Tout le monde était souriant pendant une soirée de poésie, de musique et d’art au Musée-Galerie Carnot à Villeneuve-sur-Yonne le samedi 10 octobre, lors du décrochage de mon exposition, Terratorium. Les poètes Jean Jacques Gleizal, Bernard Fournier et Danièle Corre ont récité des poèmes relatifs à mes dessins exposés en pointe de métal, tandis que la pianiste Marie-Hélène Pauvert a joué des morceaux de musique classique qu’elle avait selectionnés en pensant à mon art. L’ensemble de la soirée était organisé grâce au directeur du Musee, Monsieur Jean Luc Dauphin.
Read MoreAn Evening of Poetry, Music and Art /
Everyone had fun at an evening of poetry, music and art at the Musée Carnot, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne on 19th October, when my exhibition, Terratorium, was ending. Poets Jean Jacques Gleizal, Bernard Fournier and Danièle Corre recited poetry pertaining to my metalpoint drawings on show, while Marie-Hélène Pauvert played classical music she selected to relate to my art. It was all thanks to Museum Director Jean Luc Dauphin.
Read MoreDrawing in the Studiolo /
An interesting and thought-provoking drawing exhibition was on view until the end of September at the Centro de Arte e Cultura da Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, Évora, Portugal. Many of the texts accompanying the show were worth pondering.
Read MoreCreative Thinking /
A retrospective exhibition at Aix-en-Provence’s Granet Museum of Fabienne Verdier’s monumental paintings and creative explorations left me intrigued and impressed. Her fertile questing mind, allied to inventive technical creativity, is an example of what can be achieved when an artist dedicates him or herself to new ways of expressing often abstract and intellectual concepts - whilst at the same time, creating expansive, harmonious beauty.
Read More"The Art of Rivalry", a Fascinating Read /
A book that is really fascinating and well worth reading. Passion, friendship, envy, ambition, betrayal, angst and genius: eight artists about whom we all know something but will learn a great deal more in this book.
Read MoreDella Robbia Delights /
The della Robbia family created extraordinary polychrome, lustrous terracotta sculptures, tondos, freizes and other architectural ornaments throughout the 15th century in Renaissance Florence. Three generations, Luca, nephew Andrea and his son, Giovanni, ran a workshop famed for their innovative techniques of glazing terracotta pieces, deemed a “new, useful, and most beautiful” way of adorning buildings sacred and secular. Many of their pieces grace museums around the world; they are a delight to enjoy.
Read MoreDiscovering Hyman Bloom /
Whether it is depicting a “Still Life with Squashes”, a synagogue chandelier, rocks or stones, dissected cadavers, fishes, brides, wrestlers or elderly women, Hyman Bloom is a masterly painter and draughtsman who achieved a high level of success in his adopted home of Boston. He has been “overlooked” in recent years, but his work is well worth seeking out - you will marvel at it.
Read MoreBelonging to Country - a Western Australian Artist /
Lance Chad, Tjyllyungoo, a Nyoongar Aborigine artist, exhibiting in Perth’s Western Australian Art Gallery, reminds us of our vital spiritual and literal connections to County and Land. We all belong somewhere, and the underpinning natural landscapes that have sustained generations of humans, animals and plants are ever more vital to us all. Lance Chadd’s art is a wonderful tonic and incentive to think and, ideally, celebrate our world.
Read MoreArt, Science and Politics equal Western Australian Beauty /
Western Australian artist, Philippa Nikulinsky, is not only a superb botanical artist, but allies science, dedicated field observations and enormous skill to a passion for celebrating all the ecosystems of Western Australia. Her long years of art-making allow her to record the ever-changing landscapes, flora and fauna in a fashion that goes beyond environmental issues and political concerns, ultimately to achieve an incredible body of beautiful work that enriches Australia.
Read More"The longest threads" /
How do I, as an artist, select “the longest threads” to represent the whole, complex tapestry of a piece of the natural world? Perhaps the only way I have found is to draw from life and learn, learn and learn some more of how nature is organised,
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