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Gertrude Abercrombie, Coming Home 1947 – Eery Surrealist Piece
Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977) was an American surrealist artist, whose works denoted sparsely furnished interiors, barren landscapes, self-portraits, and still-lifes. Based in Chicago, she was known as the 'Queen of the Bohemian artists". Abercrombie was involved...
Brian Davison’s Every Which Way – AOTM August 2020
There are very few albums which give me pause. There are fewer which make me stop everything and recognise instinctively that I have discovered Album of the Month. Brian Davison's Every Which Way is one such album. How did I alight upon such an album? The story is...
Metamorphosis of Narcissus, Salvador Dalí, 1937
Where to begin with Dalí? Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) was a Spanish painter known for his technical skill, visionary craftsmanship and bizarre imagery in his work. He was influenced by Renaissance and Impressionist masters, beginning his early career with a fascination...
Dorothea Tanning – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 1943 – Surrealist Feast
I was listening to a podcast on where pornography and art intersect, following an interesting conversation with Nick (neé Saint) and several paintings were mentioned. The first of these which I will review is this glorious piece by Dorothea Tanning. Quite divisive,...
Bonehead Chicken – Magnificent Takeout, City Centre
On account of this wretched pandemic, Bonehead Chicken only allows you to order their divine food through Uber Eats. One is not yet allowed inside the fine establishment so please forgive my photographs for not being of the usual quality one might expect on this blog....
Van Gogh, Wheat Field With Cypresses – Lush Exuberant Study, 1889
van Gogh (1853-1890) was a master of oil painting who changed the post-impressionism movement, as well as painting holistically, forever. He was largely self taught but was inspired by Gauguin, Pissarro, Monet, and Bernard, living with Gauguin in Paris for a time. To...