Tag: Contemporary Art
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Love Locks: Romantic Ritual or Threat to Liverpool’s Heritage?
Love locks attached to a metal railing on a Liverpool bridge, symbolising romantic commitment and raising questions about the relationship between personal expression, public art and historic heritage.
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A Town That Never Left Her: Tracey Emin and Margate
Discover the powerful relationship between Tracey Emin and Margate, the seaside town that shaped her childhood, inspired her art and remained part of her identity. Explore Margate’s decline, revival and Emin’s remarkable return home.
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Newsletter | July 26
Discover everything featured on alisonlittle.blog this July, from thought-provoking discussions on music fandom and British identity to inspiring art at the Whitworth Gallery, David Hockney’s Westminster Abbey window, coastal adventures along the Wirral, digital sketching, and the gripping new psychological short story, The Other Woman. Plus, a preview of what’s coming in August.
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Flies of Beauty: A Vibrant Butterfly Artwork from North West Artist Alison Little
Discover Flies of Beauty, an original contemporary mixed media artwork by North West artist Alison Little. Created using acrylic pouring, bamboo drip techniques and vinyl-cut butterflies, this vibrant 80 × 80 cm painting explores themes of hope, transformation and resilience. Inspired by Alison’s personal journey through the COVID-19 pandemic, the artwork celebrates healing through colour,…
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Mastering Digital Fruit Sketches: Bananas, Limes and Strawberries
Discover why fruit remains one of the best subjects for digital sketching. Explore banana, lime and strawberry studies inspired by classic still life art.
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Michaela Yearwood-Dan: The Practice of Liberation at the Whitworth Gallery Manchester – A Powerful Exploration of Art, Identity and Freedom
Discover Michaela Yearwood-Dan’s The Practice of Liberation at the Whitworth Gallery Manchester — a powerful immersive exhibition combining vibrant paintings, ceramics and sound to explore Blackness, queerness, femininity, colonial histories, faith and the pursuit of freedom. Through colour, text and symbolism, Yearwood-Dan creates a meditative space where art becomes a practice of healing, resistance and…
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Looking Back at the Hockney Stained Glass Window at Westminster Abbey (2018): Art, Controversy, and Legacy
David Hockney’s 2018 stained glass window at Westminster Abbey sparked a passionate debate about the relationship between contemporary art and historic architecture. Created using iPad technology to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, the vibrant landscape design divided opinion—hailed by some as an innovative fusion of tradition and modernity, while criticised by others as a visual…
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May Newsletter | Alison Little
Explore May on alisonlittle.blog—featuring powerful fiction on trauma and survival, insights into building a daily Procreate sketching habit, contemporary sculpture confronting violence, and inspiring walks and coastal runs across Lancashire and Merseyside.
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Invasion: confronting violence through sculptural form
Invasion, the first work in the SV: Sex by Violence series, is a stark and unflinching sculptural response to sexual violence. Using abrasive, industrial materials to evoke the body under assault, the piece confronts viewers with a visceral depiction of resistance, trauma and physical violation. Originally exhibited at Zauhouse Gallery in 2018, it remains a…
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Iron Men, not Snow Men
Set on Crosby Beach, this flash fiction gives voice to one of Antony Gormley’s Iron Men, blending humour and reflection on public art, tourism, and cultural legacy.