You realise just what a big county Kent is when you try to travel to Margate by train. A High speed train that comes out of St Pancras like a rocket on wheels seems to take for ever to get to the destination. I might say though it was slightly faster than the fish cake…
Author: whats in the white box
I am a student at University Oxford in Art History. I have an eclectic taste in Fine Art ranging from Medieval to post modern and enjoy painting, sculpture and architecture. I am now retired having had careers in Coal Mining, Water Supply and Construction.
The Fosse Gallery at Stow
Art Galleries. The presentation of art to the public, either for display or commercial enterprise, or both, is a fundamental aspect of the World of Art and its history. During my recent study at Oxford I wrote no less than three essays around the subject. While this makes me no expert it does mean that…
Bridget Riley
I have a new header image by the British Op Art artist, Bridget Riley (born 1931). This week I have been reading some old catalogue notes from the excellent exhibition at Compton Verney in Warwickshire in 2017, ‘Seurat To Riley: The Art Of Perception’. It reminded me how the handling of perspective changed in the…
A New Painting to Enjoy
I have updated painting to enjoy, with Buffalo Grain Elevators, 1937, by Ralston Crawford (1906 – 1978).
Future Knowledge at Modern Art Oxford
Back home and back to Modern Art Oxford. The element of modern art I enjoy is the collage of different media and the fact that art should have a message; a conscience. The current exhibition, Future Knowledge is no exception, asking us to make the connection between climate change and the human contribution, seeing the…
White Box Art Channel 