Kurt Vonnegut: Drawings

“Paint and weapons have more in common than I previously realized. They both suggest to their owners surprising and possibly noteworthy things which might be done with them.” Kurt Vonnegut’s weapon was a pen. This is one of the many memorable quotations from the man himself, dotted throughout Kurt Vonnegut: Drawings, a book made up Read More

Coded After Lovelace

Within the discreet location of the Hannah Maclure Centre, at the top of the Students’ Union of Abertay University, are the works of an accumulation of female artists. Coded After Lovelace, named after the first noted computer programmer Ada Lovelace, is a collection of artworks by female artists, reflecting upon the creative use of technology Read More

Sylvia Plath: Drawings

Sylvia Plath: Drawings gives an insight into a world of the famed poet perhaps not known to many as a visual artist. Having suffered from depression for most her life,and having eventually committed suicide aged only 30, she is known best for her confessional poetry, her dark, harsh and even macabre themes. For anyone who Read More

Msc Animation and Visualisation

DJCAD Master’s Show 2014 18-23 August Mon- Fri 10am- 8pm, Sat& Sun- 10am- 4pm The official course page for the MSC Animation and Visualisation course at DJCAD states that the aim of the programme is to explore “new ways of communication through visual storytelling”. If you have been a follower of the work of the Read More

Textiles

After last year’s textile degree show there was a lot to live up to for this year’s crop of graduates, but they’ve more than succeeded. The most interesting aspect about this year is the variety of inspirations at the heart of the final year collections. Ranging from Mother Nature to man-made structures, small towns to Read More

Peter Gregor Landscapes

3-30 March 2014; Harbour Cafe, Tayport Peter Gregor’s first exhibition of some of his landscape photographs takes you aback with the strength of beauty of the pictures and the sheer quality of the finished prints. A lifelong love of photography and a strong eye for what makes a picture special have come together in this Read More