Photography
Having spent time looking at some extraordinary photography, my conclusion is that no other medium has the ability to so quickly transport you to another place, real or imaginary. Even in hyper-realistic painting and film, the artist or director is always present, but with stills you feel alone in the landscape.
Where to buy art in Sussex
Is there a county that boasts more art and craft galleries and artisan shops than Sussex? Here, I take you on a tour of four villages and towns little more than an hour’s journey from London, which provide particularly rich pickings if you’re looking for art and craftwork: Lewes and Rye in East Sussex; Arundel and Petworth in the West.
Sussex Wheels: Ceramic Art
When Grayson Perry won the Turner Prize in 2003, the shock value was not that he was a cross-dresser with an alter ego, but that a ceramicist could take the award.
Outdoor Sculpture
Outdoor sculpture is bang on trend at the moment. More and more people, it appears, are investing in it, and enjoying its benefits.
Textile and Craft-based Art
There’s been a huge surge of interest in textile and craft-based art in recent years. Art/craft hierarchies have been dismantled, and craft’s ‘promotion’ from the traditionally feminine sphere of the domestic into the historically masculine fine art world appears to be complete.