Posted in Art and Culture on Aug 31st, 2007
MJMAN Mersey Jewellers and Metal Artists Network presents a satellite exhibition at FACT, of exciting new work by some of the best contemporary jewellers from Merseyside. Including highly individual jewellery, accessories and precious objects all work is for purchase.
In the FACT bookshop until 15th September 2007
88 Wood Street
Liverpool L1 4 QD
www.fact.co.uk
Posted in Art and Culture on Aug 31st, 2007
Hidden treasures revealed
LIVERPOOL is marking its 800th birthday with a special month-long Heritage Open Days programme.
The city has launched a national pilot which will extend the event beyond its usual 4-day run. Between August 30 and September 30, over 250 of Merseyside’s most famous sites will open their doors to the public - ranging from The Athenaeum to Anfield Cemetery. There will also be a full programme of associated events, including tours, walks and family activities.
Heritage Open Days offers free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission. It is co-ordinated nationally by the Civic Trust with support from English Heritage and an army of 30,000 volunteers.
The Merseyside programme is organised by the Liverpool Culture Company, all Merseyside boroughs and the Civic Trust.
Full listings for Heritage Open Days events are available at www.liverpool08.com.
During the month Liverpool will also host a major local history fair and conference. The Big History Show takes place at St George’s Hall between September 14 and 16.
Posted in Art and Culture on Aug 31st, 2007
This virtual rendering of the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall almost looks better than the real thing.
Its a promo for the orchestra’s live performance in the Second Life virtual world on September 14 2007
I’m not so keen on the second life thing myself, you have to download an application to run on your PC and it has a tendency to hog the machine
Details:
http://www.liverpoolphil.com/content/homepagefeatures/SecondLife.aspx
Posted in Art and Culture on Aug 31st, 2007
Curators Ian Murphy & Alan Scarth with the 100 year old painting
The Liver Building looks a bit narrow to me.
LIVERPOOL PANORAMA 1907
New acquisition. On display to the public from Monday September 3 2007
A stunning aerial view oil painting showing the Liverpool waterfront at the height of the city’s prosperity 100 years ago has been acquired by Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Modern Liverpool 1907 by Walter Richards shows existing buildings and some that were only planned when the painting was done. It captures the bustling atmosphere of the port when it was the Second City of the British Empire, celebrating its 700th anniversary.
A Cunard liner which could be either the Mauretania or her ill-fated sister Lusitania is moored at the Prince’s Stage while smaller ships and ferries can be seen nearby.
The pace-setting Liver Building is depicted although it was not completed until 1911. Other buildings unfinished when the painting was done include the Anglican Cathedral – shown with twin towers as originally planned.
Docks which have long gone include the George’s Dock on the site of the Cunard Building and the Manchester Dock where the new Museum of Liverpool is being built.
Tony Tibbles, director of Merseyside Maritime Museum, says: “This remarkable panorama is an important addition to our collection of Liverpool waterfront views dating from 1680 to the 1960s.
“Here ships, streets and buildings are painted in painstaking detail. The artist has caught the smoky atmosphere of Edwardian Liverpool with its thousands of chimneys.
“This painting gives a fascinating insight into the city at the height of its powers. It is so realistic you can almost hear the ships’ hooters and the cries of the seagulls.”
There are many small details including: a group of women carrying parasols and wearing elaborate hats stand next to a yellow Rolls Royce, trams come to and fro at the Pier Head, the Overhead Railway stretches along dockland, Lime Street and Exchange Stations are the city’s main termini, the domed Customs House faces Albert Dock and the White Star Line office still has its original clock.
Modern Liverpool 1907, which measures about 6 ft by 2 ft, was last on public show during the Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in 1907. For many years the painting was in the board room of a long-established city centre car sales business.
It later went into a private collection from which it has been acquired.
Liverpool-based Walter Richards exhibited regularly at the Walker Autumn Exhibitions during the early part of the 20th century.
Colour lithographs based on the painting are believed to have been distributed by the Liverpool Daily Post in 1907.
Modern Liverpool 1907 will be on display in the Art & The Sea gallery at Merseyside Maritime Museum from 3 September 2007.
Posted in Art and Culture on Aug 31st, 2007
Liverpool artwork of the day - Friday August 31 2007. Canada Timber Docks, Liverpool. Towards Close of Day by Robert Dudley (active 1865 - 1891) in Maritime Museum
This atmospheric view of Canada Dock vividly captures the hustle and bustle of the port in the 1870s. The number of horses shown underlines the importance of horse-drawn carts in carrying goods from the docks to the warehouses.
Canada Dock was the last dock designed and built by Jesse Hartley, the Dock Board’s most prolific and famous engineer. It opened in 1858. Canada was Britain’s major source of timber at this period.
On permanent loan from the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company.
Posted in Art on Aug 31st, 2007
Another eagerly anticipated gig last night, Sonic Youth in darkest Camden….. This was unlike your run of the mill
Posted in Art on Aug 31st, 2007
I really like these posters done by the London based agency RKCR Y&R which illustrate all the things you can
Posted in Art on Aug 31st, 2007
A picture of Michael O´Brien: Christ Grieving…below is the author´s comment about his work: Christ embraces the whole world,
Posted in Art on Aug 31st, 2007
In 1996, two academics from the school of Art & Design at the University of Wolverhampton went to China to
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