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 Feb 28 2010, 12:06 PM
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Batman.  Group: Senior Members Posts: 4,578 Joined: 7-August 06 From: Gallifrey Member No.: 5,397  |
QUOTE (Wife Of Rolex @ Feb 28 2010, 10:44 AM)  Those are pretty great. Bookmarked! |
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Mar 8 2010, 04:38 PM
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Addict Group: Senior Members Posts: 8,533 Joined: 16-February 05 From: La-La-La-London, UK Member No.: 3,423 |
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Mar 9 2010, 03:05 PM
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I'm down here for your soul Group: Senior Members Posts: 932 Joined: 1-August 05 From: Lancaster Member No.: 4,295 |
Walking past the Dukes theatre in Lancaster last night, my friend remembered that he had been invited to a private viewing of an exhibition of paintings, photography and sculpture so we went in to have a look. The exhibition is called 'Shared Perspectives' and is by brothers Simon and John Nixon and although I know nothing about art, I think it's pretty fantastic. Simon paints beautiful pictures so realistic that at first I thought they were photographs and his brother John takes excellent photographs and makes really lovely lead sculptures - I particularly liked the lead balloon which was suspended in the middle of the room to look as if it was a helium filled balloon. Some of Simon's work is here and if you are in the Lancaster area, I would thoroughly recommend checking it out for free at the Dukes. The contrast between his paintings and his brother's photographs of similar urban landscapes is really interesting and it's a really fun exhibition which doesn't take itself too seriously but showcases the considerable talent of both artists.
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Mar 9 2010, 03:12 PM
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Batman. Group: Senior Members Posts: 4,578 Joined: 7-August 06 From: Gallifrey Member No.: 5,397 |
Nice, these two in particular look like photographs..
http://www.simonnixon.turnpiece.net/image/14776 http://www.simonnixon.turnpiece.net/image/15812 |
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Mar 9 2010, 03:45 PM
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I'm down here for your soul Group: Senior Members Posts: 932 Joined: 1-August 05 From: Lancaster Member No.: 4,295 |
QUOTE (Everlong @ Mar 9 2010, 03:12 PM) Nice, these two in particular look like photographs.. http://www.simonnixon.turnpiece.net/image/14776 http://www.simonnixon.turnpiece.net/image/15812 The first one is the first thing you see as you go into the exhibition and his brother has photographed the same view so it's really interesting to see the differences between the two. Talking to Simon at the exhibition, he was saying that even he was amazed by how different the two were and how unreal the colours in his painting seemed in comparison. |
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Mar 4 2011, 09:37 AM
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I'm an evil werewolf! Group: Senior Members Posts: 1,034 Joined: 1-October 04 From: a long line of miscreants and ne'er-do-wells Member No.: 2,245 |
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Mar 4 2011, 08:06 PM
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Be careful what you fish for Group: Senior Members Posts: 15,436 Joined: 2-February 05 Member No.: 3,331 |
Those are brilliant.
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May 19 2011, 08:46 AM
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"Mus" à gauche, "TANG" Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 15,567 Joined: 11-November 04 From: London Member No.: 2,740 |
Sometimes Anish Kapoor does something so simple and so striking you just can't help but be impressed.
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May 19 2011, 12:00 PM
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Money ... Group: Senior Members Posts: 11,440 Joined: 14-October 04 From: 14 carat yacht - what? (Going wow!) Member No.: 2,511 |
That is one big aubergine.
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