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Gallery 65: Beyond the Balcony
This week we installed the final artwork in Gallery 65 of the Ashomolean – it was a week of excitement – as the installation began to take shape and we saw that it would work as we had thought, tension … Continue reading
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brook & black review
Back in September 2015 we started reading and thinking about Fanny Claus, Manet, Baudelaire and the motif of the balcony. We wondered about making links with Manet’s painting in the Quai d’Orsay ……about visiting Boulogne where Manet manet first may … Continue reading
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The installation is up and running
We’re really pleased to that the two films made by YDUK and MIND with us as a result of the workshops earlier this year are now up and running in the Education Foyer at the Ashmolean. On the evening … Continue reading
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Calvin’s painting + new painting group
During the workshops Calvin brought in a great painting he made of Berthe Morisot from Manet’s ‘The Balcony”, which is in the Musee D’Orsay http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/works-in-focus/search/commentaire_id/the-balcony-7199.html the background reminded us of Van Gogh’s brushwork also! It’s a vibrant work, full of intense colour and … Continue reading
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Maralee’s poem
Maralee, one of the participants has kindly sent one of her poems that she wrote during the time she was coming to the workshops. Here it is. BELIEVING IS SEEING If eyes are windows to the soul, I peer inside … Continue reading
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