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Not much time to include this but can’t ignore art without mentioning the amazing murals that are an essential part of the Manchester landscape! What many people won’t know about Manchester is that the Town Hall has a series of 12 murals (strictly 4 canvas and 8 murals) completed in 1879 by Ford Madox-Brown. Intending […]
Loved and hated in equal measure the Manchester Arndale Centre (‘the Arndale’ or ‘Manchester Arndale’) was one of a number of shopping centres built in the UK by the Arndale Property Trust. Set up in the 1950s, the trust (the name originates from founders Arnold Hagenbach and Sam Chippindale) built shopping complexes of varying sizes, […]
A fabulous building, falling into disrepair and neglected since closure in the 1989, Gorton Monastery is one of my favourite buildings in Manchester. Seeing it restored to its former glory and becoming once again a part of the community is an amazing testament to the spirit of the local community in spearheading its renovation and, […]
Situated in the heart of Manchester, Manchester Art Gallery comprises 3 buildings: Main building was built as Royal Manchester Institution, a learned society, in 1823. Designed by Charles Barry in the Greek Ionic style. The Athenaeum, built in 1837 was also designed by Barry, in Italian Pallazo style. A third, newer building was constructed in […]
I have watched many interviews with, and programmes by, Grayson Perry. His interviews are candid, challenging, often controversial. He often discusses in particular, the concepts of art and art vs craft in a uniquely honest, open way. With a complex series of works such as the Vanity of Small Differences it […]
‘Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century. In its purest form, it is a style principally derived from the architecture of classical antiquity, the Vitruvian principles, and the work of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio.’ (Wikipedia) Flourished 1750-1830 but as early as the 1680s the French architect Claude Perrault rejected Renaissance concept […]
Realism ‘In its specific sense realism refers to a mid nineteenth century artistic movement characterised by subjects painted from everyday life in a naturalistic manner; however the term is also generally used to describe artworks painted in a realistic almost photographic way. … realist subject matter meant scenes of peasant and working class life, the […]
