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Gary Hume at Tate Britain

30/7/2013

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I liked many of the paintings in this exhibition but must confess that I could not understand them all.

'Nicola as an Orchid' was beautiful - enamel painted on aluminium, spare and expressive.

'Blackbird' is a striking painting in blacks and blues - I half expected the bird to burst into song.

But my favourite was Red Barn Door, a large painting in pure deep colour, textured by brush strokes.  I think it would look rather nice in Willesden!  
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Lowry at Tate Britain

30/7/2013

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Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life. at Tate Britain was wonderful.  I have a confession - I had only ever seen one painting by Lowry prior to this show.  The exhibition left me filled to bursting point on a feast of paintings and drawings.

I liked Lowry's work for many reasons.  His colour palette really appealed to me, particularly the almost monochrome appearance with splashes of subdued colour; in fact, the same palette appeared in almost all the works.  I liked the seemingly minimalist brush strokes which  were often rough but imparted textures.  I loved the way he drew figures sparely, particularly in scenes with crowds but nonetheless they had character and energy.  But what I found most interesting was that his paintings are a record of social history - factory life, deaths, illness, disability, evictions, celebrations, sport and leisure.  
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