Tag: perspective

Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution

Celebrating the first stages of restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece, as well as the incredible academic knowledge, innovation and artistic precision of the first learned painter in northern Europe, this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition brings together half of Jan van Eyck’s known…
Raffi Kalenderian – interview: ‘It’s like banging your head against a brick wall, but if you get through to the other side it feels so good’

For Kalenderian, painting is all about excitement. His radical portraiture – as much of the scene as of the sitter – is a celebration of experimentation and problem-solving. Here, he speaks about what attracts him to his subjects and how…
Deanna Petherbridge: ‘Drawing can be a million different things, but I think basically it’s a critical practice’

Using pen and ink as a metaphorical means of interrogating human interest, Deanna Petherbridge sees drawing as akin to writing, only perhaps more democratic