Problem
I seen to be out of sync with the popular vote for the best artist at the mall galleries in London. The winning artist has two pictures which contain no people and look to me like technical drawings of soemthing yet to be built. Lifeless.
They remind of an exhibiton I saw in London, England of works by Edward Hopper. At least he had figures. But they were lonely little people in vast empty landscapes. They conveyed depression and made me despressed.
I was never a fan of still life. I can see that stiff life serves two purposes. It focuses our attention on fruit and plants which are beautiful. They are easy for the artist for hours.
I prefer people scenes. Maybe because I am an extravert. I like people and movement and smiling faces. I find their emotion catching.
Lowry, for example. Even stick figures can convey animation.
I can admire the technique of showing light containing shadows. Even so, I like people, such as the chiaroscuro pianting s by Caravaggio.
I also like humour. That's why Banksy with his murals catches the popular imagination. He takes blank walls and adds people, life, movement, surprise.
Edward Hopper Nighthawks Wikipedia Public Domain (1942)
Friends of American Art Collection. Art Institute of Chicago.
So there you have it. Winners from the past and winner from the present.
Useful Websites
https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/fba-futures-2019?utm_source=Arts+Press&utm_campaign
Travel Information
visitbritain.com
visitbritainshop.com
Author
Angela Lansbury
I seen to be out of sync with the popular vote for the best artist at the mall galleries in London. The winning artist has two pictures which contain no people and look to me like technical drawings of soemthing yet to be built. Lifeless.
They remind of an exhibiton I saw in London, England of works by Edward Hopper. At least he had figures. But they were lonely little people in vast empty landscapes. They conveyed depression and made me despressed.
I was never a fan of still life. I can see that stiff life serves two purposes. It focuses our attention on fruit and plants which are beautiful. They are easy for the artist for hours.
I prefer people scenes. Maybe because I am an extravert. I like people and movement and smiling faces. I find their emotion catching.
Lowry, for example. Even stick figures can convey animation.
I can admire the technique of showing light containing shadows. Even so, I like people, such as the chiaroscuro pianting s by Caravaggio.
I also like humour. That's why Banksy with his murals catches the popular imagination. He takes blank walls and adds people, life, movement, surprise.
Edward Hopper Nighthawks Wikipedia Public Domain (1942)
Friends of American Art Collection. Art Institute of Chicago.
So there you have it. Winners from the past and winner from the present.
Useful Websites
https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/fba-futures-2019?utm_source=Arts+Press&utm_campaign
Travel Information
visitbritain.com
visitbritainshop.com
Author
Angela Lansbury
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