Candy Bedworth

Candy's remote, rain soaked farmhouse clings to a steep-sided valley in rural Wales. She raises cats, chickens and children with varying degrees of success. Art, literature and Lakrids licorice save her sanity on a daily basis.

Stories By Candy Bedworth

Art State of Mind

#MeToo and the Medusa Myth
By Candy BedworthJanuary 21, 2021
The Medusa story – terrifying or tragic? Some months ago, a controversial new statue of Medusa was unveiled in New York, so let’s take this opportunity to have another look at this most fearsome of women....
dailyart

Top 10 Statues of Famous Musicians
By Candy BedworthJanuary 16, 2021
There are good, bad and ugly statues of the musical greats. Let’s take a look at ten sculptures of famous musicians, old and contemporary, that might spark your interest! Top 10 Statues of Famous Musicians Tupac...
Music

The Sound of Colour: Music Inspired by Visual Art – Top 10
By Candy BedworthJanuary 15, 2021
Visual art has inspired songs from many different musical genres from classical to heavy metal, from opera to old crooners, from musicals to hip hop. Let’s take a whistle-stop tour of some of the best, and...
History

Petticoats, Pennies, and Politics: A Short History of the Suffragette Penny
By Candy BedworthDecember 12, 2020
Have you ever found one of those old brown British pennies? In an antique shop or in one of Grandma’s old handbags? Just a small, flat copper disc? Let’s take a closer look at one of...
19th Century

John Ruskin: Painter, Prophet, Pervert. ‘Unto This Last’ by Rebecca Lipkin
By Candy BedworthDecember 3, 2020
We review the novel Unto This Last by Rebecca Lipkin and investigate the myth behind the great John Ruskin. Which Ruskin camp do you fall into? Are you fascinated yet repelled by his private life? Or...
History

Power and Propaganda – The British Royal Portraits
By Candy BedworthNovember 28, 2020
Royal portraiture is a centuries old tradition, but it might be called the forerunner of the posed selfie – an artfully curated image which is meant to promote and aggrandise the subject. Painted portraits have historically...
Conceptual art

Coca-Cola and the Explosive Art of Cildo Meireles
By Candy BedworthNovember 25, 2020
Protest Art is challenging and controversial. Political protest requires a focus, and protest art gives us a public space where we can have a conversation, with the artist and with each other. Truly great artists reflect...
Art State of Mind

Wearing the Message: Changing the World One Outfit at a Time
By Candy BedworthNovember 24, 2020
From the original silk banners worn by the Suffragettes, through to slogan T-shirts, we often quite literally wear our protest message. This personal, physical act is almost common-place now, so has it lost its potency? Is...
Ancient

Portable Prehistoric Gods and Goddesses
By Candy BedworthNovember 18, 2020
Our prehistoric ancestors moved around a lot. It was a short and brutal life back then – you needed the protection and guidance of your gods and goddesses. So, what better solution than to carry them...
Artists' Stories

The Original Guerilla Girls: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore
By Candy BedworthNovember 10, 2020
A book review of Paper Bullets by Jeffrey H Jackson. If I asked for your top 10 political artists, does Claude Cahun spring to mind? Marcel Moore? No, I guessed as much. But these two art...