New artists

Axis Artist of the Month February 2012

Alison Stolwood : Artist of the MonthEach month we select an artist from the Axis Directory to feature as our Artist of the Month. This month Ruth catches up with photographer Alison... read more

New artist to Axis 30 January 2012

The traditions of the domestic and 'the home' are a major source of inspiration to my work. Everyday household objects can become metaphors to explore issues of gender, class and culture. My... read more

New artist to Axis 27 January 2012

My work is based in video installation, film and performance. I am interested in creating a disorientating experience for the viewer in order to provoke irrationality and imagination as an antidote to... read more

New artist to Axis 27 January 2012

I have deep attachment to the island on which I live, which has informed my work during the development of identifying my relationship between self and place. This attachment was created by spending... read more

New artist to Axis 27 January 2012

As a painter I am interested in the theatrical ambiguity and potential narrative content of a still landscape. The paintings are part descriptive and part imaginary but always stem from a truth of... read more

New artist to Axis 27 January 2012

'Empathic insiderness demands a willingness to be open to significances of a place, to feel it, to know it's symbols...This involves seeing into and appreciating the essential elements of... read more

New artist to Axis 27 January 2012

I am a sculptor who works in steel, typically figurative work for exhibition and also to commission and site-specific public art.My work might start from the current affairs of the day or a character... read more

New artist to Axis 27 January 2012

My passion is combining acrylic with text-based collage. I was first inspired to use typography in my work because it creates such fine detail. Having worked in graphic design I felt comfortable with... read more

New artist to Axis 27 January 2012

All I can do, at this stage, is think about painting (so am I a painter?). Not just the putting-on of wet matter, but the whole messy affair; the tradition, the fight, the game - from its falling down... read more

New artist to Axis 27 January 2012

Run closer to the fire,The vortex,The dream,Accelerate the spectrum,See what I have seen,A brave new world - which had always been,Now is released,In to the machine. I explore the realm of suggestive... read more

New artist to Axis 24 January 2012

I'm a visual artist and project maker, often working with the perception of 'knowledge' (surrounding specific groups of people or institutions) to produce diverse outcomes that are... read more

New artist to Axis 24 January 2012

The majority of my practice is finding objects, whether in reality or on the internet 'virtual objects'. Then placing such objects together in a balanced, symmetrical, aesthetic equation.... read more

New artist to Axis 23 January 2012

The installation encourages audience interaction by allowing sound creation through body movement. Interaction is explored through analogue means opposed to digital processes hence more akin to the... read more

New artist to Axis 23 January 2012

My work and practice seeks to challenge and subvert the predominant ideologies and ideas that society holds and constructs in relation to identity and selfhood. I am exploring this concern and subject... read more

New artist to Axis 18 January 2012

My practice is cross-disciplinary, often incorporating elements of performance, installation and film. My work tends to be non-gallery-based and is site-specific – each project tailored to suit... read more

New artist to Axis 18 January 2012

My work comes from a spiritual perspective, exploring the idea of the numinous and is often about the journey of the Soul and poignant messages. Creativity is essentially a spiritual practice for me... read more

New artist to Axis 18 January 2012

Using everyday materials and spaces, I explore gaps and overlaps between drawing and photography, embroidery and drawing, spatial and embroidery; all the while questioning my understanding of each.... read more

Selected for Open Frequency on 18 January 2012

Open Frequency ProfileRuth Barker, artist and PhD student, profiles the work of Glasgow-based artist Alex Wilde. Glasgow-based artist Alex Wilde is a true social animateur. In her practice... read more

New artist to Axis 18 January 2012

Architecture is the catalyst for my work and is something I find endlessly fascinating whether it be the actual construction of buildings, their outward appearance, their use, how they relate to their... read more

New artist to Axis 13 January 2012

What is an obsession? What is the driving force behind passion? What is truly hidden behind the ultimate question that moves the world – why? As a photographer, I am fascinated by the concepts... read more

New artist to Axis 13 January 2012

For over a decade, Jennifer Trouton has been observing the flux which the habitus has had on the physical transformations that map the Irish landscape and the houses built on this landscape, some of... read more

New artist to Axis 13 January 2012

I work with actions and dance for video. Exploring different movements and effects of these on different materials and objects. Conversely, later work as explored the effects of objects and materials... read more

New artist to Axis 13 January 2012

I have a wide-ranging practice that involves installation, sculpture and curation. What I try and do is basically challenge the boundaries between meaning and value. I try to use inventive, visceral,... read more

Selected for MAstars on 13 January 2012

Amid the cacophony of styles and methods of presentation at the LCC’s MA Photography degree show, Jacopo Maino’s work stood out, despite having to compete for limited space. He exhibited a... read more

New artist to Axis 06 January 2012

My medium is photography, I specialise in the traditional process of taking a photograph and the darkroom printing process being analogue photography. Like my medium my subject and interests represent... read more