10 Contemporary embroidery artists - TextileArtist.org
The word ‘embroidery‘ comes with baggage; more often than not it evokes images of crocheted tea towels and twee cushion covers....
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The Trellick Tower is arguably the most famous piece of council house architecture in London, if not the country. As well as being a symbol for the by-gone era of high-rise brutalist buildings, Trellick became synonymous with social problems, ranging from racial tension to troubled youths, in its notorious heyday. The Guardian says: “One Christmas, …
Random Photography
I know there's quite a few of us on here who like photography, and I thought in this thread we could all show off our favorite photos. They don't have to be...
Kowloon Walled City: A rare insight into one of the most densely populated places on earth which housed 50,000 people
Taken by Canadian photographer Greg Girard in collaboration with Ian Lamboth the pair spent five years familiarising themselves with the notorious Chinese city before it was demolished in 1992.
Jenny Saville - woman undergoing plastic surgery. A compellingly repulsive image which is exquisitely painted. But is it repulsive because it resembles violent death, or because it shows what women will undergo to conform to conventional standards of beauty?
Jenny Saville
Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by Jenny Saville. Fascinated by pathological perceptions of the body, Jenny Saville’s paintings depic…
It's a Vermiculture World
It's a Vermiculture World: The main focus of this project is lots of...worms or "angels of the soil" as nicknamed by some ancient Chinese cultures. Worms are a slimy but formidable force that can eat their way through organic matter and leave a trail of rich compost pellets.…
Artwork
Ben Quilty (born 1973 in Sydney) is an Australian artist who in 2011 won the Archibald Prize and went to Afghanistan as the Official War Artist of the Australian War Memorial.