Nestled away in my studio I have accidentally become covered in gold leaf, and have had to try very hard not to unwittingly inhale the ground minerals that I used in my latest works, but it was all worth it: The new artworks below have been born.
Read MoreFound Articles: The body as shelter - A conversation with Antony Gormley
This article has been inhabiting my mind for the past week - having re-read it's morsels of creative conceptual thought a few times, I believe it's an important interview for any contemporary artist or creative to be aware of. Coming from one of my major inspirations, Antony Gormley, are his thoughts on art, space, time, and the body. (Check out the original interview by Karlyn De Jongh here.)
Read MoreInspirations: The Library of Babel
Whilst my artwork David Copperfield is being exhibited at Ikkan Art Gallery in Singapore, I wanted to share one of the inspirations behind the piece with you. It is a book called The Library of Babel, a short story by Argentine author and librarianJorge Luis Borges (1899–1986). The author imagines a universe in the form of a vast library containing all possible 410-page books of a certain format.
Read MorePass It on featured on OKTO TV - Art Reborn
In the video, you will see what the Art Reborn film crew discovered when they made a visit earlier this month to the Displacements exhibition, plunging into the creative depths of 13 Wilkie Terrace to find out how the artists have used, reused, and re-appropriated a house which has spent 77 years as a family home.
Read MoreTV coverage for 'Pass It On'
TV coverage for 'Pass It On'
You will be able to see me talking about this artwork on A-OK (Arts on Okto) in Singapore this week.
Look out for 'Art Reborn', 10pm, Weds 19th June 2013, on Okto.
Read MoreToday Newspaper features image of artwork "David Copperfield" by Nicola Anthony
It's nice to see an image of my artwork on TODAY in their review of Ikkan Art International's exhibition. Be sure to visit it before 27 July
Read More'Pass it On' featured in Asian Art Happenings
'Pass it on' and the Displacements Exhibition featured in Asian Art Happenings
Read MorePass It On: A new artwork by Nicola Anthony
Pass It On began with the idea of creating little points of knowledge and connection, which form a narrative from one place to the next, and beyond. Referencing the evolution, shift and migration of many things, the installation seeks to create a space in which to consider the positive and negative effects of the process of change, the fluid nature of culture, knowledge, memory and history. The resulting sculpture involves 8900 hand-numbered saga seeds – tiny red particles which the audience are invited to take and pass on.
Read MoreDavid Copperfield, a sculpture made of words and music: Singapore debut
Last night saw the opening of Ambiguous Portrait of a Cunning Linguist, at Ikkan Art Gallery in Singapore. I was pleased to have my sculpture David Copperfield selected for the group show of 12 internationally respected artists.
Do visit the show which will be openi until 27th July 2013, at Ikkan Art Gallery, Singapore, and get in touch to find out when I will be at the gallery.
Read MoreNew Exhibition: Ambiguous Portrait of a Cunning Linguist, Ikkan Art
I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected as a Young Artist to exhibit in an exhibition about verbal imagery – opening on 7th June at Ikkan Art Gallery, Singapore.
I am honoured to be exhibiting alongside internationally renowned artists who have been inspirations to my own art practice, including Ashley Bickerton, Mel Bochner, Glenn Ligon, Harland Miller, Lucas Samaras, Gary Simmons, Stezaker, and Lawrence Weiner.
Read MoreMy 8000 piece artwork: Behind the scenes
I have been taking the ‘found object’ to a new level, and I will also be telling all the stories of the process of finding and collecting the individual seeds (all 8000 of them), through the artwork and via this blog. The sculpture Pass It On began with the simple idea of a sentence as a line with a beginning and end. The resulting sculpture comprises more than 8000 saga seeds, which the audience is invited to take and pass on.
Read MoreThe anonymous words of Singapore
May I have your words? Join me at an exhibition this weekend
The Substation’s ‘MinimART 4.0′ invites artists to push the boundary of art, and for this challenge I decided to activate my Word Collection in Singapore.
I am very pleased to invite you to the show, but if you are unable to come or you do not live in Singapore, fear not! I welcome you to join in online by contributing your words to become part of the artwork. You can do this before the exhibition opens to make sure your words become part of the sculpture, or do it during and after the event – the Word Collection Project is an ongoing, living, evolving text artwork.
The Substation’s ‘MinimART 4.0′ invites artists to push the boundary of art, and for this challenge I decided to activate my Word Collection in Singapore.
I am very pleased to invite you to the show, but if you are unable to come or you do not live in Singapore, fear not! I welcome you to join in online by contributing your words to become part of the artwork. You can do this before the exhibition opens to make sure your words become part of the sculpture, or do it during and after the event – the Word Collection Project is an ongoing, living, evolving text artwork.
Read on to find out how…
Read MoreArtitute Reviews The Word Collection Project
Synesthesia: landscapes of scent, songs splashed out in ink.
syn·es·the·sia
[sin-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] noun: A sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color.
I was asked to participate in the ‘Synethesia Project’ with the Fabelist Collective. To me, this theme spoke of landscapes painted with scent, movements being portrayed through melody or discord, songs splashed out in colorful ink, and days of the week flowing by in waves of texture. But things didn’t quite go that way…
Read MoreNicola Anthony Interviewed by Callaby Magazine
It was a pleasure to meet Callaby Magazine’s editor, Rae Hippolyte in Brick Lane, London when I was back in town recently. She was interested in my recent journey to Singapore, my fascination with communication and my paper aeroplane collection. Check out the article she wrote below...
Read MoreThe Fragmented Novel: A love affair with words
I have a bit of an obsession: My creativity has an affaire de coeur with language, words, letters, stories and narratives. Here's a glimpse into that world of word-addiction...
I often go on treasure hunts in search ofold books, scraps of stories, manuscripts and magazines. I am intrigued with both the visual shapes & patterns of letters and words as they scrawl, meander and march across the page… and also with their wider significance. They are story tellers and signifiers, they represent & depict the world out there beyond the page. They are cunning, devilish, candid, true.
Read MoreArtist relocation: Nicola Anthony interviewed by Chantelle Purcell in DegreeART Magazine
I was delighted to be invited for a chat with DegreeART's charismatic Chantelle Purcell. She has been following my relocation to Singapore and wanted to find out more about the motivation behind it, and any tips I have for other artists and individuals looking to find a dose of a new culture and travel new worlds.
Read MoreDebutante: A new text artwork
I made this artwork as a response to the female image, and the nude in contemporary society. The drawing is composed entirely of words and phrases that come from the new 'language' existing because of social media - 'like', 'unlike', 'unfriend', 'pin it', 'share', tweet'...
Read MoreWhat is silence, is it more solid than a stone?
I was invited to write a piece for the Fabelist Art Journal about an artist who inspires me. I decided to tie it into the artwork I am currently making about the senses and synaesthesia. Original article published Dec 2012, (c) Nicola Anthony
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