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I have visited twice the exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery, “Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940-70”.  This ambitious exhibition aims to celebrate abstract women artists of the mid-20th century and their role in shaping the art of their time. It is an overwhelming exhibition. Around a core of better-known American women painters and some western European artists swirl lesser-known names …

This blog explains how I have introduced themes associated with the god of wine, Dionysus, into my work. Dionysus In whichever land the deity of the wine first took shape as cultivation of the grape inspired a cult, Greek daily life and myth making made him their own. Dionysus, also known as Bacchus, is associated with the development of the …

In the second year of my printmaking course, my print work took a figurative turn. It started with a small rubbing of a rock carving, made on a museum visit (from a replica carving of course). Using this as a basis for my first etchings and aquatints, I saw in the crude figures the god of the Greek realm of …

Part 2: Orpheus In my blog about Eurydice https://margotaloudon.eu/orpheus-and-eurydice/ , we left Orpheus at the point at which Eurydice died for a second time.  A grief-stricken Orpheus continued to roam Thrace, inconsolable, and although with his music he could charm wild animals and indeed the whole natural world, his obsessive grief enraged a mob of Thracian women, perhaps followers of …

I also decided to reflect my thoughts on the sad fate of Eurydice in this short poem, with a less than romantic tone. EURYDICE’S POINT OF VIEW The stupid fool, he looked back, lost his head. I could have killed him, But I was once more dead. Downwards. I crossed a river swollen with grief, Crossed another flowing fast With …

Part 1 Eurydice As mentioned in my previous blog, I have turned full circle to take new pleasure in Greek myth https://margotaloudon.eu/greek-myths-reflected-in-my-work I didn’t wake up one morning and decide to paint Eurydice. I don’t paint like that. Instead the theme emerged when I was taking my inspiration from ancient sculpture and the subject started to find its way out …

Because of lockdown, I have been  unable to write about exhibitions. I particularly regret that I missed the Picasso exhibition at the RA. The idea of commenting on an exhibition experienced virtually does not attract me. Therefore, I thought I would write more about my own work. It clarifies things for me too. Already my website explains the influences of …

I visited the exhibition on Troy at the British Museum about the myths of Troy, and their interpretation and reinterpretation by artists over the millennia, with a dedicated explanation about the archaeological excavations at Hissarlik, the site identified in northern Turkey as the fabled city https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/troy-myth-and-reality A modern installation comprising sculptures from Antony Caro’s Troy series and a Cy Twombly …

In January I enjoyed the Bridget Riley exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/hayward-gallery/past-exhibitions/bridget-riley It was a beautiful winter’s day in London, the clear sky already tinged with pink, and as I walked across the Jubilee Bridge to the Hayward, the Thames sparkled. It is years since I have visited the Hayward, but the Bridget Riley exhibition had to be seen. …