Shaun Belcher

?Squaring the Circle? - from student to practitioner to facilitator

:: “Critical reflections on the delivery of fine art teaching as learner and practitioner. Re-post - written 2004 2004 marks the 27th year from my enrolment on an Art and Design Foundation Course at Oxford Polytechnic (now Brookes University) and this essay will critically examine both my experience as ...” contemporary art criticism | Oct 3

The Turner Prize

:: “Posted in art criticism, cartoons, galleries, London art scene, politics, turner prize       ...” contemporary art criticism | Sep 29

Rubbish

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Stuck in the past? : Serota and Stuckists

:: “As a professional ‘misery guts’ and also a professional creative I somehow come from both sides of the argument at the same time…. Having taken all that bitter rant to a new location by transforming it into the artwork itself how thendo the more scathing of the above commentators ( ...” contemporary art criticism | Sep 29

Netwerk

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Critical Engagement

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Barnum & Hokum PLC.

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Bacon and hash….

:: “Comment on Jonathan Jones blog entry ‘Francis Bacon: The man’s a bloody genius’ http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2008/sep/15/francis.bacon I was so dazzled by both the myth and the man that I tried to be him for a brief few years in 1980’s before the f ...” contemporary art criticism | Sep 22

Ozymandias

:: “a comment posted on Jonathan Jones blog ‘Could the economic crisis affect art?’ http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog As I live on another planet to the London-based coterie the notion that the art world around here will change at all is an amusing one. You won’t ...” contemporary art criticism | Sep 22

YBA Tombstones #1

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Art Review Artwork #2

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Art Review Artwork #1

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DIGITAL OR DOGITAL?

:: “I finally made the leap and from now on a proportion of the artworks I produce will only in the ‘digital’ domain…see the new ‘DIGITAL‘ section above. ANALOGUE ARCHIVE The website below contains all artworks of an ‘analogue’ i.e. paper and traditional mater ...” SDB: DOGITAL | Sep 12

Joes Mums Musical Circus September 3rd / Loggerheads 20th Cancelled

:: “http://www.myspace.com/rafflesartcafe Joe?s Mum?s Musical Circus 03 Sep 2008, 20:00 65 derby road, nottingham, Midlands NG1 5BA Cost : free WILL JEFFREY, ROSHAN RAI, SHAUN BELCHER Please note Loggerheads on 20th September 9.30 has been CANCELLED due to ...” TRAILER STAR LOUNGE | Aug 20

Open Art Surgery

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The Future of Art Education: Ikon Birmingham

:: “Is there one? Public Debate: The Future of Art Education Ikon Gallery, Birmingham Monday 6 October 2008, 6.30pm   A debate about the future of art education is raging on the pages of Art Monthly. In October readers will have the opportunity to come along and put their questions to our panel of educ ...” contemporary art criticism | Jul 29

Bulrush Festival 08

:: “ Bulrush Festival As part of the annual Lady Bay Open Arts Festival, the Thames Delta?s premier dead country and western legend hosts the inaugural Bulrush Festival, bringing a taste of flyblown Mississippi and a touch of Texas to the leafy Trent-side suburb. The alter ego of Nottingham artist Shaun ...” TRAILER STAR LOUNGE | Jul 4

Interview with The Pakspectator

:: “I was asked to pen some thoughts on this blog for the Pakspectator Would you please tell us something about you and your site? I am an artist and my blog is an art criticism blog with my own cartoons illustrating my criticism. It is basically about the English art scene but sometimes touches on Inte ...” contemporary art criticism | Jun 18

The death of the artist?

:: “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to loose Nothing, I mean nothing honey if it ain’t free, no no Yeah feeling good was easy Lord when he sang the blues You know feeling good was good enough for me Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee. Kris Kristofferson ‘Me and Bobby Mc ...” contemporary art criticism | Jun 16

Coda - Death of the artist?

:: “ (The following article started out as a coda to the evaluation and ended up as a stand alone piece on my Moogee art criticism blog) http://belcheresque.wordpress.com

Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to loose Nothing, I mean nothing honey if it ain’t free, no no Y ...” SDB: DOGITAL | Jun 16

Freedom?s just a word?.a conclusion

:: “First Moogee cartoon 2005…

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to loose Nothing, I mean nothing honey if it ain't free, no no Yeah feeling good was easy Lord when he sang the blues You know feeling good was good enough for me Good enough for me and my ...” SDB: DOGITAL | Jun 15

Artscape Baltimore ?Penned? show July 2008

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?Conrad Atkinson Remix 1978-2008? by Moogee the Art Dog has been selected for ?Penned? July 17, 6-8pm, 2008 - Opening Reception July 18-20, 2008 - ARTSCAPE at the Pinkard Gallery, Bunting Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore An exhibition of pen and/or ma ...” SDB: DOGITAL | Jun 15

Lady Bay Arts and Gardens - Music Festival

:: “ http://www.nottinghamstudios.org.uk/ladybay Last year I was an exhibiting artist at this two-day arts event. This year I am working with Wolfgang Buttress, Nick Butcher of Folkwit Records and Mark Coyle of Folkspace to start a mini acoustic music festival alongside the art and gardens events. Very ...” SDB: DOGITAL | Jun 15

Barter Art - Free-art-cycling?

:: “ Having abandoned the ‘cash for art’ comformity in my business plan I am attempting a completely different approach to ‘marketing’ and raising profile. Instead of the old methods I using a modified ‘Freecycle’* system. Instead of simply ‘giving away’ m ...” SDB: DOGITAL | Jun 15