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Tag Archives: critic
Equally at home with a palette or a pen – Andrew Lambirth
This is sort of a repost. It is an article by art critic Andrew Lambirth in this morning’s Sunday Telegraph. An interesting take on the artist v critic: “Writers about art are not necessarily artists themselves, but when they are, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Gallery, Artists, exhibition, Painting, Reblog
Tagged andrew lambirth, art, artist, critic, maggi hambling, sunday telegraph
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A Bonus Art Quote For Today NSFW
I’ve already posted today’s Art Quote of the Day. (I hope no-one’s noticed I put an ‘i’ in ‘Ambrose’ on the illustration!) I’ve just come across this, which is too long for an Art Quote, but which I felt needed sharing. It is … Continue reading
Hockney and Artist Statements
Another contribution to the discussion about artists and their statements about their work came to light yesterday via Twitter. There was a link to several quotations by David Hockney on a site called Brainy Quote. The one that appealed to me … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists
Tagged ambroise bierce, art, artist, artist statement, critic, David Hockney
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Damien Hirst – “the proprietor of a money-spinning novelty factory”
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
Posted in Artists, exhibition
Tagged art, artist, charles spencer, critic, critisism, damien hirst, tate modern
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