Monthly Archives: April 2012

What is a reduction screenprint?

Posted on April 29, 2012 by notes to the milkman

[Rant warning! Who came up with the concept that all competition is good for the customer? For years we’ve had a bus down our road every half an hour. Last week a new bus started, also every half hour. If … Continue reading →

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David Coulter – Manchester’s Painterly Painter

Posted on April 27, 2012 by notes to the milkman

(Anyone looking at this post for information about a Grand Prix racing driver, that’s David Coulthard. If you’re looking for information about a musician, that’s a different David Coulter.) Last night I was involved in a discussion about “painterliness”. “I … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with a fake?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by notes to the milkman

An old chestnut has raised its head again. Today’s Daily Telegraph has a report of a “Russian oligarch demand[ing] £1.7m refund from Christie’s for ‘fake’ work.” Viktor Vekselberg, 56, an oil tycoon and art collector, is arguing that the painting, … Continue reading →

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St Sebastian – why are there so many paintings?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by notes to the milkman

Isn’t Wikipedia great? For years I’ve been under a misapprehension. One – St Sebastian was a martyr. Two – He is invariably shown tied to a tree with arrows sticking out of him. Ergo – He was killed by arrows. … Continue reading →

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Damien Hirst – “the proprietor of a money-spinning novelty factory”

Posted on April 23, 2012 by notes to the milkman

Today’s Daily Telegraph had an interesting article by Charles Spencer about the current Damien Hirst retrospective at Tate Modern. To say he wasn’t impressed is an understatement. The full article is here but I feel some of Spencer’s statements deserve … Continue reading →

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Gustave Caillebotte’s “The Floor Scrapers” (1875)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by notes to the milkman

Nowadays Gustave Caillebotte is not one of the better known Impressionists, although it could be argued that his bequest to the French state of his collection of paintings by several painters had a significant impact regarding the movement. Being a … Continue reading →

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Hello!

Posted on April 21, 2012 by notes to the milkman

Hi! I’m starting this blog as a way of discussing aspects of art which interest me. I appreciate that the internet itself is very ephemeral, but other media such as TV programmes and newspaper articles can be even more so. … Continue reading →

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