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This is not an Exit (2008)
I have rather a back-log of paintings and videos to post, MASS is taking up all my time. This first one is a bit of a departure from my usual style, but I present it in the spirit of aesthetic...
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Peter Higgs (2008)
A portrait of Peter Higgs of ‘Higgs Boson’ fame. The Higgs boson is a (currently) hypothetical elementary particle, which, should it exist, explains how the universe gets its mass. It has been referred...
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Phew, MASS is installed. We had a fantastic Private View on Thursday, with well over 100 people in attendance – video of the event will be online shortly. In the meantime here’s a re-cut version of the...
View ArticleMASS Private View
Thursday 1st of May saw an array of paintings arrive at my house, many of which were still wet – however we managed to install them all in the church and prepare ourselves for the Private View. In...
View ArticleMichael James Parker at MASS
Poet Michael James Parker gave another stirring sermon to the masses this week.
View Article‘Things can only get better’– Michael James Parker at MASS 17.05.08
Of course we sang. How can you have access to a pipe organ and not have a sing-a-long? Last weekend we enjoyed the anthem to ‘New Labour’ – ‘Things can only get better’ by D:Ream. Michael James Parker...
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Iain (2008)
Painted for MASS – this is a portrait of my good friend, film-maker and photographer, Iain Gaffney. As usual, acrylic on canvas, but with added ‘found objects’ embellishing the super-8 camera on his lap.
View ArticleFinal MASS
It was with a heavy heart that we said goodbye to our congregation of paintings after the last MASS. However Mike was on hand to entertain and illuminate us with his words. First, a somewhat shambolic...
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Aleister Crowley (2008)
After the intensive period of painting activity leading up to MASS I took a break away from the canvas for a few days. However, I couldn’t keep away for long, and ended up painting ‘the beast’ himself,...
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MASS in the Tin Drum
Sam and I have installed some of the paintings from MASS into the Tin Drum, in Kemptown, Brighton. It’s interesting to see how well [or not] they work in a different space, and hopefully a few more...
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