ISSUE 1

The idea to establish a magazine about painting, made predominately by painters, became concrete about two years ago during one of our many discussions/arguments about our own work and other painters that interested us. We, along with most of our friends , have a long history of such discussions (usually in the pub) and built on fairly regular studio visits. These discussions are vital to us and we wondered if there might be a demand for a magazine that could act as a forum for the ideas and views of painters.

Partly because art criticism is not a science and because we believe good painting is not driven by ideological principles, Turps Banana does not carry a singular position or attitude about painting , but is as open as possible, in order to allow dialogues to develop. What excites us most is that uniquely, the contributors are not critics or professional art writers, but practitioners whose contributions will hopefully illuminate their own practice as they reflect on their contemporaries and their interest in the history of painting. We aim to publish correspondence on a letters page, and also pursue interesting suggestions through future features so the magazine may become a receptive vehicle for those interested in painting. Please use it by emailing editorial@turpsbanana.com

TURPS PAINTING MAGAZINE ISSUE 1

PUBLICATION DATE
7th July 2005

FEATURING
Picture Research. Merlin James on the Alinari Studio
Painting Pictures. Peter Jones discusses paintings by Merlin James, made in response to the Alinari Photographs
Some Stick For The Dogma. Reflections on Richard Diebenkorn's mid period work by Colin Smith
The Artist as Athlete Cuts of Arm to Run Faster. Neal Tait on Luc Tuymans retropsective at Tate Modern and K21, 2004
New Figurative Paintings. Damien Hirst talks to Turps about his new paintings
The Texan. A Drawing made for Turps by Reece Jones
Plus Reviews..