JOYRIDE

Urban Art is one of London's biggest annual art events, presenting an electric range of work in a bustling outdoor fair.
Art fans can browse for something new from a selection of UK artists, with everything including paintings, photography and prints on offer This years event, featured works from over 90 UK artists on display in Brixton’s picturesque Josephine Avenue.

Artfusion is no stranger to this event or indeed Brixton. Steve Taylor lived in the area during the 80's, and created a small series of mixed media pieces inspired by photographs he had taken of the area during that time. Talking about the event Steve said "It is great fun and a joy to visit. I would highy recommend any new artist to give it a ride"

PEMBROKSHIRE'S LITTLE GEM

Where have we been you may be asking?

Well, ArtFusion are back from their well deserved summer break. We had a fantastic time in the heart of Pembrokeshire and found time to visit the studios of many of the regions established artists including that of John Knapp-Fisher.

John Knapp-Fisher was born in London in 1931 and studied graphic design at Maidstone College of Art. He painted and exhibited from his seagoing vessel for five years before moving to West Wales in 1965 to become one of the regions foremost landscape artists. He works in water-colour, ink, and oil colour on paper. His paintings mostly relate to the coastal area of the Pembrokeshire peninsula and can be found in many important public and private collections.

Art-Fusion is pleased to be promoting copies of John's fantastic open edition book 'John Knapp-Fisher's Pembrokeshire' which we believe is a little gem.

A MARRIAGE OF FINE ART AND POETRY

Inspired by her own experiences of life and the artists she admires Gill Gilroy produces fascinating and engaging images. Like meticulous renderings of her dreams, often haunting and sometimes whimsical, ArtFusion was keen to invite Gill to interpret a body of shortly to be published limited edition poems. Talking about the venture Gill said "This is a great vehicle for artistic expression and is an exciting marriage of image and text" she continues "the process of illustrating a poetry book is most akin to directing a film, with the artist also taking responsibility for storyboarding, set design and character casting".

If you would like to know more about this collaboration please drop us an email using the contact form on our website at www.art-fusion.org.uk