On 6 Jul, 2010 With
Hitler sketches that failed to secure his place at art academy to be auctioned Drawings believed to be those that Adolf Hitler submitted in a failed attempt to gain entry into the Vienna Academy of Art are to be auctioned. And a distinguished emeritus dean of art has studied them and said that today they would be considered only up to “moderate GCSE standard.” Some have speculated that Hitler’s rejection from art college helped shape his character in later years. He believed that it was a Jewish professor who had rejected his application to study at the academy. The works consist of nudes, human figures, various objects and landscapes including buildings. Most are dated 1908 – the year he was…
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On 20 Jun, 2010 With
Among all the artists of our day, is one standing almost alone, and singularly characterized in many respects. He is entirely wanting in that lofty religious character which fills with pureness and beauty the works of the early masters; he has not the great and impressive historical qualities of the school of Raffaelle, nor the daring sublimity of Michael Angelo; he has not the rich luxury of color that renders the works of the great Venetians so gorgeous, nor even that sort of striking reality which makes the subjects rendered by the Flemish masters incomparably life-like. Yet he is rich in qualities deeply attractive and interesting to the people, especially the French people, of our own day. He displays an…
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On 18 Jun, 2010 With
When Tower Hamlets Council announced that they would remove any graffiti by Banksy, he challenged them with this, in Bethnal Green. November 2007. Source: virginmedia.com
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On 18 Jun, 2010 With
Bristol City Council asked local residents to decide whether they wanted this piece removed in June 2006. Following a positive response, the graffiti was allowed to remain. Source: virginmedia.com
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On 18 Jun, 2010 With
When life and art collide … A fitness club ad running in Boston magazine that depicts nuns sketching a naked man has triggered protests among some members of the Bay State’s Catholic community. The ad for the Equinox Fitness Club is running in this month’s issue and some Catholic organizations blasted the photo saying it was offensive. C.J. Doyle of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts said the ad shows contempt for the Catholic religion. “It says a great deal about this perverse obsession in both the fashion industry and the advertising industry of exploiting and mocking and sexualizing Catholic religious imagery,” Doyle said. That’s the Catholic Action League for you … no sense of humor. Actual nuns have a…
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