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Elemental exhibition report

For more images and information about the work, click here. This series of 14 artworks was shown at the Bible and Spirituality Symposium, held at Glenfall House, Cheltenham (29th – 31st May, organised by University of Gloucestershire and Bible Society). Part of my PhD in visual theology, these photographic prints and photo-based installations explore the […]

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New art for two Catholic schools in Bristol

As published in the current issue of Art & Christianity (No.70, Summer 2012, p.16): Bristol City Council has recently commissioned two contemporary art works for St Bede’s Catholic College and St Bernadette’s Catholic Secondary School. Respectively, Transpire by Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva and Intersection by Michael Pinsky (both 2011), have transformed two public spaces where the footfall

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Lomo cameras and the Beaumonts

The above image has been selected for an exhibition of Lomo photography, at the Grain Barge, 16th May – 2nd June. Also called lomography, pictures taken with Lomo cameras delight in the quirks of film-based photography, especially when accentuated by multiple lenses, colour flash-fills, fish-eye and many other effects. The photo here was taken with

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St Stephen’s show opening 24th April

My show Elemental: Earth, Fire, Wind and Water opens in just over a week’s time at St Stephen’s Church, Bristol. From the press release: Elemental is an exhibition of photography and photo-based installations exploring the imagery of the elements, as seen through Christian spirituality and biblical symbolism. Both cafe walls (Dennis Anthony) and church space

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Success in Church Times competition

Today, Maundy Thursday, is the day in the Christian calendar which prepares for its biggest celebration at Easter. The story of the passion, Jesus’ final hours culminating in his death and resurrection, is one that I re-told in my series The Passion – 12 stations originally produced for exhibition in Bristol Cathedral in 2006. This

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Hockney reviewed in 100 words

My opinion of Hockney’s work was polarized by this RA exhibition. The garish painting, the ipad drawings and the canvas-stacking overload of much of this show had gone day-glo, overblown. The film and the photographic collages, however, were like fresh air breathing through so much stuck paint. Space and time were lifted, expanded, filled and

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