My flatmate and I have been intermittently attending the Reconfigure life drawing class at Summerhall since the start of this academic year. It was her suggestion, to try out something artsy in freshers’ week, after finding the page on Facebook. Of course, I said yes. Why not try it? As someone who studies art history, […]
Nestled within the basement of the Royal Scottish Academy, William Littlejohn’s lesser-known works are on display whilst also being up for sale. A celebration of Japan’s vibrant iconographic history, Littlejohn explores ‘Japonisme’ in an evocative, abstract style. Littlejohn, who was Scottish, was heavily inspired by Japanese style after being given the opportunity to travel to […]
Why do artists choose to make the art that they do? What fascination, context, curiosity, and desire to express and communicate propels their artistic pursuit? These are the fundamental questions that the Edinburgh Gallery Society posed to the artists involved in their latest exhibition at the Patriothall Gallery. Pursuit seeks to address and reveal an […]
In a fusion of the pictorial and the prosaic, Celia Paul’s memoir Self-Portrait is a potently honest and personal read. Paul, a prolific artist, proclaims herself at the start as “not a portrait painter” but “an autobiographer and a chronicler of my life and family”. Readers are able to immerse themselves in her world, seeing […]
A student’s schedule is consistently brimming with academic work, sports fixtures, and social events. Making time to appreciate art can therefore seem insurmountable; an endeavour which requires unnecessary effort. However, we must disconnect from this idea and recognise that there is a multiplicity of methods for appreciating art. The time and effort demanded merely depends […]
Hello to all artists, musicians, dancers, performers, artists, and advocates of the Edinburgh art scene. There is an organisation here in Edinburgh which endeavours to support and improve this city and its creatives. Welcome to the Edinburgh Collective. One afternoon, in a classic Edinburgh cafe, two university students sat enjoying coffee. Unbeknownst to Fraser and […]
“I might have surrendered to this watered-down coffee, but I won’t ever give up overdressing” I thought, whilst approaching the Mound and sipping my warm drink. My Italian leather Mocassini shoes hit the wet asphalt as I headed over to New Town, where the The 142nd Annual Members Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Society of […]
Singaporean-British artist, Hannah Lim, returns to Scotland for her first solo exhibition exploring her heritage and the intricacies of traditional Chinese design through a series of intricate objects and prints. Having studied at Edinburgh College of Art, this is Lim’s full circle moment of returning to Edinburgh, this exhibit creates an impactful statement of origin […]