London: ‘A Year in Utopia’
Paradoxically, I think being a full time parent, despite taking up most of my time, actually allows me some stability and gives focus to my down time. Having the autonomy to operate more or less…
Iceland: an interview with Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir
Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir is an Icelandic photographer, toying with the language of her medium, disrupting perceptions of established Icelandic photography and drawing attention to everyday non events. We meet in her apartment, a few weeks…
Reykjavík: designing with tradition and modernity
Bobby caught our attention after we came across a number of his album artwork designs making reference to the Icelandic landscape; moody shots of lava fields, coastal scenes overlaid with weather symbols and mineral…
Iceland: recycle, rethink & redesign
Birta Rós Brynjólfsdóttir is a recent graduate of Iceland Academy of the Arts. Fresh faced, with an enthusiasm for designing a more environmentally conscious world, she and her collaborators have been making moves to reduce…
Art Worlds Margate
It’s Monday morning and I’m walking along the seafront, waves crashing to my right and seagulls squealing overhead. I’m not on holiday; I’m on the way to my studio. I moved to the coastal town of Margate,…
Collectivity, collaboration and experimentation in Budapest
I was first drawn to Budapest as a tourist, a love kept me coming back, and then I met someone who spoke the same artistic language and we started our first project, a non…
California: driving around LA with Orlagh Woods
I arrived in Los Angeles in the sunshine and heat of August, and was struck immediately by the sheer size of the city, which sprawls in every direction along its network of freeways.…
California: an interview with Frankie Carino
Arizona born, Los Angeles based Frankie Carino has been carving out a name for himself as an artist tearing at the traditions of photography, disobeying its materials and testing its presentation techniques. Lively, young…
California: an interview with Bunnie Reiss
A recent addition to the Los Angeles art community after a move down state from her old stomping ground of Oakland, Bunnie Reiss has set up studio and home in the district of Echo…
California: an interview with Kelly-Lynn Jones
Kelly Lynn Jones has been making a name for herself in San Francisco as the founder of internationally renowned creative platform and store, Little Paper Planes. Despite worldwide recognition amongst lovers of handcrafted…
Colombia: an interview with Juan Pablo Echeverri
Artist Juan Pablo Echeverri talks to Artquest about the art scene in Colombia and his own international practice.
Laura Fowle: on artist opportunities
Can do / Must do : Lost in a Sea of Artist Opportunities Continuing to pursue my practice post University was a consistent challenge. I found it harder to define my work since leaving. One…
Georgia Gendall: on identity and resilience after art college
When you leave university you are left with a lack of space, a lack of tuition, a distant ache when you wake, and nowhere to go but the desk that’s next…
Alex Burgess: on managing time
I didn’t have a plan when I finished my Photography degree I took at Camberwell College of Art. And I suspect a lot of my classmates didn’t either. I did know a few things though.…
Michael McManus: private commissions
Painter Michael McManus writes about his experiences undertaking his first private commissions. Michael was a LIFEBOAT residency awardee in 2012 During the Lifeboat residency commissions helped me support my practice. They also provided me with an…
Henk Gieskens: Money = Time
I left art school thinking I would find a paid job in a gallery. 5 days a week that covered the rent and bills, and enabled me to buy materials to create art. As well…
Faisal Abdu’allah: on money
Artist and barber Faisal Abdu’allah shares a highly personal account of his relationship with money. ‘…..For the love of money People will steal from their mother For the love of money People will rob their own…
Argentina: a tour around MALBA, the Museum of Latinamerican Art in Buenos Aires
London based artist Laura Malacart interviews artist/art historian Matilde Llambi Campbell at the Educational Department at Malba. Interviewed in 2012. Laura Malacart: Malba is an astounding museum…