Craft

Theo Jansen (kinetic artist)

Holland

3d printer, pvc tubing, wind powered “strandbeests” evolve a life of their own.

 Work created for the beach.

He has used technology to further his work. 

Tracey Emin

London

Hand stitching seems to be more important than machine sewing. Makes it just as personal as the subject. Hand sewing and quilt making is also a traditional craft used by women. She turns this tradition into something new.

Emily Bellhouse

England

Glass sculptures set in an outdoor environment, reflecting aspects of the space its self.

 

Fine art

Chiharu Shiota

Japanese artist based in Berlin 

Installation artist who focuses on dreams, memories, life and death. Her work very often engulfs the place in which it is set, creating an entirely new environment.

 

Monika Grzymala

Polish artist based in berlin

Works in very linier forms to create a sense of flow and direction within an interior environment.  Works mostly with tape and paper.

 

 

David Nash

English working in wales

Environmental artist working wood, trees and nature. The trees he works with often split bend and crack once taken out of there environment and he works with this to shape the end result of his work.  Nash often places these trees back in the outdoors in their own environment.  This is significant because he is working with nature and is environmentally aware of the source of his work.  

 

Visual communication

Bill Viola

From New York lives and works in California

The godfather of video art his work often reflects life death and spirituality and that of human nature. His work is often what the other inspiring video artists look to and all of his work has a sentiment of spirituality. 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbra Kruger

USA

Video, bill boards, projections, typography  and many more.  Works typically in red, white and black strong colours often associated with communist states, she make statements on modern consumerist living and asks if it really is a democracy we live in.   

 

 

 

‘EDDIE’

Originally designed by Derek Riggs for ‘iron maiden’ the brand of Eddie has been worked on by many other artists such as Melvyn Grant Ed Hunter and many others.  Not only dose Eddie appear on album covers but on stage design, merchandise, plains and video games the story of Eddie has kept fan enthralled as to what happens next. Eddie is to iron maiden as the big red T is to Tennents lager. The reason I find Eddie interesting is that even though Derek Riggs is no longer working with the band they still own Eddie. And I believe that after the band is gone Eddie will live on.  Who knows maybe Disney will buy him.