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African Art Now
I picked up 'African Art Now - Fifty Pioneers Defining African Art for the Twenty-First Century' from the book stall at my university. I...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 14 min read


Doormat Syndrome & the Narcissist Boots
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 23, 20241 min read


Blood Stains Like Ink Publication
The artist, Ally Zlatar, organised the online exhibition 'Blood Stains Like Ink' which features one of my textiles pieces as well as this...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 14, 20241 min read


Propaganda Prints - Colin Moore
Reflections on Propaganda Prints – A History of art in the service of social and political change by Colin Moore published by A & C Black...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 14, 202410 min read


Transformative Research Frameworks and Indigenous Research (Chapter 3)
Reflections on chapter 3 of Creative Research Methods - a practical guide by Helen Kara. This chapter was of specific interest to me...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 1, 20244 min read


Living in Sheffield by Livia Barreira
Reflections on 'Living in Sheffield - Our Journeys as Migrant Women' by Livia Barreira The book is touchingly dedicated to 'all those...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 30, 20234 min read


New Europeans by Dieter Burkamp
Reflections on the 2004 book 'New Europeans' by Dieter Burkamp featuring cartoons and illustrations by artists from Estonia, Latvia,...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 22, 20235 min read


Creative Research Methods in Practice (Chapter 2)
Reflections on the Second chapter of 'Creative Research Methods - A Practical Guide' by Helen Kara Kara begins this chapter with a...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 18, 20236 min read


Introducing Creative Research (Chapter 1)
I am going through each chapter of 'Creative Research Methods - A Practical Guide' by Helen Kara, in order to reflect on what I have read...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 12, 20236 min read


'Boys Weeklies' and the Undue Reverence of Privately-Educated, British, Political Elites
Some more reflections on the writings of George Orwell - 'Boys Weeklies' (Inside the Whale, March 11, 1940) critical essay included in...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 9, 20232 min read


All Art is Propaganda - George Orwell
I've recently been reading a collection of critical essays by George Orwell, compiled by George Packer, titled 'All Art is Propaganda'...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 26, 20235 min read


Reading DADAISM
In an attempt to broaden my knowledge of art history I have been reading books on artists and art movements, the most recent was...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 27, 20234 min read


Reading Feminist Literature
For my 29th birthday I asked to be gifted a stack of art books which I was interested in reading. Here are my reflections on the feminist...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 6, 20235 min read
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