next MadeScapes show came in the form of System History bringing together the various talents and outputs of Jack Addis , Alex Cotterell and Will Kendrick All is surface, but surface is not all. A review by Trevor Smith System History Redcliffe Street, Bristol. Sept 2011. The urbanization of humanity is a story as old as civilisation itself. Between 1801 and 2001 the portion of the world population living in built-up areas rose from 3% to 47%. Now, for the first time in history, over half of all the human beings on the planet live in an urban landscape; in the UK that figure is projected to reach 92% by 2030. In these urban environments our experiences, expectations and aspirations are born, fostered, and, sometimes, realised. The need for year-on-year consistency of landscape and location, coupled with some of mankind’s more pressing non-biological dilemmas – strength in numbers, economy of travel and fortification – literally ...
Hello Tom,
ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend and I graduated fine art in Cardiff last year and since we live in Bath we decided to come up too the degree show.
We thought your work was the strongest in painting, love the geometrics. Seeing the process of creation on your blog makes it even more enjoyable:) thank you very much, keep up the good work!
Dan.