Keith “Maggie” Brown
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Gauguin: Metamorphoses review – ‘Forceful, disturbing, obscene’
A new exhibition at New York’s MoMA totally rethinks Gauguin’s work by focusing on his drawings – dark, bizarre and much more challenging than his lush Tahitian paintings, writes Jason Farago Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: What more, you may ask,… Continue reading
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Art in good health: how science and culture mix the best medicine
Why are so many health organisations funding art projects and what can artists and scientists gain from close collaboration? Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: There has, in recent years, been a surge in the number of projects, across all artforms, with… Continue reading
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The top 10 backs in art
Jonathan Jones: Man Ray’s violin woman, a masterpiece of Japanese erotica and David Hockney’s most liberating pool painting … check out these choice rear views See on www.theguardian.com Continue reading
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Why drawing needs to be a curriculum essential
Drawing has creative, expressive and educational value; it remains fundamental to translating and analysing the world Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Drawing has seen something of a renaissance in the last twenty years in the UK. From the Campaign for Drawing to the Drawing Research… Continue reading
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Maya Angelou, Resquiat in Pacem
Archive of a great in-depth interview with the great Maya Angelou over at the Paris Review. This interview was conducted on the stage of the YMHA on Manhattan’s upper East Side. A large audience, predominantly women, was on hand, filling… Continue reading
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Robert Campin, the Master of Flémalle
Robert Campin (c. 1375 – 26 April 1444), now usually identified as the artist known as the Master of Flémalle, is usually considered the first great master of Flemish and Early Netherlandish painting. This had been a matter of controversy… Continue reading
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This Neuroscientist Exposes Every Lie You’ve Been Told About Drugs Since You Were a Kid
Chatting with Dr. Hart in his office at Columbia to discuss the themes presented in High Price, and the problems caused by the government’s War On Drugs. Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: “…People have these unbelievable views about drugs. We are… Continue reading
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The mammoth that trampled on the history of mankind
Next month marks 150 years since the discovery of the La Madeleine mammoth – an engraving that proves man lived alongside these prehistoric creatures. By Robin McKie Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Just a few weeks from now, scientists from across… Continue reading
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How the visual language of comics could have its roots in the ice age
Cartoons have a sophisticated language all their own, argues psychologist and comics obsessive Neil Cohn. He breaks it down for David Robson See on www.theguardian.com Continue reading
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Old-fashioned animation becomes virtual reality
Why Evolution Is True By Matthew Cobb This is a really neat video made by “Hombre McSteez”, which already has over 2 million views. It uses a smartphone and some old-fashioned animation. Guess which bit was Jerry’s favourite? View original… Continue reading
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What The Hell Just Happened In Europe? II
Originally posted on The Dish: You can makes plenty of arguments that the results in the European elections for the populist right and left are not that big a deal. For that perspective see here. I’m not sure I share… Continue reading
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The Collection Online | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: After Wikipaintings and GoogleArt, one of the real delights when you want to surf around through the greatest works of art. And the real museum ain’t so bad either if you happen to be in NYC. … Continue reading
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Robert Morse: Mad End
I love Robert Morse. Always have. When I was a young lad of ten or so with nothing to do on a Saturday afternoon out in the country, I would drop whatever playful thing I had planned for the day… Continue reading
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The Future of Work and Death
A documentary feature concerning the future of two ‘inevitable’ parts of the human condition; WORK and DEATH. Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” – Isaac Asimov… Continue reading
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Hilma af Klint
Like Vassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian and Kazimir Malevich, who have previously been regarded as the main protagonists of abstract art, Hilma af Klint was influenced by contemporary spiritual movements, such as spiritism, theosophy and, later, anthroposophy. Hilma af Klint’s oeuvre… Continue reading
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