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Liverpool artist of the week 2009-22. ‘Wall Drawing #1136 (2004)’ by Sol LeWitt at Tate Liverpool 12 May – 13 September 2009 At Tate Liverpool the monumental and colourful Wall Drawing #1136 (2004) spans the 22 metre long wall of [...]
Ringo Starr is in town so it seems appropriate to feature this brand new portrait of the former Beatles drummer and soon-to-be rooftop performer. Its by Anthony Brown, of course, as the latest addition to his ’100 Heads – Thinking [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 31 – ‘The Daphnephoria’ 1874 – 6 by Lord Leighton (1830 – 1896) Oil on canvas, 231 x 525cm in the Lady Lever Gallery The Daphnephoria was an ancient festival held every ninth year in [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 34. ‘Dreamer’ by Claire Burbridge, Overall Winner of the National Sculpture Prize at Bluecoat Display Centre, Hanover St, Liverpool 9 August to 13 September 2008 The winner of this first National Sculpture Prize was announced [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-47. ‘Splashy’ Go-Penguin by Julie Dodd for artinliverpool.com. Hope Street, Liverpool. 22 November 2009 – 10 January 2010. When the go-penguins were first announced artinliverpool.com held a competition for artists to submit designs for our [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-6. ‘Aspiration’ (1936) by Aaron Douglas in ‘Afro Modern: Journeys Through the Black Atlantic’ at Tate Liverpool 29 January – 25 April 2010 This is the first picture in this excellent exhibition and one of [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 20. ‘The Shadow Boxer’ by Adele McMahon in the artinliverpool artists directory. Adele McMahon (b.1976) is a self taught painter based on the Wirral, near Liverpool. Although predominantly a painter, Adele also produces work through [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-34. ‘Liverpool 8 Four Seasons Painting’ by Adrian Henri in The Mersey Sound at University of Liverpool VGM, 8 May – 12 September 2009 Henri said ‘These paintings are in a sense abstracts but using [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-16. ‘I want to Run In My Mountains’ (Anaglyph Video) by AL and AL in the Liverpool Art Prize 2009 at Novas CUC, 13 March to 4 May 2009. AL and AL have recently been [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-26. ‘A Summer Night’ by Albert Moore c.1887-90 in The Walker Art Gallery. The nights have been very hot lately. Moore’s paintings were influenced by his study of Greek sculpture and Japanese art. He was [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 16. Specimen Colony – Grey Heron by Alec Finlay (nest box schema designed by Jo Salter) in ‘Now Then’ at the Bluecoat March 15 – May 4 2008 One of my favourite birds, the Grey [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-31. ‘Agnes Jones: Past and Future’ by Alice Lenkiewicz in Noble Women at Liverpool Cathedral 2-27 August 2010. The Lady Chapel was the first part of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral to be consecrated for worship and [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week, 2010-30. ”Egg Force 5′ by Allofusarelost at Eggspace 23 July – 15 August 2010 Congratulations to the good people of Headspace who organise and curate the exhibition at the Egg Cafe. They’ve been doing this [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009, 4. Various Titles, oil on canvas by Andrew Bracey as part of Royal Standard Art Sale 23 January – 28 February 2009 We love these tiny paintings – only £50 each last time we [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-12. ‘Heaven & Earth’ installation by Andy Plant at the Pier Head for Liverpool Discovers Trail until 8 May 2011. Liverpool Discovers has been extended until 8 May 2011 though a few pieces will still [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 47. ‘Orb’ Teapot by Ann-Marie Colquhoun at Bluecoat Display Centre, 15 November 2008 to 3 January 2009 One of many beautiful silver works in the latest exhibition – A Sterling Example: Stanley Hill and the [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-27. ‘Pete and Marianna’ 2009. Acrylic, varnish by Anna Ketskemety at Arena Gallery 10 – 25 July 2009. One of my favourites from this delightful show at Arena. I like the perspective, the scene is [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 14. Untitled (Book) 2007 by Anne Collier at Open Eye April 11 to May 24 2008 First solo exhibition in a UK public gallery by New York based artist Anne Collier. Over the past decade [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 28. ‘Somatic Sense’ 2008 by Anthony Francis in the Super Cilia exhibition at Royal Liver atrium 18 July to 29 August 2008 ‘Super Cilia’ is an exhibition of works by 10 artists curated by Anthony [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 33. ‘Nathan’s Animal’ by Anthony Jadunath at Novas CUC 29 August – 5 October 2008 Just one example of over 130 paintings by Anthony Jadunath in his ‘View from the Outside’ exhibition. An excellent show, [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-14. ‘I will walk down to the end with you if you will come all the way with me’, 2007 by Anya Gallaccio (Courtesy of the artist and Thomas Dane Gallery, London) in 4×4 at [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 32 – Arbores Laetae (Joyful Trees) by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in Liverpool Biennial Launched on 20 August 2008, consisting of 17 vibrant hornbeam trees formally planted in a grid pattern, at the heart of [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week – 30. Untitled by Unknown in ‘As You See It’ at the Bridewell 6 to 15 August 2008 I really like this picture. Most of the works here are untitled and anonymous. Its a selection [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-50. Self Portrait, photograph by Astrid Kirchherr in her Retrospective at University of Liverpool Victoria Gallery & Museum (VGM) 25 August 2010 – 29 January 2011 This excellent, comprehensive collection of Kirchherr’s works (i.e. not [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-48. ‘The Ruins of the Château d’Apchon’ by Auguste Bonheur at Sudley House. A delightful bucolic scene for these dark Winter days and a reminder to visit Sudley House which is the only place you [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 48. Still from video ‘Halewoodstock’ by Barry Worrall in ‘Next Up: Liverpool Art Now’ at the Bluecoat, 12 December 2008 – 15 February 2009 An entertaining and engrossing animation by Barry Worrall, one of over [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009- 36. ‘Sørdal’ 16mm film by Ben Rivers in ‘A World Rattled of Habit’ at A Foundation 4 September – 17 October 2009 The exhibition consists of several films by Ben Rivers showing in roughly [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-38. ‘Untitled’ oil on board by Bernadette O’Toole at Lost Soul and Stranger Service Station 17-29 September 2009 The Bernadette O’Toole exhibition is the last in the ‘Revolver’ series of 4 painters curated by James [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-24. ‘…and the Synapse Sweetly Singing 2003′ by Bernie Lubell. ‘A Theory of Entanglement’ at FACT 19 June – 6 September 2009. It looks like a coffin because it is a coffin but for the [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-14. ‘Beyond the Boundary’ photography at International Slavery Museum. 19 March – 12 September 2010. The English cricket season is about to start – hence all the cold, wet weather, so maybe a good time [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-10. ‘Ms Marvel’ ceramic by Brian Cook at Editions. An amazing and odd creation by Brian Cook, one of the Sefton Seven, showing at Editions in Cook St. The show is mostly watercolours (seriously good [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-49. NO (Black State) 1981 – Lithograph on paper by Bruce Nauman in The Sculpture of Language at Tate Liverpool until 11 April 2012 The DLA Piper Series : This is Sculpture at Tate Liverpool [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2011-03. ‘Withdrawn & I’ Ink and Mixed Media 2006/7 by Bryan Biggs in Quartered, Drawn and Hung at the Cornerstone, 19 November 2010 – 18 February 2011. This excellent exhibition of ‘Drawing by Definition, Concept [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week, 2011-08 – ‘Pommiers dans une prairie’ by Camille Pissarro in ‘A Collector’s Eye: Cranach to Pissarro’ at the Walker Art Gallery. 18 February – 15 May 2011 One of my favourites from this unique exhibition [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-1. ‘Cosplayers’ (2004) video by Cao Fei in ‘Space Invaders: Art and the Computer Game Environment’ at FACT, 18 December 2009 to 21 February 2010. I had not heard of COSPlay before seeing this video [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-45. ‘Stereo-tastic’ installation by Carol Ramsay in ‘With These Walls We Are Shaped’ at Wolstenholme Creative Space, 28 October – 28 November 2010 Part of an excellent show at Wolstenholme that explores the gallery as [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2, 2009. ‘The Essential Its Invisible’ by Cesar Gonzales Serpa at 3345 Parr St. 14 January ot 8 March 2009 One of a series of portrait photographs. Cesar Gonzalez Serpa investigates painting, photography, exploring vision [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week, No. 4. ‘Island Complex’ by Chris Mills at Artfinder Gallery until March 4 2008 Chris Mills has a very fine solo exhibition at Artfinder. Appropriately titled ‘Imagined Landscapes’ its a good representation of his recent [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2011-05. ‘No Unauthorised Access’ 2008 by Clare Lane in ‘Metropolis’ at Bluecoat Display Centre 29 January – 5 March 2011 Lovely colours and textures on this large work portraying part of Stanley Dock. Clare Lane [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009 – 5. ‘Left Adrift’ photograph by Colin Serjent, ‘Abstract Way’ exhibition at Unity Theatre 3 – 28 February 2009 Very pleased that Colin Serjent is having a solo show, his photographs are straightfoward shots [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-11. ‘Harmony in Green’ by Dan Hays, John Moores Prizewinners at the Walker. A reminder about this exhibition of all the John Moores Prizewinners 1957 – 2006 First prize (Purchase prize), John Moores 20, 1997 [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-40. ‘Music Not Good for Pigeons’ by Daniel Bozhkov at the Bluecoat as part of the Biennial 18 September – 28 November 2010 I like the weird mix of music, LFC, Militant, a former prison [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 3, 2009. Revival Meeting 1966 photograph by David Goldblatt. ‘Intersections Intersected’ at Open Eye 12 December 2008 – 28 February 2009 That woman’s face always makes me smile. Goldblatt’s colour work of the last decade [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 29. Green Flatbed Truck by Meccano Dinky Toys 1930s in the National Conservation Centre, Liverpool. Something a bit different this week and maybe strictly speaking not an artwork but its cute and its in a [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 43 – ‘Ubuntu’ by Donna Berry in Liverpool International Artists exhibition at Novas CUC. 20 September to 15 November 2008 An interesting intallation made from tobacco leaves. This exhibition ends on Saturday 15 November – [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2011-06. ‘Jellyfish Lake’ 2002 Video by Dorothy Cross in ‘Underwater’ at the Bluecoat 11 December 2010 – 13 February 2011 Love this video, I can watch it for ages. This exhibition which also features a [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2011-04. ‘Abstractio a Prestituto Cursu’, (Deviation from the Plan), 2010 by Doug Jones in ‘Lares et Penates’ at Ceri Hand Gallery 14 January – 19 March 2011. One part of this fascinating and amusing installation [...]
Liverpool (St Helens) artwork of the week 2009-21. ‘Dream’ public artwork by Juame Plensa at Sutton Manor Colliery site, St Helens. I reviewed the launch yesterday and this has to be our artwork for this week. Dream, was chosen by [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-28. ‘In Place of Ancient Worship’ (2008) Oil on Linen by Eamon Colman in Fis 09 at Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool 10 July – 23 August 2009 The excellent Fis 09 exhibition of works by [...]
