What is it about art that inspires artists to continue to be creative and to experiment even when they are still in their 80′s. In Britain, the best artists from that generation are still experimenting with new ideas, including Bridget Riley (born 1931), Peter Blake (born 1932), Patrick Hughes (born 1939) and David Hockney (born […]
Twisting, curving, sculptural abstractions made from steel. If you look through the rooflights of the 4th floor gallery of the Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery in Mayfair, you can make out the silhouette of the crane which lifts art from the street below and drops it (carefully) into the gallery below; they definitely needed it […]
The challenge of having a gallery on the 3rd and 4th floor of a building in the heart of London is how to carry huge sculptures by an artist such as Antony Caro up and down the narrow stairs. In Amsterdam, the answer would be opening windows and a hoisting beam (though it would have […]
"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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