Let’s Talk: Rachel Personett and The Alpine Fellowship
It is estimated that over 60,000 art lovers descend on London each year for Frieze week. We are in the midst of it. Frieze Art Fair, the UK’s leading contemporary art fair, and Frieze Masters, where non-contemporary art is displayed
REPRESENT 2014
 by  Poppy Field  I  digiQualia.com  Last night saw the opening of REPRESENT 2014, an exhibition and sale of contemporary representational and figurative art in Notting Hill, London. On display is work by over 50 young artists covering a range of genres including drawings, still lives,
Let’s Talk: Grzegorz Gwiazda – Part II
If you are a returning reader, I hope that you have found a moment to explore the sculptor Grzegorz Gwiazda’s website. You may have read his biography. Perhaps even Marco Izzolino’s fascinating exhibition essay ‘Gwiazda the heretic’. Yet, if you read my last blog, you
Let’s Talk: Grzegorz Gwiazda – Part I
Grzegorz Gwiazda forefronts the avant-garde of figurative sculpture. Rather than simply sculpt in reference to nature, he strives to transcend it. To create new, independent entities. Little wonder therefore, that I have chosen to present my recent interview with Grzegorz in two parts.
The advent of summer
For me, the advent of summer in London is marked by two things: a glass of Pimms and The Royal Academy of Art’s Summer Exhibition. This year, summer got under way on Wednesday, 4th June as leading figures in art, entertainment
Let’s Talk: Tom Bancroft
Tom Bancroft cannot recall the defining moment when both he and his twin brother Tony decided to pursue careers as illustrators. Rather, Tom describes a series of ‘tiny light bulbs’. Tom Bancroft at his animation desk. Photo courtesy of the artist. As
The Society of Portrait Sculptors’ 51st Annual Exhibition – FACE 2014
Earlier this week, The Society of Portrait Sculptors unveiled their 51st Annual Exhibition. Â Fondly known as FACE 2014, the show features recent works by 55 contemporary sculptors. Some of these exhibitors are society members; others were selected from open submissions
Let’s Talk: Teresa Oaxaca
I can recall the moment I met the artist Teresa Oaxacawith absolute clarity. It was October 2013. It was the end of my first week at The Florence Academy of Art. And I had just arrived at my first student soirée,
Saying hi to Shanghai
Can you remember your first significant regret?  I can. The option to study Mandarin had just became available at my secondary school and, to mark the occasion, the newly appointed teacher took to the stage during one morning’s assembly. She delivered
From Life or not From Life… that is the question.
Florence is magical. Call me biased, but I would argue that its artistic community is too.Just last week I was wandering along the Arno when I bumped into my good friend Timothy McGuire. He was putting the finishing touches to