the continuing conversation between art and life
The paintings of Renaissance painter are brought to life in this videoed performance of tableaux vivants: acting, sculpture and painting together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIeyulbiB0A For me, this is a giant confirmation of Andrew Graham-Dixon's comments in his lecture (in Edinburgh 2018) that Caravaggio was so immersed in sculpture, that he painted lifelike depictions of real bodies in …
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"I have an idea, then the work helps me finish the thought" - Sarah Bush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCt3LTQBN6M Sarah Bush works quietly in her studio, which is also a quiet palette of light neutrals - her colourful clothes jump out as she moves in her environment. Many of her paintings are also quiet: almost monochrome. There is …
Colour at work - 2 brief videos of artists making abstract art in huge canvases, in closeup, watching the colours react and interact.
Jessica Zoob paints gigantic canvases in delicate colours. How does scale influence a work or series of works?
one month of making one painting, showing J J Pigeon at work on large scale canvas
This poem by Moniza Alvi, "I would like to be a dot in a painting by Miro" is deservedly well known. Part of the video resources on poetry by poetrychannelwebsite on Youtube. Nice ekphrasis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8toqdJAXTA
Appropriately, at this time of remembering the world wars - Armistice Day - the BBC has rereleased an excellent documentary of the war artist Paul Nash, viewable here. This reminds me of my personal view of a retrospective of his life and work, earlier in the year. The BBC one hour programme, presented by the …
Laura Gill makes paintings which are slightly cubist/Futurist - the lines of movement are important. I have just seen her work for the first time today - so unfortunately, I've missed her recent September exhibition: "New Horizons" in Edinburgh. Her painting is almost sculptural, and her line drawings of people engaged in sport capture the …
Northern Irish painter, Clement McAleer, has done a lovely series of paintings, themed as windows. The attic room reminds me of a poem by Seamus Heaney - another wellknown Northern Irish man - who wrote about something as mundane as getting a velux window in his study. (At the moment, I can't locate it to …
Roz Chast takes us through her favourite type of art at the Met - Medieval paintings. She has a distinctive eye and commentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vakU1QhHs-w Roz brings her humour to the pictures and a strong sense of where the artist is not quite sure if they're good enough to draw certain parts of the picture …
