An intense and thought-provoking exhibition, Mark Bradford’s Masses and Movements, has been the inaugural show at the new Hauser & Wirth Museum on the Isla del Rey in Mahón’s wonderful port, Menorca, Memorable and full of impact, I am still digesting it!
Read MoreMastery of Line /
Suzanne Valadon, from very inauspicious beginnings, worked her way determinedly and passionately to great success and recognition as a woman artist of enormous courage and great skill especially in drawing. She achieved all this at a time when women of humble birth were simply never accepted in the artistic worlds of late 19th-early 20th century Paris. She came from hard-working, stoic Limousin stock, as she depicted in this portrait of her mother.
Read MoreSimple Gifts /
A wall display of Mallorcan painted roof tiles took me on a journey of delight and fascination, a gift from earlier times when home owners believed in protection against many misfortunes.
Read MoreThe Alchemy of Art /
A visit to an unusually simple and beautiful new hotel in Mallorca reminds me how art is indeed alchemy.
Read MoreThe Unconscious Balancing Act /
Claude Monet and many other artists, consciously or unconsciously, seek balance in their lives by creating art when the world around them seems in turmoil . I too realise that drawing has helped me at a time of roiled events in the United States.
Read MoreAdversity, Birthplace of Creativity /
A violinist continuing to produce beautiful museum despite broken strings, artists creating astonishing work in the face of many forms of adversity - all examples that give us hope an encouragement for these strange times in which we are living in 2020;
Read MoreCreativity with Threads and Needle /
Well over two years of patient embroidering, stitch by stitch, to create a wonderful needlework panel about medieval pilgrims crossing the south of France on their way to Santiago de Compostela: that is Alain Dodier’s recent achievement. A true work of art, it is well worth enjoying on YouTube.
Read MoreCelebrating Ikat, Mallorcan Style /
A quest for face masks led me to a wonderful family fabric maker of Mallorcan ikat or Llengües materials. It because a visual feast and fascination.
Read MoreThoughts about art: Joan Bennassar /
Remarks by a Mallorcan artist, Joan Bennassar, about art, its role in society and the need for artists to be ethical and respectful of themselves got me thinking about our role as artists, particularly in a pandemic-afflicted world.
Read MoreReturning to Old Loves /
Attending a live music concert again in Bellver Castle after our long covid confinement allowed me to experience the deep emotions that i remember when I saw paintings in real life that I only knew from reproductions. A wonderful return to old loves.
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