Canada, as we know it today, was established in 1867 when the colonies of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia joined together, to be followed by other provinces and territories. Two exhibitions in London celebrate the 150th anniversary of this event, looking at different aspects of Canadian nationalism and identity through art. The Canadian flag […]
One of Canada’s best young artists, Andrew Salgado’s portraits are layered and full of images that deconstructs and reconstructs the identity of his portraits. In one of his early pictures, “Schismatics” from 2006, the sitter is breaking down into pixels all over his face except his eyes, and it is the eyes of Andrew Salgado’s portraits which draw the viewer […]
Surrounded by the building sites of the Old Street area regeneration, BEERS London has established its art gallery in a building which now seems restrained in contrast to the tall blocks emerging everywhere around it and internally is a simple cool simple white box in for art. The Gallery works with emerging and established artists […]
"The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul."
(Thomas Moore)
To be an architect means having a wide range of interests - architecture, art and creativity in all its variety of forms, sustainability, science and innovation. The greatest interest is often where these different worlds overlap and collide - that is when something imaginative often occurs that pushes us all forward to another place
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