3-7-5. Add. from Tutorial – Painting Now (Hudson)

3-7-5    Painting Now – Suzanne Hudson Suggested Reading from Tutorial for Context I had this book for approx. 2 years, it is something I dip into from time to time.  The review of the book of it dust cover reads as follows: ‘A contextual introduction maps out the history of painting in the modern and...

3-7-4 Marc Quinn – Flesh Painting

3-7-4    Marc Quinn – Flesh Painting Suggested Reading Viewing from Tutorial The first time I became aware of Marc Quinn as an artist was when encountering his blood-filled self portrait in the NPG in London.  The first version of this work was made in 1991, he makes a new one every five years.  This sculptural...

3-7-3. Add. – Artwork to Look at (Titan – The Flaying of Marsyas)

3-7-3    Titian - The Flaying of Marsyas Suggested from Tutorial - Titian - The Flaying of Marsyas, look at the narrative Titian uses in this work. Examination of the Narrative in Titian’s work: The Flaying of Marsyas This work by Titian [Fig. 3-7-3-01. Titian - The Flaying of Marsyas (1575-76)], is a late work and...

3-7-2. Add. – Artist to Look at (Colin Crumplin)

3-7-2    Artist to look at – Colin Crumplin Take a look at artist Colin Crumplin in how he uses the dynamic of an abstract and realistic image together. Colin Crumplin is a contemporary British artist born in 1946 in Harpenden, Herts.  For many years he has produced paintings with two halves.  Each side is usually...

3-7-1. Add. – What Painting Is (Elkins)

3-7       Extras from Tutorial 3-7-1    What Painting Is (James Elkins)   Suggested reading: What Painting Is (James Elkins) The cover jacket for this book describes it thus: Unlike many books on painting that usually talk about art or painters, James Elkins' compelling and original work focuses on alchemy, for like the alchemist, the painter seeks...