Stories By Candy Bedworth
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20th century
Beatles and Biennales – the Life and Times of Robyn Denny
October 3, 2019In a grim and conservative post-war Britain, Robyn Denny burst onto the art scene like a Holi festival colour bomb. He arrived at art school in London in 1951 just as British art was looking away...
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Art State of Mind
Don’t Give Up the Day Job. Earn as an Artist
September 30, 2019Artists starving in garrets is an old cliché. In fact many famous artists were sensible enough to have a day job in order to pay the bills! Some of them seem perfectly sensible – Andy Warhol...
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20th century
Henry Moore’s Sheep
September 6, 2019Henry Spencer Moore was an English sculptor and artist. His forms are usually abstract human figures, often depicting mother-and-child or reclining figures. His sculptures can be found across the world. Although his primary role was as a...
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20th century
Dame Ethel Walker – A Sensitive Portrait
August 22, 2019Summer is on her way out the door, signalled by darker nights and chilly mornings. But before we bid her farewell, let’s take a look at one more beach painting. The image above is Decoration: The...
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20th century
Painting of the Week: David Hockney, A Bigger Splash
August 4, 2019David Hockney is one of Britain’s most well known and influential artists. His iconic style is instantly recognisable. As you hunch over your work, dreaming of a summer break, let’s take a look at his painting...
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20th century
Take a Trip with Rosemary Ellis
July 11, 2019As we head into summer holiday season, let’s take a look back at the gorgeous travel posters designed by British artist Rosemary Ellis. One of the most prominent illustrators of her age, Rosemary Ellis is not...
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Art History 101
I Put a Spell on You – Vodou Art
June 19, 2019Vodou is one of the most misunderstood belief systems in the world. Derided by the Church and popular culture, in fact it is a fascinating system of ethics, culture, agriculture, cosmology, folklore and medicine. Its foundations...
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20th century
Lee Krasner and the Art of Starting Over
June 11, 2019Lee Krasner’s name has become much more widely known in recent years. Often referred to as the wife of Jackson Pollock, she was, of course, a great artist in her own right. The Barbican Gallery in...
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dailyart
Painting of the Week: Paula Modersohn Becker, Reclining Mother and Child II
June 2, 2019Does any image say primal love more than this powerful painting by Paula Modersohn Becker? As we head into International Children’s Day, it seems right to make Painting of the Week one that includes not just...
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21st century
Geek Art
May 25, 2019The geek-art community has an affluent and acquisitive sub culture that has a seemingly insatiable thirst for paintings, models and sculptures. Pop culture, fantasy literature, comic books, manga, sci fi and cult movies – all of...
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