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‘Wanderer above the Sea of Fog’ — Seeking Meaning in the Famous Painting
‘Wanderer above the Sea of Fog’ — Seeking Meaning in the Famous Painting
The Romantic landscape as an allegory of existential torment
Samuel Belleville-Douelle
Nov 25
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What is Art Worth to You?
What is Art Worth to You?
Does the price tag trump aesthetics?
Rodrigo S-C
Nov 13
The Man Who Painted Spirits
The Man Who Painted Spirits
a William Blake and John Varley ghost story about the art of seeing beyond the Veil…
Remy Dean
Oct 30
David Hockney: Making a Splash with the Bigger Picture
David Hockney: Making a Splash with the Bigger Picture
Dive into the large-scale, immersive art of the people’s painter who continues to please with new work six decades later…
Kim Vertue
Oct 16
The Design Clarity of Wilhelm Wagenfeld
The Design Clarity of Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Two examples of game-changing innovation in glassware that illustrate crucial aspects of the design process
Remy Dean
Oct 8
Ghosts in Words and Pictures — Japan’s Spooky Picture Books
Ghosts in Words and Pictures — Japan’s Spooky Picture Books
a peek inside ‘Ghost Story Picture Books’ — the popular illustrated Japanese horror anthology
Mitsuki Nonaka
Sep 28
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Driven to Abstraction
Driven to Abstraction
Discussing and defining abstract art, from Cave Paintings to Kandinsky.
Remy Dean
Aug 9, 2020
The Wisdom of William Blake
The Wisdom of William Blake
Being Romantic may not mean what you think it means! Reading the Songs of Innocence and of Experience…
Remy Dean
Sep 7, 2019
History of Devil Drawings and the Subcultures of Japan
History of Devil Drawings and the Subcultures of Japan
…considering the changing face of gods and devils, culminating with the illustrations of Kazuma Kaneko
Mitsuki Nonaka
Oct 20, 2023
Dürer and Jerome: Being Human
Dürer and Jerome: Being Human
Considering Albrecht Dürer’s Engraving of Saint Jerome in His Study and What it Meant in the Northern Renaissance
Kim Vertue
Aug 6, 2023
Signifier : six : shot : gallery — Global ‘Freeview’
Signifier : six : shot : gallery — Global ‘Freeview’
Friends-of-the-gallery free-to-view links for all our previous exhibitions and artist showcases — please share this story.
Remy Dean
Feb 18
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