Yorkshire Post - Art Feed

Northern exposures

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:22:12 GMT

Photographer Mark Denton tells Sarah Freeman about his mission to capture the beauty of the Yorkshire landscape.

Art that looks at form and function

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:22:22 GMT

Former Northern Art Prize winner Haroon Mirza’s new installation is about to be unveiled at The Hepworth Wakefield. Jon Cronshaw met him.

Video: Gideon Tapestries rehung at Hardwick Hall

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:32:08 GMT

A TEAM of scaffolders were called in to a National Trust property to oversee the re-hanging of two of the Gideon tapestries, recently returned from conservation.

Creative thinking leads Leanne to a new vocation

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:48:53 GMT

Being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease meant Leanne Owen had to give up the firefighting job she loved, but as Catherine Scott discovered, she has found something just as fulfilling.

My animal kingdom

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:33:02 GMT

Fifteen years ago, Emma Stothard was an art teacher with a dream of being a sculptor. Now her works grace a Michelin-star restaurant, the grounds of stately homes and, at the end of the month, two Chelsea Flower Show gardens. Sarah Freeman reports.

Dying art reveals body of evidence

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:42:00 GMT

A new exhibition by potter Julian Stair opens at York St Mary’s today exploring the rituals of death. Yvette Huddleston spoke to the artist.

Force of nature

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:45:32 GMT

She has been tipped to take over the Tate, so what’s Iwona Blazwick doing curating an exhibition in a Yorkshire stately home? Sarah Freeman finds out.

Sensuous sadness of artist’s sculpture

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:20:35 GMT

A new exhibition of the work of Swiss artist Hans Josephsohn is about to open at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Jon Cronshaw reports.

Video: Ashley Jackson gives London kids a lesson in Yorkshire landscape art

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:36:58 GMT

THE moorland landscape above Holmfirth was a classroom with a difference as artist Ashley Jackson became teacher for a day.

Moments in time: precious archive puts world of our forefathers back into focus

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:08:34 GMT

The National Media Museum has one of the biggest and most important photographic collections in the world. Chris Bond finds out more.

Starman who shot the ’60s

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:07:53 GMT

Sheena Hastings reports on a photographer whose legacy was almost lost and his collaborations with David Bowie.

Einstein captured in bronze as he fled

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:12:59 GMT

A sculpture of Albert Einstein is on display in Leeds. Jon Cronshaw reports on the remarkable true story that led to its creation.

Artist catches a rising tide

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:51:45 GMT

He can’t swim, doesn’t much care for lakes, yet John Thornton has forged a career as a marine artist. Gillian Tarn reports.