Stories By Candy Bedworth
Art State of Mind
#MeToo and the Medusa Myth
January 21, 2021The 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
January 16, 2021There 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
January 15, 2021Visual 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
December 12, 2020Have 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
December 3, 2020We 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
November 28, 2020Royal 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
November 25, 2020Protest 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
November 24, 2020From 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
November 18, 2020Our 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
November 10, 2020A 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...
