liseuse asked "Do you have a favourite artist? Or a favourite art movement? I want to hear about them/it!"

I love art, especially modern art and I'm particularly fond of installations and public art - think The Angel of the North, Damien Hirst's Pharmacy, and Cow Parades. I've enjoyed looking at paintings in galleries, sure, but I like it best when art ( Read more... )

Hi folks. Whatcha up to? I've been to Cornwall visiting family, which was mostly pretty nice, especially a day out in St Ives including the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden and Tate St Ives. The Sculpture Garden was beautiful and had an amazing, tranquil atmosphere. The Aquatopia exhibition at the Tate was pretty cool too, although ( Read more... )

01. When my sister got married my then 2 1/2-year-old daughter was one of the flower girls and I had the job of reading a poem, namely The Owl and the Pussycat. I'd learnt the poem by heart as a child but to be on the safe side wrote it out on a piece of paper before the ceremony in case I went blank and forgot just where a piggywig stood or ( Read more... )

01. Fucking hell, who sneezed all over LJ?

02. Aled Lewis is my new favourite. Click to see for why ( Seriously, click. This is bloody fabulous in all ways )

This news story has made me unreasonably angry:

Banksy Mural Ruined by Mistake

FSM, there are some idiots at Hackney Council. I feel so sad for the woman whose building got ruined by them. I hope she kicks their arses.

It is show off your desktop time again?

( Here it is )

leenielou's post about favourite paintings inspired me to think about my favourite pieces of art and so, in good sheep-like LJ fashion, I bring you my favourite five favourite artworks.

( Cut for images, some really big )