The novel exhibition at the Dulwich Art Gallery has an awfully long title
Art in addition to Life: Ben Nicholson, Winifred Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis, William Staite Murray, 1920 – 1931. I'm non a fan of long titles - but that's past times the by.
There's every bit good a even out to the exhibition - nearly how painters influence 1 another, but frankly the involvement of that for me ever lies inwards the affect of that influence in addition to consequential output rather than the explanation.
However in that location is a rattling skillful argue to larn in addition to run into the exhibition.....
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| Flyer for the novel exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery |
Visit Dulwich Picture Gallery (before 21 September) in addition to run into this exhibition in addition to discovery out nearly the paintings of
Winifred Nicholson (
Tate) who is an undoubted colourist. It's sure enough no accident that it's her ikon on the flyer in addition to poster for the exhibition.
Winifred Nicholson saw colour, wrote nearly colour, was interested inwards pigment colours, experimented amongst arrangements of coloring (using flowers) in addition to she painted colour. I'm afraid 3 of the other artists large saw in addition to idea inwards muted shades of dark-brown in addition to light-green - in addition to I exactly don't discovery that rattling interesting. It's almost every bit if they can't run into colour.
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| Flower Table: Pots (1927) past times Winifred Nicholson |
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Brushwork used inwards Anenomes (1924)
by Winifred Nicholson |
In betwixt times she provided an influence for the move of Ben Nicholson in addition to was every bit good influenced past times him in addition to gave nascence to in addition to raised his 3 children - until their divorce caused past times Nicholson becoming embroiled amongst
Barbara Hepworth who he after married.
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| Father in addition to boy (Ben Nicholson amongst their start boy Jake 1927) by Winifred Nicholson |
I can't aid feeling she's been an under-rated creative someone because her dependent area thing was largely domestic or related to the places where she lived.
Frankly if you're a fan of the after move of
Ben Nicholson (
Tate) , I'm non sure that the exhibition every bit a whole is going to hold upward of in addition to so much involvement unless yous similar getting to discovery out nearly the whole someone in addition to the influences on their development. His paintings betwixt 1920-1931 - the menses covered past times the exhibit - are quite dissimilar his after work. In fact I flora myself thinking his silent life paintings reminded me of a trend that looked similar "early Mary Fedden" - but without the colour. In fact "without the colour" would hold upward quite a skillful agency of describing many of Nicholson's paintings inwards the show. I didn't larn whatever variety of sense that he enjoyed ikon them - in addition to I'm afraid I cringed at his repeated paintings of horses. I didn't quite know what to brand of his move during this menses in addition to I sure enough didn't run into how the transition to his after move came about. Indeed it's knowing nearly his human relationship amongst Hepworth which makes sense of the developments inwards his after work.
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Three paintings of Northrigg Hill inwards Cumberland
by Winifred Nicholson, Kit Wood in addition to Ben Nicholson |
I'm afraid I didn't come upward away from the exhibition overly impressed amongst Kit Wood's painting. Maybe the variation inwards styles betwixt the paintings was inwards purpose responsible for that - he came across to me every bit somebody who hadn't yet flora his way. Although I empathize it's to a greater extent than probable that it's because of his addiction to opium. It every bit good struck me that he was ikon what the others painted - perchance because he was staying amongst them at the fourth dimension - but it seemed to me to a greater extent than than that.
Alfred Wallis's paintings were championed past times Ben Nicholson for their simplicity in addition to they are sure enough fascinating to hold off at. I tin dismiss empathize why he valued them withal it would hold upward incorrect to to depict them every bit simple.
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| (left) a ikon of the bounding main past times Winifred Nicholson(right) a ikon of a schooner amongst H2O ice bergs past times Alfred Wallis - the icebergs alternate amongst the sails |
I gauge I came away thinking I'd accept rather seen an exhibition devoted to the life in addition to move on Winifred Nicholson inwards which Ben Nicholson had a walk on purpose in addition to the other 3 were nowhere to hold upward seen!
What I did do was purchase a rattling overnice publication past times Kettles Yard called '
Winifred Nicholson - Music of Colour'.
Exhibition Reviews by:
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