If you have ever been to an art gallery or flicked though any book on the world’s greatest paintings, you will have come across the nude. Naked ladies are such a staple of Western art history, it’s a surprise if they don’t pop up wherever you’re looking. But one question always gets asked by curious newcomers: what… Read More The Female Nude (NSFW *maybe*)
Responding to concurrent shows ‘Imagined Landscapes’ and ‘Inquisitive Eyes’, an exhibition on changing cityscapes opened yesterday at the Royal West of England Academy. Curated by MA History of Art students from the University of Bristol, it showcases various ways artists have represented the industrialised landscape, exploring its effects on our sense of place. It features work… Read More Scaffolds and Sketches – A Look at ‘Transition: Urban Landscapes’ @ the RWA
“Entering Hollow is to enter the history of our planet”. To escape the concrete jungle that dominates many people’s lives, nothing is more pleasant than a woodland walk. Yet how many species of tree can we name? Do we know where they came from? Do we know how long they have been there? What stories… Read More Review: Katie Paterson, Hollow, 2016
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