Art in Focus
Art in focus: November 2020
23/10/2020 | ReformRemembrance James Charles, oil on canvas
A young girl, dressed in black, waters red flowers on a grave in the churchyard. Behind her, a man turns towards the church. As we study the painting and think about this quiet moment, … Read More
Art in focus: October 2020
28/09/2020 | ReformThe Good Samaritan (after Delacroix)Vincent van Gogh, oil on canvas
When he painted this picture, van Gogh was himself in need of care. He was living in Saint-Paul psychiatric asylum, in the south of France, where he had arrived exhausted, … Read More
Art in focus: September 2020
29/08/2020 | ReformJawahar AnshurMarc Quinn, concrete
Marc Quinn made headlines in July for his sculpture, A Surge of Power (Jen Reid), which was immediately removed by Bristol Council from the plinth newly vacated by the controversial figure of Edward Colston. Some people … Read More
Art in focus: July/August 2020
26/06/2020 | ReformSolar SystemEllen Harding Baker, wool-fabric applique, silk embroidery
In 1876, the solar system was all the rage. Ellen Harding Baker was an astronomer – an acceptable field of interest for women in the 19th century – and was looking for … Read More
Art in focus: May 2020
24/04/2020 | ReformGaiaLuke Jerram
We have been gazing at the moon for millennia but the first time humankind saw the earth first hand – a beautiful blue and white sphere floating in space – was in 1968, with Nasa’s Apollo 8 mission. … Read More
Art in focus: April 2020
01/04/2020 | ReformTransfiguration, from the Gunda Gunde Gospels
In the remote Tigre region of Ethiopia there is a monastery dating back to the late 14th century. Legend has it that it is built on a crater where there lived a dragon named … Read More
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