Life, Art, Oxfordshire and beyond
On show this month in the newly-refurnished seventeenth century Dolphin Gallery in the heart of historic Wantage, Jamie C Clayton’s art is striking and stylish, inspired by stained glass windows, he teams bold rich colours with a contemporary flair that draws on his career as a furniture designer and draughtsman. “I am interested,” says Jamie, …
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Vanessa Lacey of Irving Contemporary An understated Victorian terraced house tucked away in an East Oxford side street seems an unlikely setting for an art gallery. However, at her home on Essex Street, Vanessa Lacey, owner of Irving Contemporary, combines family life and her passion for art, bringing a fresh contribution to the contemporary art world …
Today (1st October) it’s the start of IF Oxford 2020, the city’s science & ideas festival which returns this year in a trail-blazing digital format packed with events and activities for adults, children and teenagers throughout October (1st–31st). With dance, film, music, debate, demos from dining table and hands-on activities to try at home, the …
Sugar and spice and all things nice Esther Lafferty talks to Yatir Linden, a materials scientist and a pioneer of chocolate made without the high-sugar content of modern brands and Aaron Torres, Head Roaster at UE Coffee Roasters, a Witney-based company who hand-craft specialist coffee to perfection to discover the secrets of some of our …
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Actor and science communicator Stephen McGann talks to Esther Lafferty about the way popular BBC drama Call the Midwife has engaged millions of viewers with the changes in medical practice over the last sixty years, the issues of memory and identity raised by the award-winning film The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004; starring …
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Image courtesy of Element Six Diamond: The Science of Sparkle To countless generations the iconic phrase “Diamonds are forever”, coined in 1947 by young copywriter Frances Gerety and glamorised by James Bond, set in stone the link between eternal romance and these glittering jewels. Diamond’s properties however stretch far beyond their aesthetic appeal: with extreme …
How do art and science fit together in your work? I always loved both art and science. All children are curious and like creating things and that never really changed. ‘In my teens I made things like a mitochondria necklace, and I loved Salvador Dali’s art and he, like Leonardo da Vinci, also looked to …
Oxford and Oxfordshire are internationally-renowned for world-class science and here, ahead of IF Oxford, the Science and Ideas Festival, we explore two cutting edge labs as they develop a vaccine for COVID-19 and harness the infinite power of the sun. The Jenner Institute On the top of floor of ‘The Green Building’ on Old Road …
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Whilst this year’s holiday plans have been curtailed by corona-virus, you can travel the world instead through the paintings of artist & adventurer, Emmie van Biervliet who was born and raised in Oxford. Her work is an eclectic mixture of work inspired at home and away, travelling the sea, by bike or by train, and …
Sophie Basilevitch is an Oxfordshire Artweeks printmaker whose bold and joyful bold lino prints capture colourful animal myths from around the world. “I have lived in Oxford for 12 years now: it’s the origin of so many enchanting stories and I have recently started to wonder if there is something otherworldly about the place. It’s …
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Esther Lafferty's Inkwell 