Monthly Archives: February 2010
Patrick Keiller’s London. Then & Now.
Patrick Keiller made his strange, uncategorisable film, London, in 1992. It’s not a documentary although it uses documentary style footage and it’s certainly not traditional fiction. Perhaps Peter Ackroyd’s towering London: The Biography sits closest to it with an impressionistic mix of … Continue reading
Henry Moore – down in the tube station at midnight?
There’s a new exhibition of Henry Moore’s work at Tate Britain which runs from February 24th to August 8th, 2010. It includes some of the most famous pictures of London during the Second World War, including this one Women and Children in the … Continue reading
Stuart Free saving old London through his paintings, one building at a time.
Stuart Free paints London buildings. Not for him the famous landmarks though, his interest is in local buildings that are the backdrop to everyday life. Cafes, shops, pubs, clubs, warehouses and tower blocks. People are left out of the pictures so that the buildings … Continue reading
Cyril E Power – going down the tube between the wars and a visit to ‘Appy ‘Ampstead
What a cracking image! Sleek and modernistic. Very 1930′s. It’s called Whence and Whither – a great title to boot! – and was produced by Cyril E, for Edward, Power in 1930. (He had a son called Cyril A, for Arthur, Power hence the … Continue reading
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Bill Jacklin – London cityscapes
This is Before The Hurricane, Regent Street by Bill Jacklin, painted in 1988. I like the movement in this picture, the sweep of Regent Street and the lines of vehicles and pedestrians trailing along it with the rain cutting across all. The play … Continue reading