Tag: art history
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Reviews/Reviews
I never expected to be an artist. Artists have always been people I revered for their astonishing, superhuman talents. I was a writer, that was something I could do. We all use words, after all. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a writer. In particular, I wanted to be a…
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If the Personal is Political…Then what?
It has been a while since my last blog post, for many reasons. As I mentioned in my previous post, 2024 was challenging on a number of levels. 2025 has turned out to be almost as challenging, and I’m thinking that this is how my life is going to be from now on: trying as…
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The Appeal of Collage
Collage has played a significant part in just about every major art movement of the 20th century, notably Dadism, Futurism, Surrealism, and the 20th century Russian avant-garde. Relief, Vladimir Tatlin, 1913 Pablo Picasso is usually cited as ‘inventing’ collage in 1912 with Still Life with Chair Caning. In this work (below), a piece of oilcloth…
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Look, look, and look again
In my first blog post I mentioned that I studied for a Master’s degree in Art History with the Open University. I had a vague notion of developing a career in the museum/gallery sector, but Covid pretty much put paid to that. My degree is of no relevance or use in my day job, but…
Helen Kitson 