I’ve been thinking lately about how obsessed society is by ‘The Body’
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Category: Let’s Talk About It
Ever wondered about what the point of an artwork was? Is there a famous painting that everyone raves about and you just think “I don’t get it”? It happens to me too. But “Let’s Talk About It” is about trying to shed some light on why some of these pieces matter, why they’ve become celebrated. I hope you enjoy it.
If you have a suggestions for a piece to be featured here, send me an email or Tweet and I’ll see what I can do.
Let’s Talk About It #6: the familiar & unknown
Summer is not always the best time for galleries. Continue reading
Let’s Talk About It #5: “Three Studies”
When I talked previously about not understanding a Francis Bacon painting when I was younger, this was the one. Continue reading
Let’s Talk About It #4: Into a new world
“Art is what you can get away with.” Continue reading
Let’s Talk About It #3: The Raphael thing
I will admit that my path through Art History in this series seems somewhat random Continue reading
Let’s Talk About It #2: Big massive shark
One of the first pieces of art I have a memory of, I remember seeing this on the news when I was about 4.
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Let’s talk about it #1: Harmony in Red
Red. Somebody more knowledgeable than me about psychology could write their own blog post about the emotive powers of the colour. Continue reading