the continuing conversation between art and life
Today is the opening day of the newest exhibition at the National Gallery Modern Two in Edinburgh: Eduardo Paolozzi and Andy Warhol, titled "I want to be a machine." I attended an opening lecture at lunchtime and then went across town to see the exhibition for myself. Curator Keith Hartley introduces lunchtime lecturerAnne Massey; "Transatlantic …
Margaret Tait, an independently visioned film-maker if ever there was one, is being featured (in a joint exhibition with photographer Gunnie Moberg) at Stills Gallery in Edinburgh - ends this Sunday. Recommended. Here is one of her early films: a portrait of her mother, granny or "ga", who comes across as very much a woman of …
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Tonight, I got to listen to a lecture on Rembrandt, by one of my art heroes, Andrew Graham-Dixon (lecturer and TV presenter). This was part of the celebration of NADFAS' 50 years and also a spectacular Rembrandt lecture at the RSA, Edinburgh. I'm not particularly a fan of Rembrandt, but I do find the lecturer's …
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Review of Barbara Rae's new stunning exhibition at the RSA Edinburgh, featuring the North-West passage
There will be a new Angie Lewin exhibition: Wednesday 2nd May - 2nd June 2018 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh "Spey Path and Strandline". Circles, feathers and feather-like leaves abound in this collection of watercolours. Also known for her strong graphic images as a printer, Angie recently exhibited at City Art Centre, in a group …
exhibition of contemporary art and poetry, covering Eastertide, Resurrection to Ascension.
This day last week, I was in a writing workshop (led by Kate Hastie) on how to make a poem response to artworks ("Ekphrasis"). In response to this lithograph by Henry Moore, "Upright Motives" - I wrote this: For Henry Moore “Upright Motives” Reinterpreting the body with his pen, Henry watches his …
Edinburgh, Scotland: Last night, I was at the book launch of a pamphlet book of poetry "Seen/Unseen" written in response to the artworks in an exhibition "Hidden Gems" at the City Art Centre, Edinburgh. There was a brilliant turnout, in part due to the fact that there were 30 poets involved and most of them …
This weekend past, I was shown a beautiful and enjoyable way to start new writing - with a beneficial side effect of getting rid of writer's block: begin by responding to a picture. The technical term for this is Ekphrasis - see previous blog post a year ago, here. And for me, it is hugely enjoyable, …
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