Thoughts on Tate Britain
J.E. Millias' flowing to the river.
That seem like a poor choice of outfits to wear fishing... If you focus on the foliage in the center as you move past it appears very 3D.
Herbert Draper "I wonder if he's a cousin"
Some links to religion or classicism to justify the nude form are pretty big stretches
Sargent's "mrs carl meyer and her children" that woman seems the victim of unfortunate lightning. (the woman standing next to me said "I'm trying to figure out the size of her waist. No one that skinny should be able to stand")
Watts' Hope. I think this is the piece referenced in the title of Obama's book.
Watts' Eve Trilogy. She shall be called woman I think Watts is capturing the nobility of Eve, and thereby all women, here in a way I don't generally associate with artist of his era.
I had not known that Mammon was the name of a roman god of money.
The sluggard: yup that's me in the morning
Sargent's "Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth" the frame is an amazing complement to the art, i wish it wasn't under plexiglass it is getting bad glare.
William Coldstream (cool name) "Inez Spender": oh, that woman looks like a teenage boy to me.
Graham Sutherland "Somerset Maugham" I like the richness of this piece. I think I would have enjoyed talking to the man in this painting.
Augustus John "Dorelia standing before a fence": Sexy? This painting is unbearably flat and she is largely shapeless. I guess I'll yield on coquettish.
I forget how dark the world used to be. Paintings that see dark and ominous are probably just accurate depictions of how life was indoors not that long ago.
Carnation Lily Lily Rose: wow, it is all I had hoped it would be. I am enjoying watching other people (for who it is not already a favorite) look at it.
Burne-Jones "king cophetua and the beggar maid": I love his armor, her outfit is rather sexy for a beggar.
Sargent, "W. Graham Robertson": I thought that was a Sargent! The subtle transitions of blacks and greys is amazing. The cane is cool. The dog didnt get much attention. It is interesting to note the use of black and greys here in contrast to the colour and white of CLLR.
Where is the one of fireworks?
Whistler "Nocturn: Blue and Silver" impressive use of another more or less monochromatic scale.
Rossetti "the anunciation": I am intrigued by what can be found outrageous by art critics. The idea that 19th century artists would try to paint like pre-renaissance iconist is interesting and I feel cheated the Magri never covered it.
Ford Madox Brown's "take your son, sir" the idea of this picture and its unfinished nature are interesting. The baby seems so life like and the brush strokes are tiny. I also like the use of a mirror to do a blurry self portrait.
Arthur Hughes "April Love" I love the vibrant colours he has used, I am amazed they are this bright after 100 years.
Rossetti "the beloved" this is beautiful, look at those eyes, it is so bright. I miss ryann.
Whistler "Nocturn: Blue and Gold": Ahh. The one with the fireworks, it is actually a bit of a let down after the other "nocturn"
British aristocrats don't make good subjects for busts, especially when their trendy 19th century sideburns are featured.
Francis Harwood's "Bust of a Man" is beautiful, noble and amazing. The use of black marble is just right. It is amazing to see such a proud depiction of a black man coming from 1758.
I don't think much of Romantic landscapes. They lose the beauty of a natural scene by trying to amplify its grandeur. I they had just painted the mountains as they are I would like them better.
I wonder if it is an uncomfortable experience for an artist to chisel a phallus on a marble sculpture, this maybe why sculptors were willing to keep the fig leaf on men long after they had rejected it on women.
Picking one's nose in an art gallery is an amusing dichotomy.
Ruben's "Apollo bestowing royal liberty suppresses Avrice" this reminds me of comic book art, perhaps it is the dark outlines.
Ruben's "the apotheosis of james 1 and other studies" this is another painting that has that cool 3D effect, and to think this was just practice.
Tacita Dean's display: wow, that is very cool. The negative and blankness, mixed with the vaguely technical, it just works for me.
David Shrigley's "light switch" haha, I bet Devon would get a kick out of this. It is kind of distracting while I'm trying to write.
Time to go.
That seem like a poor choice of outfits to wear fishing... If you focus on the foliage in the center as you move past it appears very 3D.
Herbert Draper "I wonder if he's a cousin"
Some links to religion or classicism to justify the nude form are pretty big stretches
Sargent's "mrs carl meyer and her children" that woman seems the victim of unfortunate lightning. (the woman standing next to me said "I'm trying to figure out the size of her waist. No one that skinny should be able to stand")
Watts' Hope. I think this is the piece referenced in the title of Obama's book.
Watts' Eve Trilogy. She shall be called woman I think Watts is capturing the nobility of Eve, and thereby all women, here in a way I don't generally associate with artist of his era.
I had not known that Mammon was the name of a roman god of money.
The sluggard: yup that's me in the morning
Sargent's "Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth" the frame is an amazing complement to the art, i wish it wasn't under plexiglass it is getting bad glare.
William Coldstream (cool name) "Inez Spender": oh, that woman looks like a teenage boy to me.
Graham Sutherland "Somerset Maugham" I like the richness of this piece. I think I would have enjoyed talking to the man in this painting.
Augustus John "Dorelia standing before a fence": Sexy? This painting is unbearably flat and she is largely shapeless. I guess I'll yield on coquettish.
I forget how dark the world used to be. Paintings that see dark and ominous are probably just accurate depictions of how life was indoors not that long ago.
Carnation Lily Lily Rose: wow, it is all I had hoped it would be. I am enjoying watching other people (for who it is not already a favorite) look at it.
Burne-Jones "king cophetua and the beggar maid": I love his armor, her outfit is rather sexy for a beggar.
Sargent, "W. Graham Robertson": I thought that was a Sargent! The subtle transitions of blacks and greys is amazing. The cane is cool. The dog didnt get much attention. It is interesting to note the use of black and greys here in contrast to the colour and white of CLLR.
Where is the one of fireworks?
Whistler "Nocturn: Blue and Silver" impressive use of another more or less monochromatic scale.
Rossetti "the anunciation": I am intrigued by what can be found outrageous by art critics. The idea that 19th century artists would try to paint like pre-renaissance iconist is interesting and I feel cheated the Magri never covered it.
Ford Madox Brown's "take your son, sir" the idea of this picture and its unfinished nature are interesting. The baby seems so life like and the brush strokes are tiny. I also like the use of a mirror to do a blurry self portrait.
Arthur Hughes "April Love" I love the vibrant colours he has used, I am amazed they are this bright after 100 years.
Rossetti "the beloved" this is beautiful, look at those eyes, it is so bright. I miss ryann.
Whistler "Nocturn: Blue and Gold": Ahh. The one with the fireworks, it is actually a bit of a let down after the other "nocturn"
British aristocrats don't make good subjects for busts, especially when their trendy 19th century sideburns are featured.
Francis Harwood's "Bust of a Man" is beautiful, noble and amazing. The use of black marble is just right. It is amazing to see such a proud depiction of a black man coming from 1758.
I don't think much of Romantic landscapes. They lose the beauty of a natural scene by trying to amplify its grandeur. I they had just painted the mountains as they are I would like them better.
I wonder if it is an uncomfortable experience for an artist to chisel a phallus on a marble sculpture, this maybe why sculptors were willing to keep the fig leaf on men long after they had rejected it on women.
Picking one's nose in an art gallery is an amusing dichotomy.
Ruben's "Apollo bestowing royal liberty suppresses Avrice" this reminds me of comic book art, perhaps it is the dark outlines.
Ruben's "the apotheosis of james 1 and other studies" this is another painting that has that cool 3D effect, and to think this was just practice.
Tacita Dean's display: wow, that is very cool. The negative and blankness, mixed with the vaguely technical, it just works for me.
David Shrigley's "light switch" haha, I bet Devon would get a kick out of this. It is kind of distracting while I'm trying to write.
Time to go.
Labels: art, art gallery, ken magri, london, tate britain
posted by a.lost.boy | 1:19 PM
2 Comments:
Actually, I do show that "Annunciation" by Rossetti, but in ARTH 308 Renaissance), not Modern Art History.
So, if the Tate was on fire, but you could run in and rescue one painting, which would it be? -Ken
No question at all: "Carnation Lily Lily Rose." I just love that painting, and it is close to the door.
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