Hergé’s Adventures in… Brussels
Georges Prosper Remi (22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian cartoonist, born in Brussels. His best known and most substantial work is The Adventures of […]
Look Up, Look Up, Whatever You Do
-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 13 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photos taken from above or below, and invite you to join the challenge by posting your own photos with an up […]
An Eerie Muse
There’s a strange sculpture in l’Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris: it is a featureless face hidden in part behind a veil that is held aloft by bodiless hands. This bronze sculpture […]
Vines in Islington
These two “people” holding a house of vines, are the work of Sheffield-based graffiti artist Phlegm. It was painted in May 2012 and is locate next to 70-72 Old Street […]
Lost in Paris
Le Lieu du Design is currently showing an exhibition dedicated to design and tourism in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, called Lost in Paris. This personal vision of Paris by Parisians adoptees […]
Arty Billboards
This summer in the UK, thousands of billboards were given over to displaying major works of art. The public were invited to vote for the pieces they wanted to see […]
Big Pink
This striking, abstract sculpture was on display in Manhattan’s City Park in summer 2010 as part of the “Statuesque” exhibition. Aaron Curry (b1972, San Antonio, TX) was showing three pieces […]
R is for… Remembrance
-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 12 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photos taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own photos with […]
Stone Horses
Several sculptures by Belgian artist Giles Falisse (b. 1964) were on display at Royal Ascot this summer. His use of natural stone combined with an open framework of steel, makes […]
Obsessed with Colour
“Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.” Claude Monet I have featured Manchester’s Northern Quarter several times on this blog before. Maybe it’s a bit of an obsession for […]
Travel with Intent 