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And this year’s winner is…

Posted on 7 December 2015 by beckybendylegs

I’m writing this blog while watching the Turner Prize 2015 (the arty people are debating the nominees at the moment). I wrote about the nominees when the short list came out. At that time I thought that Assemble were the … Continue reading →

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The paperclip

Posted on 30 November 2015 by beckybendylegs

I have a favourite paperclip. It is this one: This paperclip lives in Wolverhampton. It lives on the Seventh Floor of the Art School at the University of Wolverhampton to be exact. It lives just below the surface of the … Continue reading →

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The chicken and the egg

Posted on 12 November 2015 by beckybendylegs

What comes first, the madness or the artist? This is the question I asked myself today as I wondered the streets of Wolverhampton looking for burst balloons. I found one. It was a good one. I picked it up. A … Continue reading →

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How much can I say about a burst balloon?

Posted on 2 November 2015 by beckybendylegs

Two weeks’ ago, while wondering the streets of Wolverhampton with my digital camera, I took a photograph of a burst balloon. Then I decided to draw it. And then I decided to paint it. What next? I’m not sure yet … Continue reading →

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The best way to come up with good ideas…

Posted on 22 October 2015 by beckybendylegs

…is to give them away. This is the conclusion I came to today after my first ever ‘group crit’ at the School of Art at the University of Wolverhampton. I am coming to the end of Week 2 as an … Continue reading →

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Why I miss stuffing, material and thread so much

Posted on 7 October 2015 by beckybendylegs

As an artist, and a quasi-philosopher of life, I am interested in things and the importance of things to people. I believe that in some cases, we are as attached to inanimate objects as we are to animate objects. Therefor … Continue reading →

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The importance of the frame

Posted on 27 September 2015 by beckybendylegs

Last week I was fortunate enough to be in New York, an artist’s paradise. While in New York I visited the Guggenheim (for the first time) and while wondering around the gallery rooms housing a selection from the Guggenheim’s collection … Continue reading →

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An exhibition of the senses

Posted on 25 August 2015 by beckybendylegs

I’m interested in the use of all of the senses to appreciate art (from Ernesto Neto and his smelly sculptures to Sissel Tolaas recreating the smells of Liverpool). My last art exhibition included an opportunity for people to sense through … Continue reading →

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Every artist is like Stephen Hawking

Posted on 12 August 2015 by beckybendylegs

Stephen Hawking is not an artist, but he’s very much like one in my opinion. or artists are very much like him. He has one significant thing in common with the artist: he is on a quest to find an … Continue reading →

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What’s the story? Does it matter?

Posted on 30 July 2015 by beckybendylegs

Recently, I’ve been reading all about stories. Or, more accurately, how much we love and live for stories  and the extent to which we create stories using bits of information. I’m interested in what determines whether we appreciate a work … Continue reading →

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