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More on interesting art…

I realised last night that I was using two words interchangeably to describe the sort of art that I think sells: ‘interesting’ and ‘pretty’. I think there is an important difference between the two which I now need to make. … Continue reading

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Real art going to school

I read a headline today on the BBC News website that read: ‘art masterpieces in schools’ and it immediately made me think ‘blog entry’. Between 1 and 18 October this year, primary and secondary schools across the UK will be … Continue reading

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My fellow students’ isms (in brief) – Part One

Romanticism Romanticism was anti-industry and anti-materialistic movement of the end of the 18th century. Emotions were key to the Romantics. They were against all former styles of academic art. They were very fond of the word ‘sublime’ which makes me … Continue reading

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