Unnatural - Natural History Exhibition at The RWA

This week took me off to the Royal West of England Academy of art. I've been wanting to check out the Unnatural - Natural History exhibition since I'd read about it on the RWA website. www.rwa.org.uk

Its a collaboration of 37 local and international artists who were invited to put together this innovative collection of works. An exhibition inspired by natural history but with a disturbing twist. Vibrant, delicate and gruesome at times!

Here are a few of the pieces I found particularly interesting. Some of the sculptures have been created using various mediums, put together with meticulous detail. It seems to have brought some of these creatures back to life.

Kate MccGwire

'Urge'

Mallard Blue, Magpie, Jackdaw feathers

 

Fulvio Di Piazza

'The Patience of the Enemy No.1'

Oil on canvas

 

Geza Szollosi

'Cow'

Taxidermy Cow Head

 

Erik Mark Sandberg

'Girl with Stripes and Leopard Print Dress

Acrylic, airbrush, ink & oil on canvas

 

Christopher Russel

'Four Sided Column'

Glazed white earthenware

 

Natalie Shau

'Deer Doe'

Digital mixed media orginal print on paper

 

Jessica Joslin

'Comet'

Antique brass, hardware &findings,bone,silver,velvet,wood,gloveleather & glass eye

 

My favourite piece

Nicole Etienne

'Through the Looking Glass'

Oil, mirror shards, Swarovski crystal, copper, wax & photo on glitter canvas

 

The exhibition is curated by Coates & Scarry. It runs until 23rd September. I would strongly recommend this one, its pretty original in its concept!

Let me know what you think of this weird and wonderful collection of ART! If you want to buy any of the exhibits they are for sale. Prices start at £70. For details on each piece and  price visit www.coatesandscarry.com/exhibition/unnatural-natural-history

See No Evil - Bristol 2012

This week Britain's biggest Urban art project arrived in Bristol. See No Evil 2012 began Tuesday night and Nelson Street became one big canvass!

 Floodlit throughout the night the graffiti artists from around the globe transformed some of Bristol's buildings in to an open air gallery.

This weekend all the art work will be complete and a two day New York City style block party will take place on Saturday. Sunday will be family-friendly viewing.

A collaboration of graffiti art and music will bring Nelson Street alive. One of the popular panasian restaurants - Shanghai Nights, have set up a food stall in front of their newly painted restaurant.

The See No Evil event which first came to Bristol in 2011, was hugely successful. Some of the artworks created in 2011 have remained. I'm glad to see my favourite, was one of the originals voted by the Bristol public to stay!

I set off first thing on Saturday to take some shots of the completed art work and to get an interview and some video shots of some of the artists completing their master pieces!

I hope you enjoy this open air gallery and its vibrant colour and vivid imagery, installed along one of the central streets of Bristol.

The Police Station

Using the grime accumulated over the years!

Vibrant colour transforms this old building

Found this above the old courts!

A decorated pillar

Inkie!

An original from 2011

I love this eerie picture as you walk through the arch!

Leave a comment, let me know your favourite piece or if you don't like graffiti let me know what you think. Maybe you  don't feel its art at all! If you would like to see the rest of my pictures please go to my Pinterest page (JoAnne Dursley under the pin board entitled artwork).

What is - Beyond the frame?

Are you interested in art?

When we think of art, do we automatically imagine a painting, framed and hung on the wall of our house or in an art gallery?

 Or, do we look beyond the frame and consider street art or graffitti art?

In this blog I want to discover art in all its many forms. Look at the Bristol art scene, its local artists, the urban art, the history of art and also some of my favourite artists and world famous artists from across the centuries.

Banksy - Bristol

David Hockney

Klimt

Frieda Kahlo

See No Evil - exhibition Bristol

I hope you will enjoy looking beyond the frame as I discover a diverse collection of art!

Lets look beyond the frame...