Paula Rego: why the Portuguse artist’s work remains relevant in the fight for abortion rights
The great feminist artist Paula Rego has died at the age of 87 after a short illness. An image-maker of enormous talent, her work has been variously described as disturbing, visceral, mysterious and surreal. Paula Rego was born in Lisbon…
Drawing data: I make art from the bodily experience of long-distance running
In 1979, the American artist Allan Kaprow wrote Performing Life, an important essay in the history of Western art arguing for the blurring of art and life. Kaprow suggested we perform art in our everyday living by paying attention to…
Have you fallen for the myth of ‘I can’t draw’? Do it anyway – and reap the rewards
This article is part of a series explaining how readers can learn the skills to take part in activities that academics love doing as part of their work. Drawing is a powerful tool of communication. It helps build self-understanding and…
Whether in war-torn Ukraine, Laos or Spain, kids have felt compelled to pick up crayons and put their experiences to paper
“They still draw pictures!” So wrote the editors of an influential collection of children’s art that was compiled in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War. Eighty years later, war continues to upend children’s lives in Ukraine, Yemen and elsewhere. In…
