Collaborating Creatives

Permanently peeking out from a wall in Gradara, Italy, a pair of eyes in black and white stare soulfully across the road. Titled “Beyond the Walls”, this large public art piece was created by pixel master Giovanni Contardi and ceramicist Roberto Pompucci, with months of work and 50,000 hand painted tiles creating a striking homage to female empowerment. It’s the fourth time the two have … Continue reading Collaborating Creatives

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Wet Room

Artist Lucy Stein translates the underground passages of West Cornwall into a tiled installation with her Wet Room exhibition. These Neolithic spaces are believed to have been sites for ritual rebirthing ceremonies, a theme reflected in Stein’s choice to have water flow perpetually into and out of the bath and sink in the central piece. Though the majority of the exhibition’s artworks are paintings and … Continue reading Wet Room