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Featured in online journal 20 August 2008
Axis artist Françoise Dupré discusses her ongoing concerns about the nature of the creative process and the condition and location of art production within the context of her coll... more
New artist to Axis 15 August 2008
Janire studied Journalism in Madrid and has just graduated on the Documentary Photography course at the University of Wales, Newport. Her work is engaged with the local community, and it is about... read more
The methods of creation I use are always simple, that I can do myself using basic tools such as glue, thread and scalpels, to create, or more often, create changes in objects. The... read more
I am interested in creating semi-representational drawings and paintings which suggest an event or happening is taking place. They are part of an evolving and layering process bringing together a... read more
'The experience is not just in viewing, but also in remembering and relating the work to the multi-faceted experience of the everyday. After all, nothing can exist in isolation.' The... read more
New artist to Axis 12 August 2008
In his work James Lander contests complacently held capitalist values such as private ownership. In a new series of works on paper, familiar sights are juxtaposed with sites of resistance; both are... read more
New artist to Axis 08 August 2008
Ham-fisted, Blue-Peter inspired small scale constructions contrast with heavily laboured, intricate drawings and sculptures and encourage questions of process and curatorial dialogue. I like to... read more
I am inspired by the horse chestnuts and conker forms found in the autumn. I have always been fascinated by the mass of vicious spikes that protrude from the outside combined with a rich, luscious,... read more
New artist to Axis 07 August 2008
Since graduating with an MA in Textiles (Distinction) from Goldsmiths College in 2007, my work has returned to my teenage creative yearnings - inspired by the pavement ridden utopia... read more
I am interested in making imagery that transcends an event to show the complexity of a condition or state of mind. I work in photography, video installation and painting and produce... read more
Enamul Hoque is a professional photographer and film maker based in London. Born as the youngest of a large emigrant family he grew up in both the UK and Bangladesh, eventually settling in London.... read more
New artist to Axis 06 August 2008
Over the last five years, using a variety of approaches and media, I have examined photography's role in the portrayal of the self and explored how problematic photography can be as a... read more
I think the most important topics of my work are identity and space. These two concepts are very close together, because social and cultural identity are closely dependent of an immediate space.... read more
My work at present involves creating new drawn and painted worlds for my hybrid animals to inhabit. Inspired by medieval bestiaries I have recently completed my own bestiary in the form of drawings... read more
New artist to Axis 05 August 2008
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Selected for Open Frequency on 05 August 2008
Working in sculpture, video and installation, Jonty Lees has developed a practice with a startling simplicity over the past few years. His recent exhibition at Moot in Nottingham in... read more
New artist to Axis 01 August 2008
The spaces that we inhabit and the traces that we inevitably leave are at the forefront of my practice. I think of human traces as subconscious drawings on our everyday surroundings, when we simply... read more
Tragedy, Terror & Torment A defining feature of modern society and its media is the constant and seemingly endless supply of images (through TV, newspapers,... read more
Axis Artist of the Month August 2008
The key concepts in my sculpture, are: The passage of its making, using two, or more, different materials, and the ways in which these are manipulated. The... read more
New artist to Axis 31 July 2008
My work is often concerned with notions of place, borders and identities. I regularly work site specifically in the public realm; in Oxford, Torquay and Southwark I have created interventions which... read more
My video and installation work depicts human subjectivity as the defining factor shaping inter-personal communications and interactions with our environment. The importance of personal perceptions,... read more
The scale of my work is often is over life-size and a physical step back is needed to view the image, as well as an emotional and judgemental one to accept the challenge presented. My work strikes... read more
Selected for MAstars on 31 July 2008
Selector text A considered and confident aesthetic emerges from the sculpture and video work of Magali Reus. Brightly coloured beach towels, tinted lenses found in sunglasses, Formica,... read more