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THE CULTURE CLIFF (abseil at your peril!) |
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Here are links to sites I’ve found
useful for artists I’m interested in. There’s a random splash of other stuff including
video clips (some documentaries) on the visual arts, music and comedy. (*See disclaimer |
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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...) |
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The late Professor
Richard L. Gregory’s work on the psychology of seeing is a must for anyone in
the visual arts. Often astonishing (and entertaining) in their own right, his
demos (and writings) continue to open our eyes to why we see stuff the way we
do. http://www.richard |
Bacon vid here |
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● A good site for the works of
Egon Schiele |
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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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Freud vid
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◄ An
interview with Lucian Freud |
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● 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.) |
► ‘Lightning Coach Tours’ If you really
want to understand the meaning of ‘beyond the fringe’, you could do worse
than check out Marty Feldman. Here he is as always, quite literally in a
field of his very own... |
Feldman vid here |
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● The
Science Museum in South Kensington is a great place to visit for getting a
sense of perspective on human endeavour and creativity. There’s the new ‘Who
Am I?’ gallery on the theme of identity and some thought-provoking art... http://www.science |
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● 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. |
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Dury
vid here |
◄ 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 nice cup of tea)? Wreckless Eric’s (he of ‘Gordon is
a Moron’ fame) description of the band is priceless. |
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● 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.) |
► If you have to go, please watch this first. |
Cook vid here |
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▼ Sir Alan, one day, will all
business be conducted this way? |
● Snakeskin oil for lovers of contemporary art at
Channel Tate. (Ahem! Actually, it’s pretty enjoyable with lots of very
informative clips.) |
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Sugar vid here |
► 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 trombones and steaming kettle). Intro to
cult TV series The Prisoner. |
Prisoner vid here |
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● 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 (or bounders, for that matter c.f. Tipoo’s Tiger). |
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*Disclaimer
and ‘Apology’ This page
is not for profit but simply so that (say) students of some of my classes can
share what I believe might be of benefit to their studies. If there are
any objections, I will respectfully remove the offending link immediately. nicholas@ferenczy.co.uk |
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● Stuck for your next DVD film fix? Then you might
like to check out the British Film Institute’s top 100 British films. (Though
how they can justify The Wicker Man
at number 93 I can’t fathom!) |
Berger vid here |
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Beatles vid here |
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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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Another good South Bank
Show, this time on The Beatles and: 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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Wyatt vid here |
◄ 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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● This is a visual note to myself as much as
anything to remember this artist’s work and how drawings made from people (mostly
portraits) can be processed and presented within film. Again, the theme of
identity is often strong. Great stuff... http:www.dryden |
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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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Dream on vid |
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Cooper vid here |
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▲The power of TV. In a way it sums up a bit of where
I’m trying to go with the ‘screens’ theme in my own paintings. (The theme tune is even better than I
remember it. Does it stir any memories |
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▼ Such passion for fake plastic trees... |
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● When it comes to pattern, shape and
form, the natural world can provide endless inspiration to the artist. Take a
gander at this lot and pretty soon you’ll realize there’s nothing new under
the Sun! c.f. shape and pattern in the artifacts of the nearby V & A
Museum. |
Radiohead vid here |
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Crawford vid here |
◄ 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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Bowie vid here |
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Riperton vid here |
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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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► Visuals by Clarke Green set to Tom
Waits’ Circus. |
Waits vid here |
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