Different people see the world through different lenses. Some see it in black and white, precise and factual, as newspaper reporting should be; others see it with feelings and emotions, the two being different ends of the objective-subjective spectrum and, of course sometimes one can move into the other. Objective factual reporting in wars, conflicts, […]
Is a pipe organ a prototype of the modern computer? It has keyboards – often many – and sophisticated mechanisms that could be considered to mimic the earliest computers that, when used at their best, create the most beautiful music, reverberating throughout our ancient cathedrals and churches. The magnificent Father Willis organ of Salisbury […]
Barbara Hepworth’s ‘Crucifixion’ (1966) in the 13th century cloister is full of symbolism in its colours, shapes and lines pointing up to heaven, while the gently-flowing waters in William Pye’s font (2008) reflect the nave roof and stained glass windows. These, along with other works including Laurence Whistler’s Glass Prism (1987), the Prisoners of Conscience […]
The most fascinating aspect of visiting Warner Brother Studios in north London and the Harry Potter tour is the story of how the films were made, alongside film sets, props, costumes, special effects and stage designs. It is far more fascinating than, for example, Disneyland, which is just a very clever extension of the films […]
Mustafa Hulusi is representative of the rich international cultural mixture of Britain. Born in London, his parents were Turkish-Cypriots and his work crosses the different boundaries. He had the classic London art education, studying first at Goldsmith’s College, where many of the UK’s finest artists honed their talents, before moving to the Royal College of […]
Energetic colourful geometric patterns, layer upon layer disappearing into the distance and round the edges of the canvases themselves, with architectural hints that perhaps connect with Robert Reed’s early career as an assistant to the landscape architect James Skiritt on the Wooster Square Project, New Haven, CT, and his involvement with public art projects as […]
Two new and different exhibitions at the Saatchi Gallery: sculptures and paintings by the British artist Johnnie Cooper (born 1950), seen by some as continuing the tradition of the previous generation of artists such as Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, and the radically-different Australian artist Jenny Watson with her ‘A Horses Tale’ created earlier this […]
We are so used to seeing photography by the well-known American or European photographers that it is a joy to see this exhibition of photographs by one of Turkey’s greatest modern photographers Ara Güler, (1928-2018). Not only did he photograph many of the key people of his generation, but also recorded the cities and countryside of […]
Calke Abbey is one of the National Trust’s more unusual properties. From the outside, it looks a classic stately home, built between 1701 and 1704 with further expansion after 1789, home to art and natural history collections that each generation had expanded. Inside, however, is different and in some ways ensured that the house survived […]
In a weekend where London has been brought to a standstill by the climate-change activists Extinction Rebellion, Icelandic artist Katrin Fridriks catches the mood of the moment to save our world for future generations. She paints in a similar, but more dynamic, effect to those wonderful photographs which capture an impossibly fast moment in time, […]
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