At the moment there is a travelling exhibition from the National Gallery on display in the city centre.
It's an outdoor exhibition sited in the gardens of the old Bethesda Chapel opposite the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. Stoke-on-Trent was chosen as their first venue so the exhibition could be part of the 100 years celebration of Stoke becoming a city.
Entitled 'Art on your Doorstep' it comprises fifteen life size facsimiles of works of art chosen by the gallery. As it is Friday I've picked out five to highlight. Some remembered from the Art History A level I did many years ago.
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) 'A Wheatfield with Cypresses' painted in 1889.
Joseph Mallard William Turner (1775-1851) 'Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway' 1844.
Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) 'An Experiment on a bird in an air pump' 1768
Georges Seurat (1859-1891) 'Bathers at Asnières' 1884
Henri Rousseau (Le Douanier) (1844-1910) 'Surprised' 1891
Across the road at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery are two interesting exhibitions.
A Century of Collecting 1925-2025
'Arthur Berry 100 - A celebration of a cultural icon, poet, painter and playwright.'
All for now.
What a lovely idea for an exhibition - so glad you went to see it - the paintings look super and the two exhibitions at the museum look good. Have a great weekend - it is going to be hot again!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Caroline, yes it is a good idea and seems to be popular. It's there until January next year and then moves venue. You too have a good weekend, not too warm here yet thank goodness as I get so tired and uncomfortable with the medication I'm taking:)
DeleteThat's a great idea, glad they are not the real artworks though! Perhaps some youngsters may be inspired to seek out the originals in London. Have a good weekend Rosie. 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you CK. When I was young I loved to visit London and the museums, galleries and theatres. I wish I could do it now. It was so much easier then. My favourite was always the National Portrait Gallery. I remember queuing for ages to see a Monet Exhibition at the Royal Academy and also a wonderful exhibition of Gwen John's paintings followed by a Shakespeare play at the Barbican . Happy days:)
DeleteI absolutely love these! How lovely that this great art is shown locally!
ReplyDeleteThank you Nicole, lots of people are interested in visiting:)
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