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Post by telfordstoke on May 19, 2020 7:30:48 GMT
There are some excellent exhibitions in some very unusual places: Schipol airport has an amazing small art collection on display if you are ever there waiting a few hours for a plane: www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/rijksmuseum-amsterdam-airport-artThe best collection of French impressionism art put together outside a major city gallery is in Cardiff National Museum. Two spinster sisters crated an amazing collection of art by spending the coal industry fortune of their father's. museum.wales/cardiff/art/impressionist-modern/davies-sisters/I once took a party of European managers there for some evening entertainment during a conference I had organised and they were absolutely amazed. Another surprising hide away place I once discovered is the Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead. Gateshead?!!! Yes one of the best collections outside of London: newcastlegateshead.com/business-directory/things-to-do/shipley-art-galleryIf you are ever in East Anglia, and I expect quite a few more people will be taking a UK holiday instead of flying abroad in future (the weather gets better year by year with global warming!), then a good place to visit is www.nationaltrust.org.uk/flatfordGood tip re Schiphol as got ( well did have ..!) 2trips with layovers there in July but now not happening but hopefully next year
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Post by yeokel on May 19, 2020 14:03:17 GMT
Art? Nice voice, but not half as talented as Paul!
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Post by boskampsflaps on May 19, 2020 15:54:49 GMT
A bit different from what some have mentioned so far, but I thought this might be of some interest to some. Damien Hirst timed edition with the profits made going to NHS charities and The Felix Project...... rainbow.henieditions.com/
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Post by felonious on May 19, 2020 16:22:11 GMT
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Post by telfordstoke on May 19, 2020 16:50:51 GMT
it's beautiful. Reminded me we did the Glasgow school of art tour (pre fire) in the 90s and was brilliant
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on May 19, 2020 20:12:53 GMT
I enjoy all sorts of art now and again. I've seen some fantastic street art on my travels and often seek it out. I think many galleries are too big. Earlier this year, I made about my third visit to the National Gallery in London, just 45 minutes at the end of the day. Instead of trying to look at everything in a room like I would on a usual 5-hour stay at such a place, I gravitated towards certain paintings and looked at them in greater detail than I usually would. It was much more satisfying. Art is generally much better 'in the flesh' than online or printed in a book too. The 40GB picture elystokie posted may be an exception, but that'd take years to download given how slow my broadband is. I consider photography art e.g.: www.charliewaite.com/gallery/view/damme-iii-belgium/collection-3www.charliewaite.com/gallery/view/autoire-france/collection-3www.charliewaite.com/gallery/view/cappadocia-turkey/collection-3I have a greater appreciation of many photographers since going to one of their exhibitions. Charlie Waite, for example, chooses some great textured paper that really makes a difference. There are great artists in and around Stoke-on-Trent too. Centre Space (in the old Spode factory in Stoke) regularly put on excellent exhibitions, from both local and international artists. I enjoy visiting the Three Counties Photography and Art exhibitions every year too (sadly not this year). They used to be at Keele Uni, but now take place at Centre Space and Burslem School of Art.
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Post by supersimonstainrod on May 19, 2020 21:03:48 GMT
I enjoy all sorts of art now and again. I've seen some fantastic street art on my travels and often seek it out. I think many galleries are too big. Earlier this year, I made about my third visit to the National Gallery in London, just 45 minutes at the end of the day. Instead of trying to look at everything in a room like I would on a usual 5-hour stay at such a place, I gravitated towards certain paintings and looked at them in greater detail than I usually would. It was much more satisfying. Art is generally much better 'in the flesh' than online or printed in a book too. The 40GB picture elystokie posted may be an exception, but that'd take years to download given how slow my broadband is. I consider photography art e.g.: www.charliewaite.com/gallery/view/damme-iii-belgium/collection-3www.charliewaite.com/gallery/view/autoire-france/collection-3www.charliewaite.com/gallery/view/cappadocia-turkey/collection-3I have a greater appreciation of many photographers since going to one of their exhibitions. Charlie Waite, for example, chooses some great textured paper that really makes a difference. There are great artists in and around Stoke-on-Trent too. Centre Space (in the old Spode factory in Stoke) regularly put on excellent exhibitions, from both local and international artists. I enjoy visiting the Three Counties Photography and Art exhibitions every year too (sadly not this year). They used to be at Keele Uni, but now take place at Centre Space and Burslem School of Art. It's a good point about "art in the flesh.." i've admired Seurat's Pointillism for years,seen and studied the works in books,but the scale of 'Bathers at Asnieres' never really registered until I saw it in the National Gallery,made me truly appreciate what a colossal labour of love a creative undertaking like that is.
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Post by franklin66 on May 19, 2020 21:08:37 GMT
I think it's how people talk about it that puts me off a bit like these wine buffs who can smell spring sunshine its bollocks.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on May 19, 2020 22:15:50 GMT
I enjoy all sorts of art now and again. I've seen some fantastic street art on my travels and often seek it out. I think many galleries are too big. Earlier this year, I made about my third visit to the National Gallery in London, just 45 minutes at the end of the day. Instead of trying to look at everything in a room like I would on a usual 5-hour stay at such a place, I gravitated towards certain paintings and looked at them in greater detail than I usually would. It was much more satisfying. Art is generally much better 'in the flesh' than online or printed in a book too. The 40GB picture elystokie posted may be an exception, but that'd take years to download given how slow my broadband is. I consider photography art e.g.: www.charliewaite.com/gallery/view/damme-iii-belgium/collection-3www.charliewaite.com/gallery/view/autoire-france/collection-3www.charliewaite.com/gallery/view/cappadocia-turkey/collection-3I have a greater appreciation of many photographers since going to one of their exhibitions. Charlie Waite, for example, chooses some great textured paper that really makes a difference. There are great artists in and around Stoke-on-Trent too. Centre Space (in the old Spode factory in Stoke) regularly put on excellent exhibitions, from both local and international artists. I enjoy visiting the Three Counties Photography and Art exhibitions every year too (sadly not this year). They used to be at Keele Uni, but now take place at Centre Space and Burslem School of Art. It's a good point about "art in the flesh.." i've admired Seurat's Pointillism for years,seen and studied the works in books,but the scale of 'Bathers at Asniere' never really registered until I saw it in the National Gallery,made me truly appreciate what a colossal labour of love a creative undertaking like that is. On a smaller scale, I visited Brian Melton's gallery in the Outer Hebrides. He paints with beeswax and layers are partly transparent. His paintings are amazing to look at in the flesh and very different to how they look in printed form or online: www.waxfineart.com/gallery.htm - highly recommended to anyone heading out there when dystopia is over. Another excellent artist living on Harris is Willie Fulton. His paintings are amazingly atmospheric: www.williefulton.co.uk/new-page - they remind me of Turner, who I partly like because he was a name I could remember after growing up on the Loomer Road estate, where the streets are named after painters. And I had no idea all these galleries existed in the Hebrides until I visited. I think it's how people talk about it that puts me off a bit like these wine buffs who can smell spring sunshine its bollocks. Sometimes it's like people purposely try to exclude others from things by the way they talk about it. I picked up a book by Andrew Marr in the library once, "A Short Book about Painting." I only read parts of it, but what I read was written in an accessible way. Though I wonder if football talk can sometimes be as inaccessible as the way some people talk about art, wine etc. Maybe it just comes naturally, like teenagers with their secret talk us adults don't understand.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2020 23:18:26 GMT
i love Von Clomp and his painting the fallen madonna
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Post by boskampsflaps on May 20, 2020 0:06:06 GMT
One of the last shows I went to was Jeff Koons at the Ashmolean in Oxford and I loved it, smallish but still some great work, what surprised me the most was I was drawn more towards his paintings on canvas rather than his sculptures. Also draged the GF to the Turner Contempory in margate to check out the Turner Prize, not sure she felt it was worth the trek in the end I think in two posts Ive pretty much shown where my tastes lie
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Post by boskampsflaps on May 20, 2020 0:07:05 GMT
I think it's how people talk about it that puts me off a bit like these wine buffs who can smell spring sunshine its bollocks. They're just trying to cover up they know shit all.
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Post by Cast no shadow on May 20, 2020 1:01:19 GMT
Used to like Neil Buchanan
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Post by mrcoke on May 20, 2020 7:20:52 GMT
I think it's how people talk about it that puts me off a bit like these wine buffs who can smell spring sunshine its bollocks. I guess you are not a fan of Brian Sewell then
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Post by chuffedstokie on May 20, 2020 8:00:13 GMT
Did like the work of the late Sid Kirkham.
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Post by redstriper on May 20, 2020 8:25:14 GMT
If you are visiting Kelvingrove don't miss Dali's Christ of St John of the Cross..... A great painting by my favourite artist. Many years back there was a Dali exhibition in liverpool - that blew me away. Whereas an exhibition of Monet's work at the national gallery left me cold.
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Post by franklin66 on May 20, 2020 8:26:52 GMT
I think it's how people talk about it that puts me off a bit like these wine buffs who can smell spring sunshine its bollocks. I guess you are not a fan of Brian Sewell then No he's infuriating I cant stand the man.
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Post by franklin66 on May 20, 2020 8:28:10 GMT
I think it's how people talk about it that puts me off a bit like these wine buffs who can smell spring sunshine its bollocks. They're just trying to cover up they know shit all. I think it is I've never smelt the sunshine in a glass of wine yet.
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Post by chuffedstokie on May 20, 2020 11:17:46 GMT
My all time favourites have to be Terence Cuneo and David Shepherd. Stunningly fantastic detail in all their work. With Cuneo the task of the viewer is to locate the mouse he placed in every single painting. There's a challenge if anyone fancies it. Shepherd's railway and wildlife studies are comparably wonderful. An old school friend of mine went out with Shepherd's daughter for a while and we went round to his cottage to pick her up one day, I didn't want to leave, jaw dropping works were on every wall. A delightful and gracious unassuming man, he makes a decent cup of tea as well. Good luck mouse hunting. 👍
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on May 20, 2020 12:04:21 GMT
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Post by bathstoke on May 20, 2020 12:50:14 GMT
I guess you are not a fan of Brian Sewell then No he's infuriating I cant stand the man. You’ll be happy, he way dead💀
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Post by bathstoke on May 20, 2020 13:02:48 GMT
I think it's how people talk about it that puts me off a bit like these wine buffs who can smell spring sunshine its bollocks. I guess you are not a fan of Brian Sewell then Loved what he said about Jack Vettriano...
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Post by redstriper on May 20, 2020 14:01:54 GMT
My all time favourites have to be Terence Cuneo and David Shepherd. Stunningly fantastic detail in all their work. With Cuneo the task of the viewer is to locate the mouse he placed in every single painting. There's a challenge if anyone fancies it. Shepherd's railway and wildlife studies are comparably wonderful. An old school friend of mine went out with Shepherd's daughter for a while and we went round to his cottage to pick her up one day, I didn't want to leave, jaw dropping works were on every wall. A delightful and gracious unassuming man, he makes a decent cup of tea as well. Good luck mouse hunting. 👍 His daughter is a fine artist in her own right. ageing very well too by the looks...
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Post by franklin66 on May 20, 2020 14:39:44 GMT
No he's infuriating I cant stand the man. You’ll be happy, he way dead💀 Shame I dont wish anyone any harm.
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Post by supersimonstainrod on May 20, 2020 19:57:53 GMT
The 'Hell Staircase' at Burghley House:
Stupendous piece of work in a magnificent setting.
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Post by lordherefordsknob on May 20, 2020 20:15:50 GMT
I have a few mates that are artists.
Piss artists.
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Post by chuffedstokie on May 20, 2020 22:15:02 GMT
Just one of Cuneos.
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Post by longdistancekiddie on May 21, 2020 1:51:53 GMT
Where is Marwood,
He should have JH Lynch, all over this.
Any Gustav Kilmt,? Edward Delaney.
Isombard Kingdom Brunel, did some great stuff that has withstood time
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Post by bathstoke on May 21, 2020 6:43:28 GMT
Where is Marwood, He should have JH Lynch, all over this. Any Gustav Kilmt,? Edward Delaney. Isombard Kingdom Brunel, did some great stuff that has withstood time The Box Tunnel & Clifton Suspension Bridge, as great as they are, are feats of engineering, not art. It’s as far apart as craft & art...
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Post by mrcoke on May 21, 2020 10:02:33 GMT
Where is Marwood, He should have JH Lynch, all over this. Any Gustav Kilmt,? Edward Delaney. Isombard Kingdom Brunel, did some great stuff that has withstood time The Box Tunnel & Clifton Suspension Bridge, as great as they are, are feats of engineering, not art. It’s as far apart as craft & art... Personally I found some beautiful engineering like viaducts and bridges more artistic than Damian Hurst's dead cow, or a pile of bricks, or lumps of stone with holes in. images.app.goo.gl/iaL1CvuQf2qg2Tnb6
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