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Art is a beautiful thing that can really make a difference to the quality of your life. This is something which you will hear a lot of artists or enthusiasts say but it really is true. In order to teach you about the way that art can impact your life, we are going to discuss this in this article. Find out more below.
 
It Can Heal
Art is great because it can actually heal people. This is why art therapy has become a profession that many people are pursuing in order to help people. Art itself can help people to reduce their stress levels as well as sooth them. When you take a look at art, you will be able to reap the benefits and
feel a little more relaxed and be able to heal a lot more quickly. Landscape art can be very therapeutic for some people, especially if you get landscape canvas prints of your favourite place.
 
It Has Feel-Good Power
According to scientific research, art can actually help to give help you to feel better when you look at it. Your quality of life is more likely to improve if you are surrounded by art because of this. This research also suggests that people who have an interest in art can actually be less anxious or
depressed. This is really interesting, and it is something to think about if you are planning on buying some art.
 
It Can Give You A Hobby
Another way that art can impact your life is through the hobby of buying art. Many people struggle to find something that they like doing and so turning to art can actually really give them a purpose. Not only can buying art make an impact on your life but so can creating it.
 
It Can Create A Personal Experience
When you are choosing a piece of art for your home, you will be choosing something that speaks to you. Art can actually create a personal experience as it can express something through the shapes on the canvas which you interpret yourself. If you are looking for a personal experience you should
think about heading to a gallery and choosing whichever piece speaks to you.
 
It Can Make Your Home More Pleasant
In a home that is not decorated very well, art can really impact the overall effect and make it look a lot more aesthetically pleasing. This can help to improve your décor and make you a lot happier. When you are surrounded by the things that you love, you tend to be happier so make sure to
choose a piece that is right for your home and you should feel happier when you spend time there.
 
Final Thoughts
Art can be very powerful and if you want to find something that can really improve your life then you should try buying or creating some art. Think about how it has the power to heal as well as give you something personal to think about.

I’ve been super busy with projects left and right and haven’t been able to update the blog as often as I would’ve liked but this is one project I wouldn’t want to leave out.

Yours truly submitted some artwork for a book and have been accepted! London based artists Carrie Reichardt and Bob Osbourne are the ones responsible for putting together a book called “Cash is King”, featuring defaced bank notes – mainly dollars and pounds but also a few other currencies from around the world.

I’m super happy to have been accepted and to have not only two bank notes featured in the book but also an extra feature, a bit of one of my street pieces in a photo with one of Bob Osbourne’s paste ups.

On top of this, the book is going to have a launch party at Saatchi Gallery (yes, that one) and an exhibition with a few of the bank notes featured in the book, curated by Olly Walker. This launch party and private view will be happening on the 30th of August and the show will go on until the 8th of September.

Come on down to the gallery and see some great art and if you’d like to get the book, you better be quick, as they’re selling quickly and might even be gone by the end of the show.

A few weeks back (before I went away on holiday) I had the privilege of collaborating with DRT London, a street artist well known for his stained glass-like geometrical murals. A wall opportunity arose in Hackney Wick and we finally got to do a collaboration mural, as we had been discussing for a while.

The paste-up I used was the first in a series I am inaugurating and that I hope to work on further in the next few months based on relationship breakups. Some of the phrases used will be from situations I lived personally, others have been submitted by friends and other Instagram followers. All in all, I believe a relatable series… who hasn’t been broken up with?

This was also the first time I have ever tried using spray paint in a mural (I’ve only used it minutely on some small pieces I have created on canvas recently). I found it hard to master, so that means I will have to be practising a bit more! It’s a challenge that I would be interested in trying anyway, so it all good!

Anyway, enjoy the photos, we had a great time creating this and I’m looking forward to creating some more street art in London soon! In the meantime, if you’d like to join my mailing list – where you’ll be informed of any promotions, exhibitions and new artwork, sign up here.

I believe that by this point Sasha Grey dispenses any further presentation – she is one of the few adult stars that made a transition into “mainstream” culture and doesn’t seem to have suffered from her previous career choices. (I am particularly fond of a music project she collaborated with, aTelecine).

If you’ve been reading my blog for long enough, you will know that this is not the first time that I review one of Ms Grey’s books. The first in the trilogy was called The Juliette Society and you can read my review here.

I have to confess that I didn’t get to read the second book in the series but the publisher Cleis Press was kind enough to send me a copy of the third and final title in the trilogy, “The Mismade Girl”. Don’t let this stop you from picking up this tome – there are enough references to the previous happenings for the story to make sense.

The main character of the series, Catherine, is now a well-known journalist who gets offered the scoop of her life by a powerful man, Mr X. I don’t want to give too much of the story away in this review so I’ll leave it at that. I will instead say that Ms Grey has a very fertile imagination when it comes to risque situations! Another aspect that I enjoyed about the book is how BDSM is portrayed – Ms Grey knows what she is talking about and has many reflections on it throughout the book. It’s inevitable not to mention the 50 Shades of Nonsense book, as unfortunately, it’s still the most popular book on the subject, that perpetuates a lot of misconceptions – even recently, a new film in the series came out and I didn’t bother to watch it but this review is not only hilarious but also says all you need to know about what is wrong with it.

Anyway and going back to the book at hand, I think that the author’s writing has matured and while there are still a lot of thought wanderings about all sorts of things like relationships, sex, etc, they didn’t feel as shoehorned in as much as in the first book. This was an enjoyable piece of erotica and a great read to make those intolerable commutes in London a little bit more tolerable.

To purchase your own copy of The Mismade Girl, go here. 

After a few months of preparation, it finally happened: I had my first solo show in Berlin, at Blue Goat Gallery. This was a show organised in collaboration with Boner Magazine, the largest +18 free magazine in circulation in Europe (if not the world).

The work created for “Pound£and” was based on materials from Boner Magazine (and other titles from the same publisher) and it is meant to be a fun approach to sex and porn, as well as a celebration of sexual freedom.

However, as the work was being created, it was shared on social media and it had the effect of uncovering a feeling of discomfort (and subsequent censorship), particularly around the images containing any suggestion of gay sex. This appeared in stark contrast with other imagery produced previously, featuring the female form, which faced no backlash.

That has opened other avenues that will no doubt be explored in the future, focusing on freedom and resistance to censorship in art. This is a subject that I intend on writing about further in the future. For the time being, enjoy some of the images from the show!

Many thanks to Carmen and Sandra at Blue Goat Gallery for letting me show at their space and also to Boner Magazine for all the support and friendship – plus the double page feature and all the promo! Also thank you to everyone who came and partied along with us, we had a great time!

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