An introduction to poetry comics edited by Chrissy Williams & Tom Humberstone turns out to be something of a revelation for Richie McCaffery
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Fiona Sinclair explores a picture & poem collaboration by Gordon Meade & Douglas Robertson
D A Prince finds Stuart Henson’s “Feast of Fools” hard to classify but easy to enjoy
Poems written in response to atmospheric paintings by the American artist Howard Fritz whose work is now on show at the Torriano Meeting House
Caroline Maldonado finds there are many possible ways of reading this chapbook of poems by Susan Wicks with artwork by Elizabeth Clayman
Howard Fritz – Paintings & Drawings At the Torriano Meeting House, 99 Torriano Avenue, London, NW5 2RX from January 12th 2016
Ruth Valentine takes a thoughtful look at the many ways to appreciate Tamar Yoseloff’s New & Selected
The illustrator Tom Adams shares some insights into how he produces his memorable book jackets
William Marshall reports on his visits to the M C Escher exhibition in Dulwich
William Marshall & Wendy French are enthusiastic about the Eric Ravilious exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery (running until August 31st)
An exhibition of the extraordinary output of France’s Henri Cartier-Bresson, hailed as the founder of photojournalism and “the eye of the century”. That is true in the fullest sense of the words, given his exceptional ability to see the telling detail, or, in his own words, to seize the fact related to “the deep reality”.
As if an extraordinary imagination for fantastic, unsettling monsters and a genius ahead of his time for sensitive, naturalistic depictions of ordinary people weren’t enough, Hieronymous Bosch also had a modern knack for successful branding.
By Barbara Lewis • art, drawing, exhibitions, painting, year 2016 • Tags: art, art history, Barbara Lewis, drawing, exhibitions