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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Duffy on April 4, 2013 at 13:56

I noticed this the other day and wondered what it was!   It's great!  I like the concept of the Labyrinth.  Going down into the underground is often quite mythical!  A few years ago I saw an exhibition of work by Wallinger at the Whitechapel Art Gallery and it was really fascinating and very moving too.  You can read about it here.  He used a film of the circle line as part of the exhibition.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Corcoran on April 7, 2013 at 13:56

Can't say it does much for me, sorry. Not a fan of conceptual art, and dismayed it gets most of the money and publicity.

I vastly preferred Ross Ashmore's exhibition http://www.bowesandbounds.org/events/art-exhibition-ross-ashmore

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Duffy on April 27, 2013 at 19:32

I do like the Bounds Green artwork. I was wondering if anyone might like to read my article on the underground which does tie in a bit to the Bounds Green artwork?  Not pushing my own stuff, but I thought it might amuse someone. Hope that's ok Richard?

http://wizzley.com/subway-myths-fears-and-superstitions/

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Permalink Reply by Dave Corcoran on April 28, 2013 at 11:21

Very entertaining read, Kathleen, and  I like the fact that you are highlighting John Martin, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Martin_(painter) until recently a very underrated painter. (I've always been a fan; I've been familiar with several of his paintings since childhood, as they are in the collection of the Laing Gallery at Newcastle, his home town and mine too)

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Duffy on April 28, 2013 at 11:25

Thanks very much Dave.  Yes, I too love John Martin.  I'm going to put an article on about him soon so will post a link here when it's on.   Thanks for the information about the Laing Gallery.  I'm planning to visit Durham for the Durham Miners' Gala in July and am going to visit Newcastle.  I will now definitely go to the Laing Gallery to see if anything of his is on show!  Also going to see the Pitmen Painers and Bede's World!  

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Permalink Reply by Dave Corcoran on April 29, 2013 at 13:51

The Laing's collection (They have an extensive 18th-19thC collection, including major Holman-Hunt and Burne-Jones):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/search/located_at...

They have 11 John Martins (though they may not all be on show):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/search/located_at...

Holman-Hunts stunning "Isabella and the pot of Basil" is a particular favourite of mine:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/isabella-and-the-...

Sounds like a fun trip!

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Duffy on April 29, 2013 at 14:31

Thank you so very much for these links!  I think I may have to spend more time in Newcastle than I anticipated - the Laing Gallery looks wonderful.  They have some works by the ex-miner Norman Cornish!  And lots of other paintings I can't wait to see, including of course, John Martin. 

I agree with you about Homan Hunt.  I like 'the Awakening Conscience'. 

Thanks for going to the trouble - I enjoyed looking through the BBC paintings. 

 

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