Pierrot Through the Arts
Pierrot, the sad clown in white face and loose blouse, expressing slowly and subtly in the liminal space beyond words, emerged in the nineteenth century from his roots in stock comedies and...
Amsterdam: Photographs via Instagram II
A month and a couple of days ago, I posted this piece collating some of the photographs of Amsterdam and York which I had taken up to that point, and uploaded to...
Earthy Anecdotes: Zola’s House at Médan by Paul Cézanne
In Banks of the Marne by the French artist Paul Cézanne, a solitary chateau peeks out from the dense foliage with its tower and spire, whitewashed walls, and wooden balcony. Several years...
From York to Amsterdam via Instagram
I opened and began using my Instagram account at: http://instagram.com/culturedarm/ several weeks ago. I upload frequently those photographs which I take when present in the world. Most are taken in Amsterdam, where...
Monet Across Three Decades: From Jeanne-Marguerite Lecadre in the Garden to Meadows at Giverny
Monet – Jeanne-Marguerite Lecadre in the Garden (1866) Monet – Corner of the Garden at Montgeron (1876) Monet – Pond at Montgeron (1876) Monet – Meadows at Giverny (1888) The exhibition Impressionism: Sensation and Inspiration at the Hermitage Amsterdam – contextualising...
Banks of the Marne by Paul Cézanne
The Hermitage Amsterdam is currently home to two complementary exhibitions. The first, Impressionism: Sensation and Inspiration, with a tagline explaining that the works on display are ‘Highlights from the Hermitage’, endeavours to place...
Amsterdam in the Snow
As in much of Northern Europe, so too has it been snowing in Amsterdam; some yesterday, especially yesterday evening and last night, and more today. I took a whole host of photographs...