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Wayne Colquhoun: August 2014
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Wednesday, 27 August 2014. A businessman recently sat in my shop asking, well, in roundabout way, why money does not seem to motivate me, maybe in the way it does him. 8220;There seems more to life to me, than money” I said “Art is important to me and the monetary value can become clouded or even secondary sometimes”. 8220;Here is some of my artwork,” I said reaching over for some life drawings I had recently completed. I do these in about 10 minutes, I consider them a good staring point and sh...8220;It...
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Wayne Colquhoun: Bronze Caryatid Pillasters 9ft High-Piece of the Week
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Thursday, 25 June 2015. Bronze Caryatid Pillasters 9ft High-Piece of the Week. These Caryatid are 9 feet High and pretty fantastic and would grace any Belgravia mansion. The feet are clawed and they may be a depiction of Minerva the goddess but I will have to do a bit more research on that. They are 9 feet high and in the right place would make more than a statement. I think they may be eastern European. Https:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryatid. Labels: Piece of the Week. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Wayne Colquhoun: David Bomberg-Was He A Good Artist Or, Just There?
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Tuesday, 9 June 2015. David Bomberg-Was He A Good Artist Or, Just There? I am not quite certain why I decided to find out more about the artist David Bomberg maybe I was just a bit intrigued by one of his paintings or his life which was different and eventful,. Or maybe I am annoyed that he shot his toe off and escaped the war where many died. The end of World War One, and a generation would try to overcome the scarring by trying to build a new world. He then had stepped into another world and Sargent he...
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Wayne Colquhoun: Lusitania Medal.
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Tuesday, 28 April 2015. This Friday 1st May is the anniversary and a tragic date in Maritime history. It is 100 years after the Lusitania set sail for Liverpool. It would not reach its destination. On May 7th it would be torpedoed and sunk by a German Submarine. I offered this medal for a competition in the Liverpool Echo some time ago and it is no longer available but I do feel emotional every year when the date comes about and I start to think of the tragedy. It was said that 500 German medals were str...
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Wayne Colquhoun: February 2015
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Friday, 13 February 2015. Alexander Archipenko-Master of Modernism? Alexander Archipenko's work at first glance and to fresh eyes of the 21. Century seems cliched and old hat. This is because, like many artists such as Mondrian and numerous others that we thought of as modern, it has been copied over and over again by plagiarists. So why does his name stand the test of time and be linked with some of the greats? And where from where did his inspiration occur, was it original? Picasso collage of 1912 R...
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Wayne Colquhoun: November 2014
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Wednesday, 19 November 2014. Mintons Secessionist Art Nouveau Vase-Piece of the Week. Sometimes a design or a colour scheme on a piece of pottery just works. We have all had that feeling where you can't put your finger on it, but it reminds you of something. Whether it appeals to your subconscious mind, your primeval or just that they remind you of a flower you once held. Designers and decorators are usually picked for their ability to recognise these signals to the senses, before they pass them on to us.
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Wayne Colquhoun: January 2015
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Thursday, 29 January 2015. Signature Bespoke Has Opened In India Buildings. I would like to extend a warm welcome to Signature Bespoke. now of India Buildings who have just opened here this week. They are to bring their own brand of made to measure tailoring to the beautiful Travertine Marble Holts Arcade of India Buildings. Http:/ www.signaturebespoke.co.uk/. I wish them every success, the shop looks great. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Antiques and Fine Art. View my complete profile.
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Wayne Colquhoun: Rossetti painted maidens with eyes like pools.
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Thursday, 16 July 2015. Rossetti painted maidens with eyes like pools. He painted temptresses and beautiful damoselles, he painted beauties that he wanted to bed. He was inspired by drugs and alcohol and he was mortified by criticism like a schoolboy would be. He would let himself down badly by exhuming his wife corpse to retrieve a book of poetry that he had buried with her because he was so overcome with grief. And then he was not. To produce work, through a code of honour spelt out in their manifesto.
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Wayne Colquhoun: Vienna Bronze Lizard-Piece of the Week.
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Friday, 29 May 2015. Vienna Bronze Lizard-Piece of the Week. This bronze reptile is so lifelike I could swear it just went to bite me. The bronze is mounted on a real shell, that only adds to the realism of the piece. It is not signed, but it has to be by the famous Bergman foundry it is so realistic. Though there were many other foundries that employed similar skill in and around Vienna Bergman is the most well known for cold painted bronzes. Http:/ www.classicartdeco.co.uk/sculpture.php. WAYNE COLQUHOU...
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Wayne Colquhoun: March 2015
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Friday, 27 March 2015. Pilkingtons Vase Decorated by Richard Joyce-Piece of the Week. I have owned this vase for some time now and have never been able to sell it. I have had the chance but always held it back. It always seemed to work in with my decoration. I always had a spot for it. A beautiful creation by Pilkington decorated by Richard Joyce the best decorator at Pilkingtons at the best period in their creative history. Is the marketplace finally appreciating the lustred ware of Pilkingtons? He had ...
