Tag Archives: the city

Literary London: Carol Churchill’s “Serious Money”

Posted on April 11, 2010 by admin

I saw this play performed in its first run at the Royal Court Theatre in 1987. It was a reaction to the Big Bang in the City of London when the financial markets were signficantly restructured to remove many of … Continue reading →

Posted in Literary London, Music | Tagged 2012, big bang, carol churchill, olympics, pet shop boys, royal court theatre, serious money, the city | Leave a comment

The Barbican’s concrete jungle, “Looking From Cromwell Tower”

Posted on February 9, 2010 by admin

The Cripplegate area of the City of London was decimated during the Blitz. In the 1950′s it was decided to build the Barbican residential estate on the Cripplegate ruins. It was designed by ubiquitous architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon (who were … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, London locations | Tagged 1970's, austerity britain, barbican, bastion house, blitz, chamberlin powell and bon, christopher wren, cripplegate, cromwell tower, david kynaston, laudertale tower, looking from cromwell tower, museum of london, richard i b walker, shakespeare tower, st giles cripplegate, st pauls cathedral, thames, the city, the great fire | 2 Comments

Bill Jacklin – London cityscapes

Posted on February 1, 2010 by admin

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1980's, 1990's, bill jacklin, chelsea school of art, ensemble painting, futures market, london, new york, regent street, restaurant art, royal academy, royal college of art, royal exchange, the city, the ivy, walthamstow school of art | Leave a comment

Matthew Lindop’s clean-lined London pictures

Posted on January 30, 2010 by admin

Matthew Lindop paints cityscapes, mostly of London where he lives. This picture is The City At Night and is typical of his work. He spends his time looking up at the skyline and his subject tends to be the outline … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged canada square, gherkin, hsbc, matthew lindop, private view, the city | Leave a comment

“Bishopsgate At Dusk” by Olha Pryymak

Posted on January 22, 2010 by admin

What a good picture. In it, London experiences one of those occasional and strange moments of calm. The traffic has been stopped at a junction, nobody is moving and a street suddenly and briefly empties. It’s as though the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged bishopsgate, dailypainter, dusk, etsy, olha pryymak, the city, traffic, ukraine | 1 Comment

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