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symbolism in art

Symbols as windows or screens?

09/01/202526/10/2020 by John

It is high time that I came to grips with a crucial distinction, which has become clear in my mind since watching the film I mentioned yesterday about the work of Maggie Hambling. I have often thought of my work as having a kind of “symbolic” character, in which specific images can be read as … Read more

Categories Blog Tags Maggie Hambling, Marc Chagall, Stanley Spencer, symbolism in art Leave a comment

On failing to understand art

09/01/202512/06/2020 by John

I have had a vigorous correspondence with two friends about my posting of 4 June, in which I responded to the dreadful death of George Floyd. The detail of our discussion doesn’t matter in the present context, but clearly they had misunderstood an important aspect of what I wrote. It has set me thinking, however, … Read more

Categories Blog Tags David Jones, Noli me tangere, symbolism in art Leave a comment

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