Posted in Art, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Favourites, tagged Anthony Gormley, Barbara Hepworth, David Wynne, Elizabeth Frink, favourite public sculpture, Henry Moore, Jacob Epstein, Maggie Hambling, Michael Sandle, Pierre Vivant, Rodin on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
chosen by people attending february’s series of lectures on contemporary sculpture at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Find out about the next lecture this Wednesday (27th February, 10.30am) in which artist Tina O’Connell will challenge the notion of permanence in sculpture more>>
In London:
Divided Circle by Barbara Hepworth, Dulwich Park
Edward Alleyn by Louise Simson, Old College Dulwich - Brian Foord
Fourth Plinth’ temporary exhibit, [...]
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My absolute favourite painting in Dulwich Picture Gallery is the fantastic Rembrandt portrait of the little girl…on a protruding wall in, I think, the first room on left…wonderful…I can’t drag myself away!!…I adore Rembrandt his skill is humbling!! and it totally relates to my exhibition as ever since my Chelsea foundation years he has had [...]
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Mary Jane Tsang’s picture preference:
My favourite is this very lovely painting of a country lane. I like the light in the stormy, late afternoon sky. I think I prefer it to the Constable version [displayed nearby]
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Anna Sayburn has a favourite painting at the Gallery:
I love the fresh, clear colours of this little portrait. It’s so simple, but quite arresting. This renaissance gentleman gazes cooly across the centuries, with serene poise. I find it hard to believe it was painted in around 1500, because it makes such a direct connection with [...]
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David Tsang picks his favourite painting at Dulwich Picture Gallery
It’s angelic and barbaric in one. It’s quite shocking, quite harsh really. If you look at the top half it’s almost a ballet with a sword, then underneath it’s quite violent, the angels turning into ugly beasts with claws, being driven away.
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Sally-Ann Johnson explains her love for Dulwich Picture Gallery’s St.Sebastian by Guido Reni
Guido Reni’s rendition of Christian saint and martyr, St Sebastian, is, for me, the most entrancing painting in the Gallery. It’s an emotionally demanding work that contrasts both the strength and vulnerability of youth in the face of impending death. St Sebastian’s statuesque and [...]
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