Not a lot of creative minds succeed in the world of art; especially if they live and work in Asian countries, where funding for anything art and culture related is severely limited. Sarawut, who was born in Bangkok and continues living there, has fascinated the European and American art scene for the past decade with his contemporary conceptual installations,... Read More →

A painter, a performance artist, a designer, a former rock chick, a wife of an eco farmer and a mother of three – there are probably as many facets to Helen Steele’s less-than-ordinary life as there are hues in her magnetically vibrant paintings. The Irish artist, a truly 21st century creative maverick, has her work displayed at Dubai and Miami... Read More →

An up and coming fashion designer and artist from Bratislava at the age of 21, Nikolo Bertok has achieved so much in just five years. In addition to taking part in the biggest fashion shows in the world, the young Slovakian is now working on re-inventing the way art and fashion are connected and has been preparing for an eventful future all from his... Read More →

The Zabludowicz Collection’s gallery at 176 Prince of Wales Road has a history that is both varied and dark; involving a Methodist church, a billionaire and Russell Brand. The current exhibition Systematic features eight relatively new artists work that have been in storage as part of the private collection. Marie McManamon lets you in on a few... Read More →

Nunzio is the type of person that the further you get away from them, the more you wonder if they’re real. As you become consumed in the reality of the human race, you struggle to believe someone with so much clarity can exist amongst a world obsessed with brands, money and status. We are spoon fed to believe that success and worth is measured... Read More →

With a shrine to paper, photo stories, magazine collectables, a caged checkers-painted dance floor, make-up stations and cardboard cut-out dresses in human sizes, one might think that there has been a revival of the comic book/music shops of the 80s. But look no further than to the lower ground floor of Selfridges London and you will find a transformed... Read More →

The Macbeth is well known for showcasing some of the biggest music stars to date, from the likes of Florence and the Machine to Example, yet on Wednesday 7th April ArtBelow took over the second floor. ArtBelow founded by Ben Moore have been on a mission ‘Turning Ad space into Art space’ since 2006 and Wednesday night was no different. Being... Read More →

Cheap perfume, sexually explicit lyrics and seedy lighting tricks. These were just some of the seduction techniques artist Billy Byrne used to lure in his audience at his controversial exhibition, Sex Noir. IDOL got chatting to the young, aspiring Saint Martin’s student and found out there was a lot more to his art work than just perverted fantasies.... Read More →

Holding my hands up and hanging in my head in shame, I woefully have to admit that yesterday marked only my second visit to the now-not-so new but still immaculate Photographer’s Gallery. Ensconced on Ramillies Street, a rather convenient location- just off Oxford Street, and handily placed between two shops I seem to spend far too much time in... Read More →

They’d probably be gloating about how beautiful they looked if, that is, they were clad in Ying Mu’s 3D wallpaper.  Magnolia veterans listen up… Ying has just completed her MA project at St Martins entitled ‘Ordinary Into Extraordinary’, the result of which is intricately folded paper posies huddled together to create a wall covering.... Read More →