Ice Land

A few friends and I went to Iceland for ten days in July.

Strange place. Not just because of the landscape and springs and stuff, but because the people are unusual. Neither American nor European, not Scandinavian (which we had expected) nor Celtic(ky).

Almost as if an Alien species had landed and decided to lay a claim to the most self-sufficient energy space on the planet.

Are Icelanders from Mars?

The Witch Hunt and Art

A photograph of two partly naked children has been removed from an exhibition in an art centre in England.

What is this all about? A modern day witch hunt?

First off, the photo was taken by a respected female photographer. And it has been exhibited in many places before without complaint.

Second off, where does it stop? If we are going to start destroying photos on the basis that a paedophile 'might' be able to get off on them, what about Mothercare brochures? Will they have to go to? And what about holiday snaps? No more toddlers with buckets and spades just in case...

Surely we have to draw a line with this stuff?

An Old Press Release

"The old LazLo cafe, adopting the name LazLo officially for the first time, will be re-opening with a new art centre in September. The initial exhibition features work donated by artists from the NiCon artists of Scandinavia as well as one or two pieces by the founder, French based artist Geoff Bunn. The gallery will be open from 8:00pm until 4:00am for 4 days. No admission restrictions but space is limited. So, as Bergerman suggests, Don'st bring a friend!"

Still experimenting with this. Wondered how this label thing works...

Peanut Halved

Oh, oh.

There was supposed to be a link to something here but I cant find the thing.

Never mind. If I ever do, I'll post this again!

New Conceptual Art

erm... ok. today. well, i've already mentioned the aritst Geoff Bunn. now, another influence, which is kind of linked, is what has been (for some long winded reason and wrongly) called 'new' conceptual art. (but is really Neither Conceptual because the word is Swedish).

this is basically the work of Geoff Bunn and two other artists; Marc Bergerman and his partner Anna H. (both of whom i've also met; but only briefly).

well, they are sort of environmentalist/conceptualist artists but with a difference.

you can look them up. and see if you can see what that difference is.


so, anyway, thats influence number 2 on my own art. which i'll mebbe talk about next. i may even have a photo or two.

** Unfound Art **

i start with the unfound art of geoff bunn, in part because he is a friend of mine - he lives in france (as do i) but he lives in the middle bit and i live by the sea in the north.

well, anyway, when i left art college, i met geoff at an exhibition in london; a small, independent expo of a friend of his. anyway, i met geoff and he was very nice. (as he has been in some of the main galleries i didnt expect that he would have much time for me - but he did).

well, that was a few years ago. not so many. but no so little either.

now we write to each other and, from time to time, we meet up.

so, anyway, geoff bunn's 'unfound art': if you dont know it, look it up. (and where have you been?)

Oh oh. This is much more complicated than I thought.

so

what does this look like?

pretty basic i imagine.


let's save it and see.