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Samuel L. Herbert
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Artist & lecturer. Tutor at the Bridge Art School.
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I’m Samuel L. Herbert
Artist & lecturer. Work mainly in painting & drawing. Formerly programme leader for the fine art foundation degree with the University of Kent. Now founder & tutor of @thebridgeartschool.bsky.social
Here’s a recent work by me
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Dear Greg,
What’s with all the price secrecy? I emailed a gallery about a work I liked and got a reply saying the price is ‘available on request’ – which I thought I’d already made?

plastermagazine.com/opinion/colu...

#PlasterMagazine #GalleryEtiquette #PriceOnRequest #ArtMarketSecrets
June 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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It started with a comment from Marina Hyde, and ended with me questioning my belief that contemporary art is for everyone, if only we explain it well enough.

open.substack.com/pub/blackbir...

#artworld #contemporaryart #collecting #culture #marinahyde
June 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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As contemporary art history unfolds in real-time, the story of British abstraction is still being told. Its untapped richness is traceable through ‘known unknowns’ such as Hopkins, whose work links the post-war period with the present day.

blackbirdrook.com/blog-contemp...
#clydehopkins
Clyde Hopkins (1946-2018) - The Early 1980s — Blackbird Rook
As contemporary art history unfolds in real-time, the story of British abstraction is still being told. Its untapped richness is traceable through ‘known unknowns’ such as Hopkins, whose work links th...
blackbirdrook.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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The fading of contemporary art from Britain’s central dialogue comes with subtle but significant losses.

open.substack.com/pub/blackbir...

#ContemporaryArt #CoolBritannia #YoungBritishArtists #ArtAndSociety #ArtMatters #BringArtBack #BritishCulture #PublicArt #ArtAsDialogue #TateModern
March 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Well here I am in my attempt to find a viable alternative to the crazy chaos of Meta.
As way of introducing myself here’s a pic of my studio.
January 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Miro painting Tête d’Homme de Objets (Head of Man and Object)
1935
January 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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For ArtReview, I wrote about going back, and back. Hi to the gallery staff who got to know me quite well
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January 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The Bard
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Acrylic & water soluble crayon on prepared paper.
January 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Dick Turpin at the Top.
January 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Dragon’s Lair
2024
Water soluble Crayon & acrylic on prepared paper
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#SamuellHerbert #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #dragonslair #fafner #siegfried #ringcycle #wagner
December 13, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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November 22, 2024 at 1:36 AM
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Newhaven Art Space is at 24 High Street, Newhaven. We are open Thursday - Saturday, 10-4 during exhibitions. The current installation, PAPERWORK, features the work (on paper!) of over 50 visual artists. It’s eclectic and exciting, free to attend so do come and say hello!
November 28, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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”Settlement” (2024). Oljemålning, 200x500 cm,
av Pam Evelyn. www.pacegallery.com/artists/pam-...
October 3, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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John Hoyland, Blue Moon, 2006
October 19, 2023 at 6:51 AM
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boathouse by the sea, 1959, milton avery
October 11, 2024 at 12:22 PM
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”Untitled” (2004–2005). Oljefärg och kol på papper, 56x76 cm, av Roy Oxlade, 1929-2014. © Estate of Roy Oxlade. alisonjacques.com/artists/roy-...
April 5, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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Watch: American painter Lee Krasner on her own career and her practice. Lee Krasner is a key figure in American art, whose energetic work reflects the spirit of possibility in post-war New York.
Lee Krasner: In Her Own Words
YouTube video by Barbican Centre
youtu.be
November 26, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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Who are your favorite black artists? Let’s share.
I’ll go first…
Sam Gilliam
Untitled 2019 (Pace Gallery)
Photo of the artist in his studio 1980 by Anthony Barboza
November 22, 2024 at 4:14 AM
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Time to start posting, then…

New series of A brush with… begins today with a stellar artist: Goshka Macuga. She speaks brilliantly about everything from the transformative effect of encountering Christo in an art mag to the subversive metaphors of Stanislaw Lem.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
A brush with... Goshka Macuga
Podcast Episode · A brush with... · 20/11/2024 · 1h 11m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:55 PM
My new painting ‘The Aristocrats’ is part of an excellent group show that’s just opened at Newhaven Art Projects . ‘Paperworks’ brings together works on paper by 50 artists. It’s been beautifully curated by the great painters Nick Marsh & Helen Turner. open Thur-Fri & Sat, 10am-4pm, until Dec 7th.
November 16, 2024 at 7:18 AM
First post on Bluesky.
I’m Samuel L. Herbert
Artist & lecturer. Work mainly in painting & drawing. Formerly programme leader for the fine art foundation degree with the University of Kent. Now founder & tutor of @thebridgeartschool.bsky.social
Here’s a recent work by me
November 15, 2024 at 10:16 AM