The Seven Ages of Britain is a series on BBC One. This week was the Age of Money and the beginning of the ‘middle’ class group of people acquiring and developing its own taste in art. The result was a golden age in painting, sculpture an pottery showing the works of Hogarth, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Wedgewood and James Gillray.
Following on from last weeks Spampersand.
Came across this SPAM-tastic idea, thought id share it with everyone.
Going West animated by Anderson M Studio
An unfortunate bridge railing design when casting a shadow.
It has been a year since The Wall came down in the PR1 Gallery (Archives Nov 08). In the
intervening period it has been re configured and has transformed into a terraced garden.
Terrace is on permanent display opposite bridge eleven, Shelley Road, Ashton, Preston
As yet there are no plans to move the piece…… not in my lifetime anyhow.
France’s Royal de Luxe theatre company, responsible for events such as the Sultan’s Elephant produce another staggering array of puppets. see more at The Big Picture.
Remember Richard Wilson? Creator of the ‘turning the place over’ installation in Liverpool (below).
He has a new work on the corner of the London School of Economic’s (LSE) New Academic Building called ‘Square the Block’, a striking but subtle addition to the original building. It’s worth a look by all accounts.
When Wilson won this competition in 2007 his proposal was to place a corner where none existed. This huge five-storey structure is remarkably deceptive due to its construction from jesmonite, a lightweight moulded acrylic fibreglass, the attention to detail and matching of colouring, which is so precise that you could easily be convinced into thinking it’s the real thing.
More here
