Working with Matt today, who feels he needs answers to some questions about our paintings. Not sure if the answers are for him, or for the potential viewing public, but in any case, here they are. Matt: What are the paintings of? Emma: The paintings are not of anything, but they are about something: perception. [...]
Matt and I are currently working on a show for FAS next spring. We work together, but we have different roles. Broadly speaking, I design the paintings, decide on the format, and mix the colours, and Matt paints them. At the moment we are making large paintings, with very transparent colours, put on with small [...]
Last of a series of four lectures Matt and I gave at City & Guilds Art School today. Preparations burdensome but students lovely. Weekly discussion of current show: Turner and the Masters, Pop Life, Pure Beauty (John Baldessari) and Anish Kapoor. Matt gave context and I analysed structure. Our first experience of teaching together was [...]
This weekend you should watch ‘What is Beauty’ on BBC 2 at 8.30, in part for its view of how beauty works, but also because it features wonderful mosaics. I have an interest in the programme (and possibly a slight influence over the choices) as I live with the presenter, Matthew Collings. Matt discusses ten [...]