'Common sense is the enemy of romance' Oscar Wilde All right minded people know that romance is ridiculous, marriages don't last and there really isn't a happily ever after. Despite this we love, love. We dream of it, risk everything for it and the slightest chance of a consummation focuses the mind like nothing else. Arty 22 examines this romance phenomenon travelling from fairytale castles to chemicals in the brain. Contributors to this issue are Stella Vine, Susan Aldworth, Rachel Potts, Alex Michon, Patrick Galway, Simon Holmes, Annabel Dover and Cathy Lomax read more at Cathy Lomax's Guardian Art Blog |