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Paradisaeidae (2024)
Just trying to evoke some breezy, feathery displays in response to last week’s bird of paradise-themed Kick-About. This was a simple set-up of some feathers on thread hanging in front of some white card close… Read more
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The Kick-About #110 ‘Paradisaeidae’
Our last Kick-About featured as its muse the splendid and colourful costumes of the Mexican chinelos. This week it’s those equally showy performers from the bird of paradise family inspiring this latest collection of new… Read more
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Mr Maceta (2024)
The last time I felt compelled to build a figurine for the purposes of The Kick-About, I reached for the one thing of which we always have a lot: terracotta flower pots. Indeed, as soon… Read more
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After Tanaka #2 (2024)
This week’s Kick-About was catalysed by the gorgeous and characterful artwork of Atsuko Tanaka, which had me popping off the lids on those tiny pots of enamel paint and pouring some Tanaka-inspired pools and puddles… Read more
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After Tanaka #1 (2024)
So this began with Atsuko Tanaka’s use of enamel paint to produce her richly saturated blobs and circles. I sourced some of those tiny Humbrol enamel paints, used, I think, for painting model planes and… Read more
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The Kick-About #108 ‘Atsuko Tanaka’
From Albert Paley’s street-sized curlicues of metal to the colour, energy and molecularity of Japanese artist, Atsuko Tanaka… enjoy this latest collection of ‘new works made in a short time’ and browse all previous editions… Read more
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After Paley #2 (2024)
A few more Albert Paley-inspired images produced for The Kick-About No.107. I was enjoying the slight mid-20th century vibe getting started in some of these. Read more
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After Paley (2024)
I thought I’d just roll up my sleeves and get on with building some Albert Paley-inspired maquettes for The Kick-About No.107, emulating the sort of ‘kit-bashed’ feel of his sculptures by slotting simple forms together… Read more
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The Kick-About #107 ‘Albert Paley’
Last time out, it was the remarkable mini-protrusions of slime moulds that so excited the Kick-Abouters into producing some ‘fruiting bodies’ of their own. This week, it’s the far-bigger structures of Albert Paley inspiring another… Read more
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