The Bricks Podcast follow Bristol’s contemporary artists, on journeys within the city walls and beyond, along the ley lines of the South West, up the A roads north, and through their unique observations on the world. In this episode, inspired by Proust’s idea that true recollection can only occur…
Like many people this year, I’ve been outdoors enjoying nature much more than I have before. On my walks I found myself asking could this be a weave-able material? Seaweed seemed like a good contender… I collected what I think is bladder wrack, egg wrack and dulse. The flat seaweeds…
Skeleton sketches in non-traditional anatomical poses. My proposal for the Bricks Micro commission is all about developing visual ideas of anatomy in motion via sequential drawings and animation. I want to think about how to step away from traditional static poses used to represent the body within medical art and…
Ben Hartley [00:00:10] I’m currently standing in the wasteland space outside the formerly vacant industrial building on the street named ‘Little Paradise’ just behind East Street, in which my studio sits. A ‘meanwhile’ space earmarked for development, which is rented out to us artists before demolition. It is a square…
Vase No.1 by Ben Hartley. Waste plastics, electrical wire, dried palm fronds, 2020 In Episode 4, artist Ben Hartley explores the parallels between Ruderal plant species with the processes of gentrification & urban renewal. Focusing on a specific area of wasteland adjacent to Ben’s…
I have heaps of yarn and textiles from previous projects. They’re all random awkward sizes that often can’t seem to fit into any new projects. So the heap just gets bigger and bigger by project and project. Weaving with scraps of yarn allows me to weave in short strips easily…
Introduction I’m delighted to be working on a micro commission for Bricks over the next couple of months, centred around combining painting and animation, using projection. I consider myself primarily a painter, although most of my work has involved painting and screen-printing to date. I’m drawn to transitory, familiar materials that…
Megan Clark-Bagnall [00:00:00] Before you listen to this podcast, I’d like to make a suggestion. This episode ended up being quite a lot about context and seeing as context is the key. I think the best way to listen to this episode would be driving in a car. But perhaps you don’t…
In this podcast artist Megan Clark-Bagnall tries to find a working methodology for the new art world based on learnings taken from the demise of Little Chef restaurants in the UK. The Bricks Podcast follow Bristol’s contemporary artists, on journeys within the city walls and beyond, along the leylines of…
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE JD HERE (Version 4/ 23-11-20) BRICKS PUBLIC ART PRODUCER JOB DESCRIPTION Position: Public Art Producer Responsible to: Jack Gibbon, Director Bricks. Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience. Hours: 24 – 40 hours per week. We are currently…