An attraction to the clear compositions of the early Renaissance and the tensions inherent in German Expressionism may seem incompatible, but, as Michael Kane explains to BRIAN McAVERA, both styles have had a direct influence on his work

The last time I interviewed Michael Kane, prior to an exhibition of his at the Art Space Gallery in London, he was in a small quiet flat in Waterloo Road. The current premises are more than a trifle larger, so secluded that the taxi driver only had a vague notion as to where it was, and elegantly designed by his wife El Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects. The design includes a purpose-built studio, glowing with