Lauren Haughey explores how Palestinian graffiti and urban art has been an important tool to keep alive global awareness of the Israeli occupation.
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Mental Illness and Art
Austin Taylor discusses the link between art and mental health, and looks at the potentially harmful motif of the ‘tortured artist’.
The Surprising Darkness of Children’s Illustrations
Max Ingleby delves into the subtle art of the illustration, and reflects on the impacts they can have on our imaginations as children.
Painting the way to positive mental health: the Hockney approach
Emily Pirie explores how Hockney’s paintings of spring represent the resilience and strength that can be found through art
Does boredom breed creativity?
Natalie Tongue highlights the cultural benefits to self-isolation
An Interview with Richard DeDomenici
Jaysim Hanspal, Print Features Editor, interviews the inventive performance artist Richard DeDomenici
RAMM Lates- Student Takeover
Niamh O’Riordan Mitchell reviews RAMM’s ‘Later’ Student Takeover’
Artwork in Children’s Literature
Online Music Editor, Megan Frost, discusses some of her favourite pieces of art in children’s literature.
Beautiful Bodies; Tattoos
Rosanna Hill charts the history of tattoos and remarks on its prevalence today Tattoos are often viewed as a radical or rebellious choice (especially if you want to piss off your parents) but this body decoration has been a part of society for thousands of years. The oldest human tattoos ever uncovered in archaeology are […]
The Art of Women
Jess Calcutt discusses the lack of spending on women’s art and how it may, or may not, change in the future.