With the heatwave hitting Britain, I have been spending a lot of time in the garden with books, some of them good. One of these […]
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Artists in focus | 7 contemporary artists disturbing the dark side of fairy tales
In recent years contemporary artists have been appropriating and re-inventing traditional fairy tales. They use the narrative framework to investigate personal, social, and cultural issues. […]
Art History | Mental illness pictured by 5 modern artists
Is there a link between mental illness and creativity? Art History seems to think so, often framing the artist as a tortured genius. There are […]
Art History | Emmy Bridgwater: Surrealist swans & strange lands
Swans, ravens, hybrid bird-women: these are the creatures of Emmy Bridgwater’s enigmatic, Surrealist artworks. Bridgwater (1906 – 1999) was one of the five founding members […]
Artist in focus | Percy Shakespeare: Dudley’s dreamer?
Percy Shakespeare (1906 – 1943) is Dudley’s most notable artist. His paintings – many of which belong to Dudley Museum – depict Black Country life […]
Art History | David Bomberg: mud baths & modernism
Birmingham born David Bomberg (1890 – 1957) is recognised as one of the 20th century’s leading British artists and a pioneer of modernism. His artistic […]
Exhibition review | ‘Beyond the Battlefields’: Using photography to understand the impact of war | University of Birmingham
Käthe Buchler (1876-1930) was an amateur German photographer, whose collection of images has been assembled into an exhibition, entitled ‘Beyond the Battlefields’, currently being displayed […]
Artist in focus | Victor Rubin’s Poesie: ‘Figures of the Field’
Amongst an overgrown field of flowers and a horizonless landscape, a couple emerge: framed by a deep red sky, one face veiled, a partner’s hand […]
Art History | The Paolozzi Mosaics
Mosaics, of important art historical significance (and worth millions of pounds), have recently been restored and re-instated in a Redditch shopping centre. The mosaics were […]
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13 of Birmingham’s best museums & galleries
Birmingham is home to many museums and art galleries, which makes choosing the best ones tricky! From the Pre-Raphaelite art collection at Birmingham Museums to […]