Art under attack is a wonderful series of paintings that
broke the mould, refuted predominant ideas of the day and got outstanding
attacks for doing this.
Now you can see these great works in a marvellous new
display at the Tate.
Linbury
Galleries, Tate Britain
2 October 2013 – 5 January 2014
Adult £14.50, Concession £12.50 (£13.10 /£11.30 without Gift Aid) Open daily
10.00 – 18.00
For public information print +44 (0)20 7887 8888 tate.org.uk Twitter
@tate #ArtUnderAttack
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The Shakespeare room is an amazing mass of sixteenth century
articles. The Oxford Preservation Trust
are now putting on tours for people to see the room for themselves and have a
professional talk about the articles there.
Also they have just been awarded a grant from English
Heritage, to restore the building and any content, so the painted room will
look very special.
To get further information see www.oxfordpreservationtrust.org.uk
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Lowry the late French
impressionist work is being exhibited at the Tate. It is a special exhibition because some of
the paintings have never been seen by the public before and are new to the Art
world.
Lowry and the Painting
of Modern Life
Tate Britain, 26 June – 20 October 2013
Supported by The Lowry Exhibition Supporters Group
Open daily 10.00 – 18.00 & Friday – Sunday until 20.00
tate.org.uk
facebook.com/tategallery Twitter @tate #Lowry #TateTour
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This is an amazing print of The Tree of Life, absolutely beautiful
colours and fantastic design. Great
proportions and just lovely
colours.
The Tree of Life, was planted in the Garden of Eden. This was a place called, paradise, where the
people and animals and birds that dwelt there could have anything they liked. Everything was abundant and plentiful and
no-one went without.
This was a very special tree that was revered and bestowed
great gifts on its admirers. It is also
a special tree because it grows fruit that ripens with the seasons.
If you take and eat the fruit from, the tree of life, then
you will receive great benefits one of which is the gift of immortality.
This is a marvellous print and can be bought from the WorldGallery
icon in the sidebar.
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The Ashmolean has a theatre and on wed 27th Mar you can see some real Greek plays, they are short pieces, and tell the real story behind the myths that have been so popular.
We have all been brought up on these stories and have heard of them or know a little bit about it. Now is the chance to fill in your knowledge and get to know the rest of the story.
The costumes are brilliant and the scenery is nice. It is a great evening out to do something easy but a bit different.
Book now at www.ashmolean.org/whatsonbooking
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God creating the earth is a masterpiece and classic picture. Painted in 1794 by William Blake and is one of the best examples of his work.
It is about creation of the world and universe. The universe was created some how some way. No one knows how, why or who created it.
Blake uses the symbol of God creating the universe because something did create it so it might as well be God.
It is a striking picture and an image that you will always remember . It is coloured in browns, reds and yellows. This reinforces the power of the image and gives it vibrancy and strength.
This is brilliant art and a picture that will never go away.
Pictures at World Gallery, click the link below
http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=376&awinaffid=155618&clickref=&p=
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The kiss is a simply beautiful picture. It is of a wife cherished by her husband. She is kneeling down, he is bending over her and gives a gently kiss on her cheek.
The pose is gentle and loving, she is adored. The background is swirls of different shades of brown, which is good because it brings the shape of the couple to the forefront.
She is kneeling on a meadow which is depicted in beautiful muted shades of green, red and yellow. It looks as though it would be a wonderful place to kneel down, resting on the soft velvety grass.
Their clothes are luxurious and this gives a special quality to the picture. His cloak is decorated with different kinds of squares on a gold background which looks very chic. Her cloak is gold with swirls, revealing a patterned dress.
It is such a nice picture to own, fragile and delicate with beauty shining through. It is extremely artistic and imaginative and just has a nice feel to it.
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The Thinker is a sculpture of a man, unclothed resting on a rock with his fist supporting his chin, deep in thought.
What he is thinking about was never disclosed and left to our imagination. Most people think it was a big world or spiritual concept that he was concerned about.
A copy of the sculpture would fit in well in a room where you keep books and have lounging chairs. For some people this just creates a quite space to meditate or contemplate. But in a busy schedule and in-between looking after the children we all grab a quiet moments to shut the world out and just be in our own thoughts.
Whether we are thinking about complicated issues or just want some drifting time to ourselves, we can all relate to the statue of a man deep in thought.
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Doves around a bowl, is a mosaic based on several other pictures that had been produced in that era.
It has an ornate picture frame with a square, white edged picture in the middle. A large gold bowl, three quarters full of fresh water is resting on a wooden rectangle to keep in steady when the doves sweep onto it.
There are four birds. The one on the right is preening itself, the next one in is dipping its beak into the water and thinking about having a sip of water. The other two birds are just perched on the bowl gazing into the distance a little warily, just to make sure that everything is safe a secure for their little party.
It is a picture of peace. Simple, beautiful but special. It is a lovely idea and easy to create and it is marvellous that the birds were captured in those positions because that is what makes the whole picture so intriguing.
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The Mona Lisa is the most famous picture in the world. It is in The Louvre, Paris and the Mona Lisa was a real lady who posed for the picture.
When Leonardo da Vinci first exhibited the work it was written that the Mona Lisa was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was the epitome of beauty, poise, mystic and a certain status.
Many, many copies of the painting have been taken and sold all over the world. It is the one painting everyone has heard of and her name is abound in the media.
The darker tones of her dress allow her face to shine through. Her eyes are amazing with such an auspicious stare. Her hair is naturally dark and falls nicely on her shoulders in a feminine, attractive way.
She is known as the perfect lady and all women in her era tried to copy her style. The portrait was carefully painted and took Leonardo 4 years to complete to his satisfaction. And when it was finally released it wowed a nation.
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