If you can, you need to visit Messums’ two locations in Wiltshire and in London, for between the two there is currently a fascinating exhibition of ceramic art – European in Wilshire and Korean in London. The Korean exhibition was more restrained than that in Wiltshire, with a much greater link to traditional Korean art […]
It is always a joy to visit Messums Wiltshire with its two gallery spaces, one the stunning historical medieval barn and the other a more modern farm building, and, at the current time, a common theme of contemporary ceramics with a focus on European ceramics in Wiltshire and South Korean ceramics in London. Set against […]
An extensive exhibition of drawings, ceramics and sculptures covering 40 years of work by Ken Price bring the vibrant colours and shapes from southern California and Mexico to brighten up the dark wet winter days of London. One of the most important ceramic artists of the 20th century, American artist Ken Price took influences from […]
Rembrandt’s paintings and drawing may now fetch mind-blowing prices but Rembrandt purchased his house in Jodenbreestraat, Amsterdam, in 1639 and lived there until he went bankrupt in1656, when all his belongings were sold by auction. During the time he lived there, he used the house as a studio for himself and also for his pupils. […]
The front façade looks much the same, guarded by the artist William Etty. There is a hint of something new at the side with new ceramic rooftop cladding along the façade, but what a welcome surprise to find a stunning collection of modern and contemporary British ceramics as the centrepiece of this refurbished and extended […]
"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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