Collage, from the French coller ‘to stick’, although an ancient practice is normally associated with the modernist movement of the 1900s, particularly with Braque and Picasso. As such, it also carries the sense of collision, knocking elements together in unlikely juxtaposition. The above work by the collagist Cold War Steve brilliantly conflates the First World … More Sticking it to the man
Just over 2000 years ago, in 18AD one of Rome’s greatest writers, Ovid, died in exile in Romania. This is the last year the UK will be able to rely on Romanian workers to work in our fields, as we exile ourselves from Europe. Not so much a quarantine as a life sentence. … More Ovid-18
I have been silent for months as the Brexit tragedy has unfolded, the whole fiasco being driven by self-seeking cynics who have a very contemporary aversion to the truth, which rendered intelligent discourse increasingly unsustainable. The mirthless joke is that those same charlatans are now in charge of the country as it faces its darkest … More Olympic hurdles
On 1st September 1939, war was declared. On 1st September 1949 my parents married. On 1st September 2019, I reflected on our demonstration the day before and the linkage. If my father was alive, he would rue the day that saw what he fought for being so casually trashed. I did not expect to enter … More Sleepwalking to Armageddon
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