Selected by Nicki Fitz-Gerald 2020 has finally arrived. We are out of the “teens” now and into our twenties. A crazy era is over and maybe a new, crazier one about to begin (or continue). In the middle of it all we have art and art always means love, life and hope. Thank goodness for…
Smell of the Street, Apps Uncovered – 13 October 2019
Selected by Nicki Fitz-Gerald Huge apologies for the late publishing this week! I’ve been experiencing some particularly pressing work issues which have eaten up all of my time so without further ado, I’ll step back and introduce you to this week’s smell-of-the-street-themed Apps Uncovered. (with a few non-themed exceptions thrown in for good measure). Our…
Apps Uncovered 29 September 2019
Selected by Nicki Fitz-Gerald Welcome to this week’s Apps Uncovered with Russ Merz’s spectacular and topical “Fall Transformation 2” stealing the top spot this week and leading us nicely into our burst of colour images (including the odd black and white to even things out a bit) from the following photographers and artists: Rounding out…
Hello darkness…Apps Uncovered – 15 September 2019
Selected by Nicki Fitz-Gerald Hello darkness…is the theme of this week’s Apps Uncovered which, as you’ll observe, quick-steps into light and colour towards the end of the gallery of iPhone images. Thank you to veteran Apps Uncovered contributor, David DeNagel who not only contributed our lead image this week with his sensitively edited frank portrait…
Apps Uncovered (Cover art) 2 Sep 2019
Selected by Nicki Fitz-Gerald Welcome to this week’s Apps Uncovered. Maybe I’ve been spending too much time on Spotify but any one of the images selected this week I could easily imagine as album cover art with many exhibiting illustrative or graphic styles in their execution especially Anne Highfield’s wonderful photorealistic depiction of a beach…
Apps Uncovered 18 August 2019 – Glitch art
Selected by Nicki Fitz-Gerald “A glitch is a short-lived fault in a system, such as a transient fault that corrects itself, making it difficult to troubleshoot. The term is particularly common in the computing and electronics industries, in circuit bending, as well as among players of video games. More generally, all types of systems including…
Who are you? – Apps Uncovered 21 July 2019
Selected by Nicki Fitz-Gerald I watched one of my favourite bands play to a 65,000 strong audience in Wembley stadium in London a couple of weeks ago and was absolutely blown away by their incredible energy and the power of their songs whose messages still pack a punch today. One particular track left ringing in…
Apps Uncovered 16 June 2019
Selected by Nicki Fitz-Gerald It’s my birthday today so I’ve indulged myself by choosing my favourite pic of all of the beautiful images this week. The image is by BLACK EYED SUZY (Susan Blasé) and from reading the description it appears that Susan is returning to her beloved dandelions and I believe we are all…