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CHATTY LINKS (back to home) (I’ll be back to ‘dust and hoover’
from time to time.) You can e-mail me at: nicholas@ferenczy.co.uk |
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• A mind-bogglingly expansive site on the
works of Honoré Daumier (slightly difficult to use if you don’t know what
you’re looking for, but rewards blundering...) • A good site for the works of Egon
Schiele • An eye-opener for anyone interested
in contemporary painting, with fascinating videos of Gerhard Richter’s work
(including one on works from his exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
in 2009.) • A great way to see pix of top art
(including contemporary stuff) that you won’t see in galleries. For instance,
to see paintings, just browse the on-line catalogues for forthcoming sales.
(Don’t feel obliged to buy anything, mind.) • Here’s a sound place to get a
flavour for British (and other) art through 20th and 21st
centuries. • Snakeskin oil for lovers of
contemporary art at Channel Tate. (Actually, it’s pretty enjoyable with lots
of very informative clips.) • The Victoria & Albert Museum —
a veritable treasure trove of global art and design and a reminder that in
spite of our planet’s finite resources, culturally at least, it knows no
bounds. • The Royal College of Art — if you’re interested in studying art or just want to keep your finger on the pulse of visual art, design and communication, you might find this site helpful. MISC • Wow! This guy is good. Great
colour, design and dark humour in these disturbing and disturbed culture
mashups. http://www.macdowellstudio.com/ |
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• With more swagger (and stagger) than Caravaggio, Francis Bacon on
the South Bank Show ITV (1985) In vino
veritas! Joking aside, insightful and sincere from an artist (then) with
nothing to prove. |
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• Great documentary on Caravaggio (or
is it Robert Hughes?) by Robert Hughes (1975). (Solid performance by a
narrator whose appearance then bore an uncanny resemblance to that of the
rooftop sniper from the 70s movie classic, Dirty Harry.) Ah, sadly, this one’s gone (again). But I’ll leave
the entry as a reminder. Catch it if you can. |
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• Here’s another on Caravaggio, this time
from Simon Schama’s ‘Power of Camping it up’ series. (The trademark
‘sound-bite’ delivery is a pain and the docu drama is...well, it’s quite fun,
really, in a weird way. See what you think...) |
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• An interview with Lucian Freud |
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• Crazy
Like A Genius - Goya’s influence flows, through the work of Manet in
particular, into the modern art of the 20th Century and beyond. To see why
Goya was and still is important, take a look at this slightly rambling but very
worthwhile BBC docu (2008) (again narrated by Robert Hughes, but a little
older now. Respect!) |
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• If you have to go, please watch
this first... |
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• John Berger’s Ways of Seeing
BBC 1972 - ripping yarns and flairs with attitude (or is it the other way
round)... |
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• BBC Secret of Drawing Line of
Enquiry (the first of a 4-part series and GREAT if you’re into drawing) Sadly,
this link has gone but (as with a few others that follow) I’m leaving the
‘caption’ entry here as a reminder (to me, really) that the stuff actually
exists! If you can find it, it’s well worth a look. |
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• Tony Hancock’s sculpture scene from The Rebel (1961) A gas.
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• Tommy Cooper (being for the benefit
of the T.C. Appreciation Society) (poor quality visuals but sounds good
enough) Rock on, Tommy! |
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• Oiii-oi! It’s diamond geezer, Ian Dury
and the Blockheads in a BBC docu. Why not sit back and ‘mourn his decline
with some Thunderbird wine’ (or a cup of tea)? (Wreckless Eric’s description
of the band is priceless.) |
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• Another good South Bank Show: The
Making of Sgt Pepper. (1992) (Limited recording facilities: George
Martin’s idea of the Fab Four? Never let technology cramp your style.) |
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• If you like the films of Sergio
Leone, you’ll probably enjoy watching this C4 docu... |
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•The power of TV. In a way it sums up
a bit of where I’m trying to go with my own paintings. (The theme tune is
even better than I remember it. Does it stir anything in you..?) Dream On..! |
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• (Hmm, A cautionary tale about what
happens when you don’t mix your paint with a bit of humility?) Laurel and
Hardy water fight (a great ‘triple-take’ from Stan. “What d’you put that
stuff on your face for?” – well, it always cheers me up)! OH NO!!! It’s gone. |
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• Super nostalgia trip into the
creation of music by David Bowie and his band round the time of Hunky Dory
and Ziggy Stardust (69-72), with modest, down-to-earth (and all the more
fascinating for it) contributions from drummer Mick Woodmansey and bassist Trevor Bolder. |
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• A little Moore from Dud |
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• Sir Alan, one day, will all business be
conducted this way? |
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• Of course, if you don’t want to be fired by Sir
Alan, you could always resign instead. Here’s how to do it in style
(accompanied by judicious use of a trombone and steaming kettle). Intro to
cult TV series The Prisoner |
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• Randy
Crawford, Street Life (For no
particular reason other than that it’ll make you feel good!) |
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• And for similar reasons...Minnie Riperton, Lovin’ You (1975) (a slightly
different treatment of her original but still great).. |
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• Crikey! This is addictive, I mean then there’s
this too, and I have to say, though I’ve nothing against current music
technology I do wonder whether in 30+ years time, you could you make a
similarly evocative visual accompaniment to a great song using a clip of an
er... iPod? Paul Davidson Midnight
Rider (1976) |
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• And there’s
Wings and this... |
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• Such passion
for fake plastic trees... |
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• Shipbuilding
by Robert Wyatt – this fragile beauty was always a favourite of mine – I
bought the single when it first came out back in the bad old days of the Iron
Maiden (and all who sailed in her)! It had a lovely cover – a detail from
Stanley Spencer’s ‘Shipbuilding on the Clyde’. |
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