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Oct 3, 2016

Guide to 50's, social national conscription for 50's and retaking ones vows.

Advice and psychological prescriptions free at the point of when you don't need them - welcome to being 50 something. You don't have to...

Sep 23, 2016

Tranquil Buddha

Recently I've painted ready-made's like African masks that have previously languished at the bottom of a charity shop corner, but these...

Sep 23, 2016

Watching Jesus Christ Superstar

Both Man and God died over Easter: Judas was condemned to madness and then suicide then hell, whilst Jesus was crucified and then was...

Sep 15, 2016

NAPA Membership

I am pleased to announce that I have been accepted as a member of the National Acrylic Painters' Association (NAPA). I look forward to...

Sep 10, 2016

Be a Part of Art

The Art world enjoys patronage from Auction houses, bidders, agents,lawyers, academics, specialists, collectors, gallery owners,sponsors...

Sep 7, 2016

Life's too short

Someone said life is too short to be'playing a game of chicken whilst being swotted like a fly'. But isn't that how unforgiving the...

Aug 29, 2016

Political Absolutionists

Humanity has a habit of demeaning positive perspectives. Ricky Gervais is lethal to the Noah's Ark biblical story. He is countered by...

Aug 18, 2016

Right Wing

There are general assumptions about 'Right wing ' thought,that involve ideological and pragmatic opinion, especially when it includes...

Jul 27, 2016

Pastiche, parody, ironic, sardonic...?

"Give a man a mask and he'll tell you the truth" (Wilde). Give an African a mask and he'll transform history, culture and life into a...

Jul 21, 2016

In conversation with Andre and Stephen

In the 1970s Idi Amin's ethnic cleansing of Uganda led to thousands having to flee his persecution leaving everything behind and having...

Jul 2, 2016

Today's Nietzche - predatory victor and victim

I believe it is important to recognize Nietzche' s value to understand today's world. He was courageous, risk taking, ruthless and macho,...

Jun 13, 2016

Vote for today

Remain campaign are convincing for today, but what about in 10 years time? If we had control over our borders then theoretically we could...

Jun 13, 2016

Guildford Means Business EXPO

Andre Figuierido Rugs Ltd will have a pitch displaying some of my Paintings and exhibiting rugs made from my paintings. The EXPO is open...

Jun 6, 2016

Not really Painting is it?

The art world does not want painters and contemporary paintings today because the 'image creation' business has imposed an embargo on...

May 23, 2016

Night Heavy or Night A Light?

For me, night and dark influence a substantial part in my Art Practice. In physics, 96% of the milky way is made up of dark matter and...

May 16, 2016

Can Art be Corrupted?

Can Art be corrupted by those who prefer bankable rather than post Picasso creativity? Do we have to challenge the unholy alliance of...

Apr 22, 2016

Do judge a book by its cover

There is a 21st century world of 'first impressions' and beauty- contests', perhaps its motto is : "Do judge a book by its cover"!...

Apr 22, 2016

At some stage

At some stage, science will ‘overhaul’ the existence of God and Jesus by being able to replicate the performing of miracles. At some...

Apr 13, 2016

The blew-it generation

Antropocene? Solastalgia? Scale-electric Brexit? Who is going to put the Putin -in? Glenn Albrecht the ozzie philosopher is an...

Apr 11, 2016

Beautiful Objects

How could you ditch, jettison and cast into the oblivion of rejection such beautiful objects to be second -hand tat rescued by chance?...