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Hell is empty (and all the devils are here)
2007
diameter 75cm, depth 12cm
Lifebelt, adhesive lettering
"Alan's art is inspiring and thought-provoking. It penetrates new dimensions that captivate our imaginations."
Uri Geller
Major site-specific project:
Sunderland 2016 - The Screaming House
Visit the dedicated project website.
Solo exhibition, Dukes Playhouse Gallery, Lancaster
20 February - 11 March 2012
Painting The Tempest
With additional works in the Rare Books Room at Lancaster University, 24-26 February during the British Shakespeare Association conference.
Egon Schiele Neulengbach
June 2012
I will be artist-in-residence at Neulengbach in Austria in the prison cell occupied by Egon Schiele in 1912. Overnight I will be creating 24 works inspired by Schubert's Winterreise and will be a member of the 100 Jahre ESN Symposium panel on 16 June.
PODCAST: The Tempest - A Visual Artist's Perspective
On 13th October 2011 I gave an illustrated talk at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford upon Avon. The talk was recorded and can be heard at Backdoor Broadcasting Company.
website [inc. photography] by Lunn & O'Cain ~ A Plain Fish