Monthly Archives: October 2011

Spirit of Place Website Launches!

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Catherine Mason

The website for my new project about landscape art is now live, beautifully designed by Nigel Marshall.  Spirt of Place Norfolk is mapping contemporary artists living and working in North Norfolk.  It is an attempt to understand better the genus of the place, … Continue reading →

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Ada Lovelace Day

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Catherine Mason

Today (Oct. 7) is Ada Lovelace Day, in commemoration of the 19th-Century British mathematician who collaborated with Charles Babbage to create the early mechanical computer the Analytical Engine by writing algorithms.  Because of this she is often called the first … Continue reading →

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Digital Post-Pop

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Catherine Mason

This month’s artist turns Pop art on its head and gives us a digital take on painting that forces us to confront an uncomfortable truth about modern life.  British artist Marina de Stacpoole plays out a scene from popular television series Desperate … Continue reading →

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