[ad_1] Oscar Wilde once said that life imitates art more than art imitates life. That maxim was proved just days ago when a reveller’s photo of a woman eating in a London branch of Gail’s bakery went viral for its striking resemblance to Edward Hopper’s 1942 painting Nighthawks. But that instance is far from the
[ad_1] At the opening evening on October 8, society members gathered with hospital charity representatives Eleanor Engel and Joss Blake to see amazing contributions ranging from wildlife to street life, abstracts, sculptural images, landscape, portrait, body art and more, a feast for patients, staff and visitors during October. After viewing the photos, fortified with refreshments,
[ad_1] The head of the British Council has this week proposed transferring the organisation’s vast art collection to the UK government in a bid to offset debts of almost £200m. The collection comprises almost 9,000 British art works of the 20th and 21st centuries by artists including Lucian Freud, David Hockney, Tomma Abts and John
[ad_1] The event on October 2-3 celebrated the creative work of people supported by Oxfordshire’s Community Support Services (CSS). It was organised by Tallulah Allmond, team leader in the adult social care team at Oxfordshire County Council. The exhibition featured pottery from Abingdon and Witney CSS, woodburning and mixed media art from Abingdon, paintings and
[ad_1] Laurence Mathews Art Shop on Queens Road, Southend, has been a cornerstone of independent business in the city for 80 years. It originally opened in 1945 as an art supply shop. Much of the shop’s success over the decades is attributed to a strong clientele of loyal, returning customers, alongside the expert knowledge of
[ad_1] Cockermouth’s Castlegate House Gallery is warning art buyers to exercise caution following what it says is a noticeable increase in fake works appearing at auction. The gallery has said there has been a particular rise in works it says are ‘falsely attributed’ to the late Cumbrian artist Sheila Fell. The warning comes as part
[ad_1] Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1903 and working until her death in 1975 in St Ives, Cornwall, Barbara Hepworth lived through a time of astonishing technological and social change. She had a broad range of interests, from politics to music, poetry, science and spirituality—and a life-long engagement with landscape—which she brought into her work,
[ad_1] Matt Weigoldin Stoke-on-Trent Hear Ruth Breen share her artwork at Biddulph Youth & Community Zone From a Spanish school to a Bangladeshi tower block, a global trail is bringing artworks to everyday spaces. As part of the Visual Artists Association’s Global Art Trail, colourist Ruth Breen is displaying her paintings in the BBC Radio
[ad_1] The two dates Look closely below David’s signature and you will see a silent struggle not just between two different dates but between two contrary conceptions of time. Under his own name, David has chiselled “L’an deux”, denoting the second year of the Revolutionary Calendar which began in 1792, when the Republic was founded.
[ad_1] The Foxwood Residents Association is hosting the event, which will take place at Foxwood Community Centre on Saturday, November 1, from 10.30am to 3pm. The exhibition will feature a wide range of work from local artists and photographers, as well as crafts including knitting, crocheting and embroidery from the Foxy Crafters group. Neil Butterworth,