Children of Mab: an Exhibition
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Blogposts tagged as “Art”
On the reading necessary to make art
: “Since 2019 I’ve been reading various books which all seem to circle around the themes and ideas that make up my Acid Renaissance series of artwork. This will be the thirtieth blog post I’ve…”
Spirit of the Orchard
Spirit of the Orchard (detail)
: “Although I only posted this photograph on my site and social media yesterday, it was actually taken at a photoshoot back in the autumn of 2020, in the window between the first and second Covid…”
Diggers, Moss, and Bacon: a round-up for February
: “My creativity and inspiration have been very limited of late. Sometimes this just happens, and at other times there’s a definite correlation with what’s going on in the world. In this particular…”
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Acid Communism; Acid Renaissance
Bacchanalia Beneath the Wind Turbines, by the author
: “I’m a visual artist, so this brief piece about Mark Fisher’s draft introduction to his planned book Acid Communism (sadly never to be realised due to his premature death) examines the concept from…”
Artistic Practice under Lockdown
Life-drawings by the author
: “As the third national lockdown in England doesn’t look like it will be a short one, I’ve been making some plans on how to continue my artistic practice under the restrictions. …”
Life-drawing during Covid: some thoughts
Life drawing by the author
: “I’ve been trying to figure out the legality (and ethical conundrums) of restarting my life-drawing practice under the revised “3 Tier” system that is due to come into force in England on…”
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Acid Renaissance: October 2020 update
: “I suddenly realised I haven’t updated this for a few months, and while I haven’t been especially prolific I have actually completed some more Acid Renaissance artwork, so… …”
Acid Renaissance update: The Oracle and the Sexton
: “Following on from April’s blog post, lockdown continues to force my Acid Renaissance series of artwork into different directions. Photography has been temporarily abandoned, as has in-person…”
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Life-drawings and Myth and Masks
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Acid Renaissance lockdown
: “My plan for December 2019 and the first three months of 2020 was to take Acid Renaissance into new territory. It would be brighter and more hopeful, and start to signal some potential radical futures.…”
More on The Weird
In the Dark Woods (detail) by Paul Watson
: “I have mentioned “The Weird” as a concept before, and I wanted to expand on the idea, particularly after reading …”
The Psychedelic Gothic in Acid Renaissance
Previously unpublished photograph from the Keeper of the Archives shoot, by the author
: “In a recent blogpost Ellen Rogers wrote of her current Gnosis project: …”
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Artistic block, Bacchanalia, and Jenny Greenteeth
: “It’s been a month since my last update on my Acid Renaissance series of artwork, and as I mentioned in that post I wasn’t planning on doing any artwork for the project over August because I had…”
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The Dream Eaters dance beneath the Crescent Moon
: “Being the latest of a (now traditionally unpunctual) series of updates on my Acid Renaissance series of artwork. …”
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Projecting Narratives in the Spaces Between
: “Prompted by some idle musing on Twitter the other day: …”
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The Keeper of the Archives, Dream Eaters, and Dryads
The Keeper of the Archives, a Dream Eater, and a Dryad
: “Being one of a (much overdue) series of updates on my Acid Renaissance series of artwork. …”
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The Delaware Road : Ritual and Resistance
: “On August 17th/18th 2019 I will be taking part in The Delaware Road: Ritual & Resistance, with a combination of an exhibition and artwork stall inside a secret military base near Stonehenge. …”
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Acid Renaissance updates and work-in-progress
Detail from an unpublished shot from the Guardian of the Woodland Shadows photoshoot
: “As per last week’s post, this post is a series of minor updates - a format I’m experimenting with, more like a newsletter with various bits and pieces. …”
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Some updates: refuturing, life-drawing, etc
Life drawing by the author
: “This post is a series of minor updates as I’m trying to make best use of my new work-life regime (3-days a week doing my day-job, 2 days dedicated to artwork, and a 2 day weekend of relaxing,…”
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