have been subjected
to research, collection, categorisation, documentation, display and
experimentation. Each of the artists within the exhibition creates works which
involve an intensive scrutiny of animals and nature as well as a critical
engagement with the ways in which we have attempted to understand and control
the natural world.



Both Tessa Farmer and Polly Morgan have created brand new works.

Morgan

19 July 2013


£5 / Free to ICA Members

Join us for a lunchtime talk with artist Polly Morgan.

A love of animals and a desire to preserve them led Polly to learn the skills of taxidermy, and she's been creating eerily beautiful still lives ever since. Instead of placing her creations in their natural habitats, Polly juxtaposes them with unusual and unexpected surroundings, playing with scale and perception to force viewers to see the animals as if for the first time.

British born, Polly has been working and living in London since 2005. She's also had her work exhibited alongside the likes of Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons, as well as solo shows in London and America.

Book here :

www.ica.org.uk/37321/Talks/Culture-Now-Polly-Morgan.html?utm_source=ICA+Events+and+Exhibitions+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=8cb31bd1c8-E%26E+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_93934e89bc-8cb31bd1c8-412995197

Love her work, a real talent !!!!