The Fourth Plinth gets the Blues
There is a plinth at each corner of Trafalgar Square. The two plinths on the south side carry sculptures of Henry Havelock and Charles James Napier. The northeastern plinth, carries an equestrian statue of George […]
Mr. and Mrs. Big
Only in Manhattan! Linked to Photo Friday, Big and Monday Mellow Yellow.
Art Everywhere Launches
Art Everywhere, this summer’s mass public art display in Britain, goes live around the country tomorrow. The public have voted and the works for display this summer have been selected. […]
F is for… Famine
The Great Famine in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration that had a huge impact on Ireland’s demographic, political and cultural future. In total, […]
Sitges: Simply Beautiful
Sitges is an extremely beautiful Catalan town: white and blue buildings, stunning coastline, sandy beaches, wide promenade, carefully tended gardens. It is also an artistic city, with a strong heritage […]
Woman Driver
This beautiful mural, made of ceramic tiles painted by Brian James in 2011, marks the former site of a Bloomsbury petrol station. The old Ridgmount petrol station dates back to […]
Cryptozoology and the Libraffe
The Oxford Dictionary defines cryptozoology as “the search for and study of animals whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the Loch Ness monster and the yeti”. […]
New Sculpture Arriving Soon in Scotland
I for one will be heading up to Scotland to see this new sculpture when it opens later this year. Kelpies sculpture assembled between Falkirk and Grangemouth, by BBC, 29 […]
Allies
Look at this companionable couple: “Allies”. F.D. Roosevelt and Churchill sit chatting on a bench in Bond Street, London in Lawrence Holofcener’s 1995 bronze sculpture, erected to mark 50 years […]
Art Everywhere
We are in for a fantastic summer of art in Britain this year. The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition is on already, and runs until 18 August. In London alone, you […]
Travel with Intent 