Paintings and Sculpture

Naval ambition and rustic harmony: the art of members of Kiev Union of Artists

Naval cadet. Oil painting by Grigori Minski.

Naval ambition and rustic harmony: the art of members of Kiev Union of Artists

By James Brewer

Posing a little nervously, the cadet stands solitary and proud on the deck of his ship, which presumably lies close to the Ukrainian shore of the Black Sea. He is perhaps secretly dreaming of assuming command of one of the newer cruisers of the Soviet navy. This is a painting from the 1960s in oil on board by the highly-regarded Grigori Minski. The perspective...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/28/naval-ambition-and-rustic-harmony-the-art-of-members-of-kiev-union-of-artists/

BDI’s contained fall at 1,470; Wets ’R fine and Geopolitics with corruption et al rule the day…

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was down 20 points at 1,470 – a contained fall so to speak… Geopolitics an issue with corruption being the name of the game… For the sake of Art though the day ended more than harmoniously. John Faraclas’ brief  recap:

The Capes’ BCI lost 66 points and now reads 2,530 points… the most volatile of all sizes and indices still bother us… Caution…

“Good” news as the Panamaxes’ BPI clinched two points and now stand at 1,526…

A dozen points were lost from the Supra...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/01/bdis-contained-fall-at-1470-wets-r-fine-and-geopolitics-with-corruption-et-al-rule-the-day/

Klimt/Schiele: Royal Academy shows drawings from the Albertina Museum, Vienna

Klimt, Study for The Three Gorgons.

Klimt/Schiele: Royal Academy shows drawings from the Albertina Museum, Vienna

By James Brewer

Even in sketched outline they are seductive: three turn-of-the-century drawings of the Gorgons, who in versions of the Greek myth are the beautiful but dangerous daughters of the sea god Phorcys. They were drawn in black chalk on packing paper in 1901 by Gustav Klimt as he worked on the Beethoven Frieze which was central to the 14th Vienna Secessionist exhibition in...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/01/klimtschiele-royal-academy-shows-drawings-from-the-albertina-museum-vienna/

Carolyn Gowdy’s Scrapbook: Life is an adventure… life is a gift

Carolyn Gowdy.

Carolyn Gowdy’s Scrapbook: Life is an adventure… life is a gift

By James Brewer

Illustrator and painter Carolyn Gowdy invites us to board with her what she calls the Dreamboat, so that we can explore together the reaches of human existence. Sound and seaworthy, the Dreamboat’s destination is: A Better Life.

This most imaginative of artists takes us on a voyage pervaded with compassion and fundamentally with optimism for the future of mankind, in her remarkable retrospective called Ca...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/21/carolyn-gowdys-scrapbook-life-is-an-adventure-life-is-a-gift/

Konstantin Molteninov: honoured Russian painter of nautical and sports scenes and daily life

Konstantin Molteninov.

Konstantin Molteninov: honoured Russian painter of nautical and sports scenes and daily life

By James Brewer

Like the restless waves of the Baltic, Russian painters are constantly experimenting with ways of using the resources of their palette to illustrate the foaming sea. Their dynamic approach contrasts with the less imaginative approach of many other artists.

Konstantin Molteninov is one such master of technique who has conquered the challenge of conveying the verve of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/15/konstantin-molteninov-honoured-russian-painter-of-nautical-and-sports-scenes-and-daily-life/

3rd Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair

3rd Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair   22-25/11/ 2018

We are ready to announce the 3rd edition  of Art Thessaloniki Fair at TIF-HELEXPO (pavilions 10, 9 & 8)  about 6000sq.m, starting on Thursday 22 – 25 November 2018.

Applications will be accepted until 12 October 2018

The Fair runs under the slogan Distribution – Briefing – Amusement, which is guaranteed as Art Thessaloniki Fair is operating under the highest standards.

Art Thessaloniki invests in the strategically important...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/02/3rd-art-thessaloniki-international-contemporary-art-fair/

Ribera: Art of Violence, the first UK exhibition of Baroque master

Apollo and Marsyas.

Ribera: Art of Violence, the first UK exhibition of Baroque master

By James Brewer

Prepare for portrayals of pain: Dulwich Picture Gallery’s latest exhibition turns to a man who illustrated  the everyday story of torture, retribution and martyrdom in 17th century Naples.

A procession of horrifyingly merciless works by the Spanish/Italian Baroque painter and printmaker Jusepe de Ribera (1591–1652), fills the darkened rooms.

Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, 1624. Miriam and Ira D...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/28/ribera-art-of-violence-the-first-uk-exhibition-of-baroque-master/

Oceania: Royal Academy voyages through 500 years of Pacific culture

Papua New Guinea launch-day greeting.

Oceania: Royal Academy voyages through 500 years of Pacific culture

By James Brewer

In 1768, Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook left Plymouth on HMS Endeavour on the first of three voyages to search for the fabled Terra Australis Incognita and to map the southern oceans. To Europeans, this made him a hero and discoverer – but he was far from being a pioneer. People living in the Pacific had for centuries been highly sophisticated, capable mariners. Thanks...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/27/oceania-royal-academy-voyages-through-500-years-of-pacific-culture/

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