Three Miners In a Cage – A Tom McGuiness etching Tuesday, 15 May 2018, 20:55Visible to anyone in the world THROWN OUT OF THE EMA! Let’s look for instance at Three Miners in a Cage (hereafter Cage). The function of this painting is clearly not representational realism – the real constriction of cage travel arose from the mass … More Three Miners In a Cage – A Tom McGuiness etching
Looking Back to Cornish – the retrospective at Bowes Museum visited 16th November 2019. For my views of Palace Green exhibition use this link. A reflection, consulting: One visit is not enough, and this very comprehensive exhibition is better if supplemented by current exhibitions at the Palace Green Library, Durham University in Durham City (for … More Looking Back to Cornish – the retrospective at Bowes Museum visited 16th November 2019.
From Twitter – delineation of original not preserved in quotations from my tweets. (now mended 18/11/19) See poem & background: https://endoftheworldpodcast.com/andrew-mcmillan/ Steve Bamlett@steve_bamlett· lord show me a queer kid who doesn’t want an answer to the question of themselves sec. iii @AndrewPoetry turns to the questioning narrative poem. A powerful lead from our best poet. … More A new poem / podcast by Andrew Macmillan @AndrewPoetry
On First Visiting the Newly Re-opened Auckland Castle @aucklandproject on 14th November 2019 Of all the riches coming available in Bishop Auckland, I was least interested in the opening of Auckland Castle and thought there was enough, an excess of enough, in the Trevor Gallery and its wonderful exhibitions which opened months before the Castle … More On First Visiting the Newly Re-opened Auckland Castle @aucklandproject on 14th November 2019
Reading Kate Clanchy. The task is to retire with your mind still active. Fortunately Durham University English Department near where I live maintains a number of public lectures where you can hear artists and writers talk about their art. To do justice to these I book if I can and start reading a writer I … More Reading Kate Clanchy.
For more on Loach & Laverty: https://stevebamlett.home.blog/2019/12/04/was-social-justice-ever-easy-ken-loach-and-paul-laverty-at-the-newcastle-literary-and-philosophical-society-4th-december-2019-12-30-2-p-m/ Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You – a difficult watch. In cinemas NOW. I wish I hadn’t seen this in the midst of a General Election. Unbearably painful, it watches a family in a downward spiral that is entirely the effect of the deregulated capitalist political and economic … More Ken Loach’s ‘Sorry We Missed You’ – a difficult watch. In cinemas NOW.
Being at a reading of selected poems by Anna Crowe, Zaffar Kunial & Clare Shaw. At Todmorden book Festival, The Todmorden Unitarian Church, Honey Hole 3rd November 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. I could not stay longer than Monday tonight at Todmorden despite other events long wished-for, so this was my last event. But what an … More Being at a reading of selected poems by Anna Crowe, Zaffar Kunial & Clare Shaw. At Todmorden book Festival, The Todmorden Unitarian Church, Honey Hole 3rd November 7.30 – 9.30 p.m.
Andrew McMillan and a Poetry Workshop. A model teacher opens up poetry to others as a potential in themselves (if they want it and carry it forward). At Todmorden book Festival, The Todmorden Baptist Church, Halifax Road 2nd November 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Why write up one’s experiences in learning at all? In my … More Andrew McMillan and a Poetry Workshop. A model teacher opens up poetry to others as a potential in themselves (if they want it). At Todmorden Book Festival, The Todmorden Baptist Church, Halifax Road 2nd November 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Simon Armitage Reads at the Todmorden book Festival, The Todmorden Hippodrome 1st November One of the questions asked of Simon Armitage on this evening was to define a prose poem. From the master of them in Seeing Stars, this was an appropriate enough question, especially since one of the highly appealing readings he gave was … More Simon Armitage Reads at the Todmorden book Festival, The Todmorden Hippodrome. Friday 1st November 2019
Wednesday, 18 Jul 2018, 19:25Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 18 Jul 2018, 19:42– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 18 Jul 2018, 19:28 Male Nudes – a problem in interpretation or style! A reflection on Caillebotte and art-historical evidence. What kind of evidence is used to make claims about responses to art? … More Male Nudes – a problem in interpretation or style! A reflection on Caillebotte and art-historical evidence.
Friday, 10 Aug 2018, 18:16Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Friday, 10 Aug 2018, 18:17 Pain and Pleasure in the reception of the violent nude male: Reflecting on Nethersole, Scott (2018) Art and Violence: In Early Renaissance Florence New Haven & London, Yale university Press. Antonio del Pollaiuolo Battle of the Nude Men (probably late 1470s) … More Pain and Pleasure in the reception of the violent nude male: Reflecting on Nethersole, Scott (2018) Art and Violence
Wednesday, 25 Jul 2018, 17:10Visible to anyone in the worldEdited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 25 Jul 2018, 19:35 Wrestling with an Angel – Reflecting on Kauffman, J-P. (2003) [trans. Clancy, P.] Wrestling with the Angel: The mystery of Delacroix’s Mural London, Harvill Press. Kauffman’s book is categorised as Art History and I went to it to widen … More Wrestling with an Angel – Reflecting on Kauffman, J-P. (2003) [trans. Clancy, P.]
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