Meaning of art Archives - The Bear Gallery blog

Mindful photography

Posted on 22/08/2026

In a few weeks’ time, I will be co-leading a workshop on mindful photography. This is using the camera, to slow down, take in the […]

Meaning of art, Photography

Street snaps

Posted on 09/09/2017

One genre of photography is street photography. At its most basic, street photography is taking shots of people as they go about their daily business. […]

Art in society, Meaning of art, Photography

Art is political

Posted on 24/06/2017

During the Open Studios last week, a visitor stated to me, that my art is not political. My surprised expression might have been the reason […]

Art in society, Meaning of art, Photography

Macro and micro

Posted on 05/04/2017

Micro: looking closely. Sometimes when I am out taking photographs of flowers and plants, I think of Georgia O’Keeffe and her famous close-up paintings of […]

Art in society, Composition, Meaning of art, Photography

New art using old techniques

Posted on 10/02/2017

Photography is the art of writing and recording with light. These days, a photograph tends to tell the story of the moment snapped, the people […]

Alternative photographic techniques, Meaning of art, Photography

High-tech tools

Posted on 24/11/2016

I’ve recently had the pleasure of opening my one-woman photography exhibition (‘Vielfalt im Augenblick’, or, ‘Diversity at a glance’). The last three or four weeks […]

Art in society, Meaning of art, Photography

Diversity in the blink of an eye – Artist’s Statement

Posted on 21/11/2016

My one-woman exhibition, ‘Vielfalt im Augenblick’ [Diversity in the blink of an eye], is open from November 2016 through mid-January 2017. [This is the Artist’s […]

Art in society, Meaning of art