Author: stevendouglasblog

Born in 1954. Chequered career including Lecturer in English, Social Worker and Lecturer in Social Work. Had breaks related to mental health that also meant I worked in social care. Now retired.

Reflecting on Exhibition on Screen: David Bickerstaff’s film of ‘Lucian Freud: A Self-Portrait’ (at Royal Academy of Arts, London) seen at Gala Theatre, Durham, Screen 1.

January 30, 2020

Reflecting on Exhibition on Screen: David Bickerstaff’s film of Lucian Freud: A Self-Portrait (at Royal Academy of Arts, London) seen at Gala Theatre, Durham, Screen 1. Some further related thoughts in: https://stevebamlett.home.blog/2020/02/02/reflecting-on-the-dual-concepts-of-influence-and-reference-in-art-about-art-using-one-case-study-raised-in-david-bickerstaffs-film-of-lucian-freud-a-self-portrait/ I came out of this film presentation absolutely delighted – this was not only a great source of information but a work of … More Reflecting on Exhibition on Screen: David Bickerstaff’s film of ‘Lucian Freud: A Self-Portrait’ (at Royal Academy of Arts, London) seen at Gala Theatre, Durham, Screen 1.

Laocöon: The struggle against constriction and limitation, A reflection on Keith Vaughan.

January 28, 2020

Laocöon: The struggle against constriction and limitation As I read the essays in Curtis and Feeke’s 2007 catalogue of an exhibition called Towards a New Laocoon (sic.) in the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, I find a central contradiction between: the reception of the work as full of uncontainable plenitude (of meaning, dynamic energy and … More Laocöon: The struggle against constriction and limitation, A reflection on Keith Vaughan.

Reflecting on Christopher Neve’s ‘Unquiet Landscape’ (2020 revision of 1990 work) London, Thames & Hudson & ‘Doubles: a novel’ (2015) Kindle Ed.: Reading the unquiet but not silent self in novels and works on visual art

January 23, 2020

Christopher Neve’s Unquiet Landscape (2020 revision of 1990 work) London, Thames & Hudson and Doubles: a novel (2015) Kindle Ed.: Reading the unquiet but not silent self in novels and works on visual art The cover of Doubles has a detail of Neve’s Glacier, an oil landscape, in which the strength and dynamism in the … More Reflecting on Christopher Neve’s ‘Unquiet Landscape’ (2020 revision of 1990 work) London, Thames & Hudson & ‘Doubles: a novel’ (2015) Kindle Ed.: Reading the unquiet but not silent self in novels and works on visual art

‘The Suppliant Women’ Aeschylus translated David Grieg

January 21, 2020

‘The Suppliant Women’ Aeschylus translated David Grieg Thursday, 10 Nov 2016, 18:11Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Friday, 11 Nov 2016, 21:20– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Friday, 11 Nov 2016, 08:56 The Suppliant Women Aeschylus translated David Grieg Following my tweet, I did indeed see this production at Newcastle. The Making of The … More ‘The Suppliant Women’ Aeschylus translated David Grieg

Art Exhibitions visited in London May/June 2018

January 21, 2020

Art Exhibitions visited in London May/June 2018 Thursday, 31 May 2018, 18:17Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Friday, 1 Jun 2018, 16:29– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Thursday, 31 May 2018, 18:30 Art Exhibitions in London May/June 2018 This was our annual London extravaganza, starting with: Rodin and Classical Greek Art It was a … More Art Exhibitions visited in London May/June 2018

Who cares about Alcibiades? Reviewing Stuttard, D. (2018) ‘Nemesis’

January 21, 2020

Who cares about Alcibiades? Reviewing Stuttard, D. (2018) Nemesis Friday, 6 Jul 2018, 17:07Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Friday, 6 Jul 2018, 17:08 Who cares about Alcibiades? Stuttard, D. (2018) Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens Cambridge, Mass, Harvard University Press. I’m trying to work out why, in the middle of a … More Who cares about Alcibiades? Reviewing Stuttard, D. (2018) ‘Nemesis’

Max Porter’s ‘Lanny’ and second works: Porter, M., (2019) ‘Lanny’ London, Faber & Faber

January 20, 2020

Max Porter’s Lanny and second works: Porter, M., (2019) Lanny London, Faber & Faber If every reviewer of Grief is The Thing With Feathers, Porter’s (2015) debut work, praised, but was amazed too, by its innovations in the genre of writing delivered and inventiveness of form, they also loved its ‘lightness’. There were many references … More Max Porter’s ‘Lanny’ and second works: Porter, M., (2019) ‘Lanny’ London, Faber & Faber

Comparing three 2017 novels based on Attic Tragedy

January 18, 2020

Comparing three 2017 novels based on Attic Tragedy Sunday, 25 Jun 2017, 18:54Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 25 Jun 2017, 19:09– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 25 Jun 2017, 19:02– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 25 Jun 2017, 18:58 Comparing Four 2017 novels based on Attic Tragedy Part 4 of a 4-part … More Comparing three 2017 novels based on Attic Tragedy

Natalie Haynes ‘The Children of Jocasta’ London, Mantle: ‘wailing at some real or perceived injustice’.

January 18, 2020

Natalie Haynes ‘The Children of Jocasta’ London, Mantle: ‘wailing at some real or perceived injustice’. Monday, 19 Jun 2017, 19:34Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 25 Jun 2017, 19:01– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Friday, 23 Jun 2017, 14:50 Part 1 of a 4-part self-directed project Haynes praises and thanks the classicist, Edith … More Natalie Haynes ‘The Children of Jocasta’ London, Mantle: ‘wailing at some real or perceived injustice’.

David Vann (2017) ‘Bright Air Black’ London, Heinemann: ‘at the center (sic.) of what makes all liquid and changeable’.

January 18, 2020

David Vann (2017) Bright Air Black London, Heinemann: ‘at the center (sic.) of what makes all liquid and changeable’. Saturday, 24 Jun 2017, 19:25Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 25 Jun 2017, 19:02– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Saturday, 24 Jun 2017, 19:27 David Vann (2017) Bright Air Black London, Heinemann: ‘at the center (sic.) … More David Vann (2017) ‘Bright Air Black’ London, Heinemann: ‘at the center (sic.) of what makes all liquid and changeable’.

Colm Toibin (2017) ‘House of Names’ London, Viking: ‘Orestes wanted to say to (Electra) that neither she nor anyone else in the palace had authority.’

January 18, 2020

Colm Toibin (2017) House of Names London, Viking: ‘Orestes wanted to say to (Electra) that neither she nor anyone else in the palace had authority.’ Wednesday, 21 Jun 2017, 16:28Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 25 Jun 2017, 19:03– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Friday, 23 Jun 2017, 14:51 Part 3 of a … More Colm Toibin (2017) ‘House of Names’ London, Viking: ‘Orestes wanted to say to (Electra) that neither she nor anyone else in the palace had authority.’

Faces, Marks and Masks: Rambling round a theme that I find in Somerled’s art as shared on Twitter (@Sumarlidh)

January 17, 2020

Faces, Marks and Masks: Exploring a theme that I find in Somerled’s art as shared on Twitter (@Sumarlidh) This is not the blog I intended but is, I think all I can produce at the moment. I’m challenged. I may have to come back to this art with the intention next time of not ‘petering … More Faces, Marks and Masks: Rambling round a theme that I find in Somerled’s art as shared on Twitter (@Sumarlidh)