Once upon a time I went to Rotterdam. While I was there, I made a visit to a crazy little natural history museum, because I love natural history museums. This one, in comparison to the one that is in London is tiny. The downstairs was filled with the usual things you would expect to find... Continue Reading →
Nude Descending Staircase No. 2 – Marcel Duchamp
It's been a really crazy couple of weeks, which has felt like a rollercoaster of highs and lows, set on an ever moving landscape. We all have those times, where it just feels like we are walking on quicksand - everything is moving but not always in the direction that you want. Which is what... Continue Reading →
The Deep – Jackson Pollock
Life can be pretty hard sometimes. It really is a test on a person of how they deal with this time and show their true colours. Some stick their head in the sand, some will plough on until they get through it, but some way or another most will see those hard times through and... Continue Reading →
Diomedes devoured by his horses – Moreau
Today I thought I would have a look at the roots of abstract art. I know...this painting doesn't look abstact in the slightest...more renaissance or romanticism, but Gustave Moreau saw his work very differently. This was painted in 1865, Moreau broke away from that styles of those around him, reconciling the expression of his own... Continue Reading →