I wonder if Tyson believes in god, or perhaps some none conceited name for divinity – the universe, the multi-verse, the Tao? An interesting interpretation of Cloud Choreography and other emergent systems, by Keith Tyson (showing at Plimsoll Uni, Wharf Street), is one of authorship…who makes the art, where does creation come from, can confining and enshrining flukes, acts of randomness and results from machine-like protocols and artificial systems really count as the work of an artist?

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This is not a photo but a very good drawing, honest.

London Art Blog has recently splashed out on a camera, I’ve been kind of trigger happy ever since. Increasingly though the amateur photographer is being treated like a criminal; its gone so far I feel like a smoker or a motorist.

You can’t take photos in private without people’s permission, you can take anyone’s photo in public (although they are invariably unhappy about it) as long as they aren’t the police, a government agency or under the ages of 18 – remember were all potential pedophiles under the all-seeing-eye. Certain areas like tube stations, train stations and military sites are now being policed as no go areas for photographers; ironic when in the space of five minutes in London you’ve been photographed yourself to the tune of about 10,000 frames.

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Alfie Dennen recently wrote to london art blog to introduce his new project, shortlisted for the Artists Taking The Lead fund which is a UK Arts Council and Olympics commissioning fund.

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The qualities of solitude, silence and stillness are not anathema to the craft of the landscapist, but central to the required vision, they are qualities inherent in the vista. Miriam Jarrs’ exemplary paintings reinforces this perspective in her new show Gleaming h at the Sesame Gallery, Angel. Yet within this stillness there is a movement of sorts, Jarrs’ work remains true to its own inner forces, contains a coherence of elements – there is a subtle gravity, a breeze blows gently off stage binding the entire collection, the skies swarm with a green that is oddly restful.

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Just a short post to implore you to get down to the Menier Gallery on Southwark street, and see Eloise O’Hare’s new exhibition Undiagnosed Madness, whilst its still on.

After suffering the pretensions of some truly awful academically led, art theory inspired conceptual work recently, it was refreshing to see something different; art infused with raw childlike imagination, unfettered by the constrictions of current art philosophy.

O’Hare’s wonder and singular approach infuses everything with enthusiasm and whimsy, the paintings are composed in a naive idiosyncratic style, colours are vivid and expressive, perspective and composition takes a back seat to lyricism and storytelling. There’s a touch of Stella Vine about some of these paintings, especially the super hero inspired ones and perhaps the St Patrick in Ireland series.

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