Through his explorations of language Sam Winston creates sculpture, drawings and books that question our understanding of words, both as a carriers of messages and as information itself. He started writing stories and selling artist books through London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts and they can now be found in museum and gallery collections around the world.
He has exhibited internationally and worked on various commissions including COMME des GARCONS Guerrilla Store (Hong Kong) and The New York Times. His work is currently on show at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
I recently spent a month drawing 100,0000 circles – which is the amount lives that are born in twelve hours. It’s the picture above called Birthday. It really affected me and by the time I finished it I thought it was only right to then draw the amount of deaths in 12 hours – which is 70,000. Together they will make up 24 hours of living and dying. If I am lucky I will get all my administration out the way and get started on the deaths.
They think that I am an artist – and I am incredibly grateful for that. They let me go and do my own thing a long time ago and it was the best gift they ever gave me.
I have been likened to an over excited spaniel dog. I have large eyes which means I often look surprised / scared / in awe of the world. Think if Gollum and Bambi had an illegitimate child.
It’s not really a sense but I like the sensation of what’s behind me – that blind spot that your back faces out onto. I trust it more than what is happening in front of me.
I have no idea what’s going on. I let dreams decide most of the major decisions in my life.
Of course. I am still both a student and teacher and I hope to be for a long time to come. I am undecided about the ‘education system’ but wherever learning happens is a place I want to be.
Most of them.
78% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
To accept whatever’s given.
This is no plan B. That whole thing about running away from it all to something better – I don’t buy it. The future seems to be another gimmick to put you off doing something now.
Andy Sewell manages to portray an England that is both recognisable and foreign. His pictures have that great feeling of familiarity yet they also hold a deeper sense of unease. Projects like The Heath contain a world that is simultaneously urban and wild and his new body of work called Countryside certainly offers a new portrait on rural life. A delight to look at.
I often find myself submerged in choices – to the point where even simple actions seem infinitely complex – even choosing the days music. Which is why man invented the Mixtape – this genre has been cleverly saved from obscurity by Mixtape club. Not only have they conveniently catalogued hundreds of mixess – they’ve also asked great people to create them. Long may they play it loud.
I first came across Aarons work some years ago in the east end of London. What struck me was how familiar it felt – yet somehow I couldn’t fully grasp what I was looking at. The feeling of intrigue was great and I had a desire to know more… Years later I was rewarded by being introduced to his full practice and what emerged was a wonderful world of form and colour.
I am always drawn into this site – every time I visit, the content has changed and there is something new pulling me in. Artists Angela Detanico and Rafael Lain make up the duo called Detanico Lain and I presume this site works as an overview of their practice.
It’s hard to exactly place the work – but with a little investigation an intriguing language emerges. Often round alphabets and texts it is a subtle and delicate experience.
As Andre Michelle says “This is a collection of my studies, extracted while developing my commercial projects or just by researching new technologies”. Some of these studies are amazingly playful and charming ways of making music. I have no ability to express myself through sound yet still I found myself lost for some time in these beautiful soundscapes.
Playful and intuitive.
