Arts Council England - Own Art
Ian Murray is a filmmaker from South London and talks to Own Art about his passion for collecting contemporary art. For him, great art is about a gut reaction feeling it in his nervous system and finding something which makes him genuinely excited.
Ian Murray is a filmmaker from South London and talks to Own Art about his passion for collecting contemporary art. For him, great art is about a gut reaction feeling it in his nervous system and finding something which makes him genuinely excited. For an artwork to have real value, it's got to be truly original. His addictive personality helps (out of all the vices he chooses art!) drive his enthusiasm for buying more and more pieces. The better an artist is at conveying an idea through their craft, the more he likes the work.
The AND salons are a series of midday panel discussions at Chameleon. Pull up a sofa, listen to a variety of perspectives and take part in debates about the way we live today. An eclectic array of exp...
Andy Gill reports for BBC Television on Liverpool's first James Carling Pavement Art Competition 2008.
David Parkin talks to Own Art about collecting contemporary art. A great rapport with galleries and getting to know artists personally has helped increase his confidence around what to buy, to the poi...
Known as much for his witty commentaries on the human condition as he is for being the illustrator of 'those' birthday cards, at AND festival the talented Mr. Shrigley will turn his hand to the tattoo...
A film shown during Vanley Burke - By the Rivers of Birminam, a retrospective of one of the UK's most prolific black photographers showing 100 of his images from the last 45 years. In part 2, Vanle...
