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An alternative to the Great British Hero.
With the bank holiday weekend over, I remain astonished at the amount of war films shown on Freeview television but not surprised, given...
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Aug 31, 20223 min read
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The Mount Without : Solo show 11th April.
I knew that setting up just before a show and then taking it down the next day was going to make it a hard few days but even the...
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Apr 20, 20221 min read
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Solo show/Private view; finding light in shadow
11th April 2022 between 18.00 and 21.00 St Michael on the Mount Without (at the bottom of St Michaels Hill), Bristol. After the last two...
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Mar 8, 20222 min read
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Lest I forget exactly what he said
Is someone doing a lie count ? What the PM actually accused Sir Kier Starmer of was that 'he spent most his time prosecuting...
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Feb 18, 20221 min read
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34 million dead is not by mistake.
I was delighted that the ‘Colston 4’ were acquitted of criminal damage having admitted that they rolled the statue of Edward Colston into...
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Jan 7, 20223 min read
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Richard Rogers, Lord Rogers of Riverside died today.
Although I never met the man or was even in his presence, throughout my architectural career from student in Dundee to fledgling project...
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Dec 19, 20212 min read
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Bridget Riley and the difference between an Artist and a designer.
I recently watched a really insightful programme that featured a discussion between Bridgit Riley and Kirsty Wark (still available on...
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Dec 16, 20213 min read
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Bristol Harbourside development.
One of the last projects I worked on while at CODA architects was a proposal to Bristol City Council for an undeveloped and what is...
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Dec 16, 20212 min read
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German food: more than bratwurst.
I have to admit to being a fan of all things German, so you can imagine my irritation when in every TV programme or YouTube post I’ve...
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Oct 6, 20212 min read
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Shopping: same as it ever was !
Shopping is getting back to normal and we now know what cost society is prepared to put on that luxury: 800 deaths / week. Given that our...
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Oct 6, 20211 min read
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‘Land of many waters'. Paintings by Frank Bowling at the Arnolfini, Bristol.
'An idea of a view' I’ve just visited the fabulous new exhibition of Frank Bowling paintings, (open until 26th September 2021) comprising...
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Sep 1, 20211 min read
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NFT’s and why I will not engage with the cryptocurrency art market
Reasons I will not be engaging with the fashion for Artists to create Art as Non-Fungible Tokens! While the idea behind NFTs was, and is,...
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Aug 17, 20213 min read
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1961 and the Berlin wall goes up!
It is the 60th anniversary of the building of the Berlin wall: a moment when the whole of European politics changed and the threat of...
ronnierennoldson
Aug 13, 20211 min read
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Swiss Art Expo 2021 : The Artbox Project.
Im delighted that three of my paintings will be shown in Zurich as part of the Artbox Project in the Swiss Art Expo (dates 25-29th August...
ronnierennoldson
Jul 25, 20211 min read
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11 June 1987: an anniversary still within memory!
As Black Monday wiped £50,000m off the value of shares on the London stock exchange, Rick Astley released "Never Gonna Give You Up" and...
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Jun 16, 20212 min read
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Twelve Trees
Twelve of my photos of trees taken during the lockdown of November 2020 to April 2021 are now published (See also my January blog on Tree...
ronnierennoldson
May 18, 20211 min read
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#not_enough_art
Its great that galleries are opening up again and I've been to see a few socially distanced shows( RWA, That Art Gallery and Centrespace )...
ronnierennoldson
May 4, 20211 min read
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Lockdown displacement activity #23: making lists.
Emerging from this third lockdown has set me thinking about whether I could have managed the year better. It started with good...
ronnierennoldson
Apr 9, 20213 min read
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What's wrong here?
Irony at work. I saw these books in shop windows as I was taking a recent permitted exercise break from my laptop: either people are off...
ronnierennoldson
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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An Apology.
So, what’s the difference between the vigil held for Sarah Everard attended by 100’s of women wanting to peacefully assemble with other...
ronnierennoldson
Mar 20, 20212 min read
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