Doug Selway

Liminibus – joined up art experiences

doug — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:40:47 +0000

opensignapse6 – the Shelf Lives showreel

doug — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 14:12:09 +0000

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Alan Clark — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 02:44:17 +0000

So that something will show up in the liminibus projects and post filter.

Sir George Robey goes on Tour

doug — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 05:18:20 +0000

Sir George Robey goes on Tour Lucy, one of the conductors at the Big Night at the Tower, sent me these pictures. I gave her part of the big painting of the music hall performer dressed as a washerwoman and in proper conductor fashion Lucy used it to make some work of her own.

Depth and Detail – new show in Wivenhoe

doug — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 11:43:34 +0000

I’m just about to deliver the new work for this really interesting group show the Sentinel Gallery Wivenhoe CO7 9DX The show runs from 9 – 31 July, Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm. With Terry Curling, Jessica Jane Charleston and Lisa Temple Cox. I’ve showed with Lisa before, her work is always worth …

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doug — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 15:25:35 +0000

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Shelf Lives wrap party : The BIFTAs

doug — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 18:59:40 +0000

Big thank you to everybody who were at the party – my chance to say thank you for all your generous support with this ridiculously ambitious and complex project. Here’s some pictures of the making of the prestigious awards – as you can see there was no expense spared by my nubile band of studio …

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Shelf Lives : The Big Night at the Tower documentary.

doug — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 12:11:55 +0000

The Big Night at the Tower was a powerful experience for me, mostly because of the strong engagement between the visitors and the work. I can honestly say I’ve never seen a crowd so collectively and openly engaged at an art event. Here’s a short documentary make by Eileen Aldous and Stuart Brindle at EMP creative video …

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Final call : Shelf Lives at Jaywick Martello Tower

doug — Sat, 23 May 2015 08:45:34 +0000

Today is the launch of this unique are event in an amazing space. Firstly big thanks to Kerith Ririe and everybody @JaywickTower for welcoming such an adventure into their beautiful building. The static show will stay up until the end of June, but tonight and tomorrow is the only chance to get the full fat experience : …

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Shelf Lives : 1 week to go

doug — Fri, 15 May 2015 19:27:21 +0000

This important solo show is a combination of drawing, painting, small sculpts combined with animated film and performance. It’s a body of work I’ve been on for nearly three years. It launches on the Big Night at the Tower on Sat 23 May 7.00 – 9.30pm at Jaywick Martello Tower, Belsize Ave. Essex CO15 2LF on the East …

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Shelf Lives : The Big Night at the Tower

doug — Sun, 03 May 2015 17:11:44 +0000

Shelf Lives opens at Jaywick Martello Tower on the UK East Coast in three weeks time. This unique art event combines new paintings, boxworks and small sculpts, two films and a live performance. We hope to see you there ! The Big Night at the Tower is the only time to see all elements of my …

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Shelf Lives : your cabinet of daily analogue backups.

doug — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:05:24 +0000

Many of us live on top of a mountain of stuff, with our heads in a cloud of information. This makes it harder to find the ‘keepers’, the objects that really matter. Shelf Lives sees ‘keeper’ objects as analogue storage devices for memories, ideas and events. This show unpacks our cabinet of keepers so we …

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opensignapse3 : The Physical Possibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Who Can Actually Draw.

doug — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 23:47:31 +0000

#opensignapse 3 was another corker, with several new people. Conversations kicked off with Lisa Temple Cox’s new drawing and small boxworks. She has built up a substantial body of drawing in different medical collections around the world. We talked about the denial of death, about memento mori and the collective blind spot that mainstream media …

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opensignapse – studio access for makers and participants.

doug — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:39:49 +0000

The #opensignapse sessions have been really uplifting. As expected, the conversations went in unexpected and illuminating directions. As Stuart said, Shelf Lives the kind of project that ‘turns left at the traffic lights’. To be honest, I don’t really know how to work any other way. It’s very motivating for me to share my working …

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Accounts?

doug — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:27:31 +0000

Accounts ? Surely I should have assistants for that kind of work by now ?