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Art - Fred Kennett: Pen and Ink Artist Based in Kingston-upon-Hull.
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Fred Kennett has been producing his pen and ink drawings for over thirty years.
The influence of his various careers and life experiences can be clearly seen
running through his work and is an integral part of his development.
Fred has been with his partner for over thirty years and they have two children and a grandson.
Although Fred has spent the majority of his life in Hull, he has also
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Art - Art Project Looking For Contributors - On Saturday Morning In Hull
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Artist Tracey Scott is making a piece of artwork which is to be shown on the Big Screen in the summer, incorporating video footage of Hull and the words, through text and email, of Hull People.
Tracey is looking for contributions from people of all ages and backgrounds, describing their Saturday morning in Hull.
Participants should be aware that any selected material may be
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Art - Kingswood High School Hosts an Art Exhibition Primary Colours for Fair Trade from school children in Hull by Mo.
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Last Thursday saw the launch of a 10 day exhibition called Primary Colours at Kingswood High School, Bransholme.
Featured was artwork from a number of local primary schools - The Dales and Coleford - both under
threat of closure - and Cleeve, Bude and other primary schools
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Art - The History of LSD Blotter Art Compiled by Rich Mills
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Blotter Art is a term that refers to the artwork that liquid LSD is dropped onto.
The artwork is printed onto blotter paper and then perforated into tiny squares or
hits, which can be torn apart into easy to manage quantities.
In 1938 LSD-25 (or diethylamide
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Art Gallery - By Local Artist Patrick Henry
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I became a self-taught painter at the age of 36 when living in a mediaeval
village in the French Dordogne.
Post-Impressionism had been my favourite kind of art for long before that.
I think it has a basic relevance that will never be exhausted.
Renaissance paintings are also very
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Art Gallery - By Hull Artist Darren Rogers.
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This is a series of photographs we'd like to present by Darren Rogers, an artist from Hull, East Yorkshire, England.
Darren has not only proven himself to be an incredible photographer - providing the most
brilliant galleries of live band performances
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People - The Genius of Eric Bogosian By Steve Rudd
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Eric who? Eric Bogosian!
What do you mean you've never heard of him? Ah, well that's your loss, ain't it?
Still, there is a chance that you might have seen him and not even realised it, as he's
appeared in numerous US movies such as Under Siege 2 and Dolores Claiborne for starters.
Having said that, over in the US he's probably far better
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People - Jean Dench Of Metheringham Music Factory
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Jean Dench runs Metheringham Music Factory, a set of rehearsal rooms that she has set
up herself, converted from stables in the heart of rural Lincolnshire.
It's a relatively new project that Jean hopes will go from strength to strength.
Here she talks to thisisull about her inspiration and aspirations...
'Ok. I was recently interviewed on local BBC
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People - Interview with Outspoken Silence By Bekki Stephenson and Michelle Dee
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This site has long been the first choice for information on the local Indie scene,
but due to the voluntary nature of submissions each and every genre does not always get covered.
One of those genres is Emo and so to remedy this we travelled to
Chocolate Factory rehearsal rooms on
Wincomlee to meet leading band Outspoken Silence.
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People - An Interview With Tajinere By Steve Rudd
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Tajinere is an extraordinary Hip-Hop artist who is based in Hull.
He's been writing songs from a young age and has recently set up his own record
label in order to better promote his music, including his recent single release Ours Tonight.
He not only dabbles in Hip-Hop, as there are plenty of other musical influences thrown
into the artful mix from Soul, Pop
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People - An Interview With James Lovegrove By Steve Rudd
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James Lovegrove is an extraordinary writer of novels in every respect imaginable.
His novels are in turns surreal, life-affirming and bizarre.
He has written a number of acclaimed novels such as The Hope and The Foreigners,
and his latest masterpiece in Provender Greed has recently been published to rave reviews.
He is also the author of Wings, a bewitching
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People - An Interview With Local Writer Ian Newton By Jane Foster
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Ian Newton, aka Ahmed Debani, is a local writer known for his exposure of John Prescott in his book Dustbingate, which caused a scandal a few years back. Ian is also the author of two other books with a local theme - Pizza Wars, about corruption in the takeaway industry, and The Night Shift, a
comedy written in the form of a sitcom about the antics of a group of local
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People - Meet Michelle - A Tale of Two Halves By Jo Allison
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From tanning salons, to nightclubs and inventions galore, we meet Hull's most
fabulously fascinating tranny.
Michelle, or Mike, depending how you know her, proves
that transvestites are not, as widely believed, like vampires who only come out at night.
Sitting in a hotel, cigarette and coffee in hand, Michelle blends into the classy,
traditional setting.
Dressed like all the other
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People - An Interview With Hey Negrita By Steve Rudd
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Hey Negrita are an awesome Americana-laced indie-rock outfit based in London.
Fronted by singer and guitarist Felix, the band has recently released a new
single, Can't Walk Away, which is a sublimely catchy song that precedes their
forthcoming album, The Buzz Above.
Here Felix chats to Steve Rudd about their new material, touring and some of
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People - An Interview With Nick Quantrill By Steve Rudd
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Regular visitors to thisisUll.com should be familiar with the writing talents of
Nick Quantrill, as he often contributes short stories to the site.
His Complicity novella recently featured on the site, an exciting Crime Short that
was unmistakably set in Hull and that featured a number of decidedly shady characters
getting up to no good in and around various well-known
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People - The Genius of Eric Bogosian By Steve Rudd
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Eric who? Eric Bogosian!
What do you mean you've never heard of him? Ah, well that's your loss, ain't it?
Still, there is a chance that you might have seen him and not even realised it, as he's
appeared in numerous US movies such as Under Siege 2 and Dolores Claiborne for starters.
Having said that, over in the US he's probably far better
Read more...
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