Art as First Love: Buzzcocks were Mondrian and we Pollock
When the Clash parted company in 1986, bassist Paul Simonon went back to his first love: art. Now, with a solo show opening in London’s West End, his figurative paintings are expected to fetch up to £30,000 each. It’s a far cry from the glory days [...]
March 30th, 2008 | Posted in Art Students, Chinese arts, First Love, Western Art, Western Fine Arts, art schools | No Comments
Virgin Mary and the art of bearing a baby
When The Observer’s art critic Laura Cumming was longing to have a child, she found herself looking at art in a new light. Images of fertility were everywhere, from fruitful nudes to the Virgin Mary, frustrating and fascinating her by turns. Now the mother of twins, she [...]
March 30th, 2008 | Posted in Art Students, Virgin Mary, Western Art, Western Fine Arts, art schools | 52 Comments