Columns & Opinion

What does the naked human body mean to you? Generally, the naked form is perceived as a purely sexual tool, its appearance an object of lust or humiliation. The majority of nudity we see in the media these days is just this. Take Page 3 for instance, or Kim Kardashian breaking the internet with her big ass. Then there's the reaction to breast feeding in public, people sharing beautiful pictures of babies on the breast being reported as obscene to the Facebook police. The Greeks portrayed their male heroes, Gods and Olympic champions in nude form, perhaps as a symbol…

The Baseline studio is set in a bijou shop at the rear of M&S on the edge of the Houndshill Shopping Experience.  Oops! Rewind... Where have they gone? Baseline established themselves as a place where the great washed and unwashed could experience contemporary Urban Art first hand. Initially set up as a creative place to develop workshops in graphic design and general creativity a few years ago, Baseline started to become the home of developing Blackpool talents; Lowdown, Catch22 and Infected by Design, three artists battling hypothermia and the constant questions from a steady stream of visiting inquisitive public.  Questions such as:…