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  • Liz Rideal is author of Mirror/Mirror: Self-portraits by Women Artists, National Portrait Gallery, London, and Watson... moreedit
Curation of: Double Take - Comparing the art of graphic and photographic portraiture, touring to nine U.K. venues.
The self-portrait has always been an artist's most intriguing vehicle for analysis and self-expression. This exhibition brings together all of the self-portraits by women artists from the Gallery's collection alongside loans and... more
The self-portrait has always been an artist's most intriguing vehicle for analysis and self-expression. This exhibition brings together all of the self-portraits by women artists from the Gallery's collection alongside loans and new works acquired or commissioned by the Gallery for this exhibition. Exhibition description and virtual tour, publication details.
Conference paper delivered on 30/10/15 at The Whitworth Art Gallery during the Manchester School of Art conference entitled TEACHING PAINTING. An historical overview of teaching painting at the Slade School of Fine Art including a straw... more
Conference paper delivered on 30/10/15 at The Whitworth Art Gallery during the Manchester School of Art conference entitled TEACHING PAINTING. An historical overview of teaching painting at the Slade School of Fine Art including a straw poll of views from current staff teaching in the Undergraduate Painting Department.
How to Read Paintings is a valuable visual guide to Western European painting. Through a gallery of artworks accompanied by informative captions, it enables readers to swiftly develop their understanding of the grammar and vocabulary of... more
How to Read Paintings is a valuable visual guide to Western European painting. Through a gallery of artworks accompanied by informative captions, it enables readers to swiftly develop their understanding of the grammar and vocabulary of painting; and to discover how to look at diverse paintings in detail.In the first part of the book, the Grammar of Art, the author reveals how to read paintings by considering five key areas: shape and support, style and medium, compositional devices, genre and the meaning of recurring motifs and symbols. In the second part, we explore fifty paintings through extracted details, accompanied by insightful commentary, training the reader and viewer to understand context and discover meaning within art.As a collection, the pictures featured in How to Read Paintings have a strong relationship with one another, and underpin the story of painting. This book will be a valuable tool whether you are viewing the real thing on a gallery wall, or simply reading around the subject to learn more about Western art. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/how-to-read-paintings-9781472525123/#sthash.LVh73i3D.dpuf