SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN ... one of the most extraordinary architectural commissions EVER was the building of churches in London after the Great Fire ... in an extraordinary sequel, many of them had to be re-built after the Blitz in World War 2

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christopher_Wren_churches_in_London

Wren took on the supervision of this project when he was thirty-three years old.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Wren

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral

canaletto painted the cathedral in 1746, 36 years after its completion ... 

and again in 1754, 44 years after the completion

magritte's EMPIRE OF LIGHT paintings ... he painted many versions ... gonna have to put them in order ... and find some links to essays ...

1953 or 1954

https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/2594

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empire_of_Light

https://www.sfmoma.org/read/its-being-picture-dominion-light-sfmoma/

Dr. Molly Dorkin’s excellent catalogue for Simon Dickinson identifies 17 paintings in this series.

https://www.simondickinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Magritte-LEmpire-des-Lumieres.pdf

painted in 1947

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5138353

sold in november 2023

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6453096

painted in 1951

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/the-mo-ostin-collection-evening-auction/lempire-des-lumieres-2

painted in 1952

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-3905814

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5895982

painted in 1955

painted in 1958

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1404206

painted in 1961

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/modern-contemporary-evening-auction/lempire-des-lumieres-2

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6230269

painted in 1967

to be continued, as & when ...

 

LAURIE LIPTON ... i feel compelled to begin a scrapbook of some of her pieces ... to be continued "as & when" ... i had glimpsed her work before, but had dismissed it as lurid sensationalism, at a glance ...

The Fates

https://vimeo.com/153092461

https://vimeo.com/179657268

 

etc, etc ... but prolifically ...

carlos relvas ... prolific glass-plate photographer, owner of the most wonderful studio ... free spirit, maybe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDeR_2ggV9w

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Relvas

...  to be continued ... possibly, maybe ...

glyn philpot ...

ever since i owned a computer, i've spent ages hunting for images of paintings i like, and as the years go by so better quality images become available to replace those already saved ... gradually, the textures of paint and canvas are revealed ... and this morning just a quick trawl has given these refreshed images ... glyn philpot had the knack of making lovely people look even better ...

 

... to be continued, as & when ...

a link to KATHLEEN RAINE's short book about WILLIAM BLAKE

https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.240977/mode/2up?view=theater

 

dino valls ... i had never heard of him until five minutes ago ... i am wondering how to begin to untangle his narratives ... so much might be lost in translation

https://medinart.eu/works/dino-valls/

https://onarto.com/dino-valls-avant-garde-figurative-painter/

https://theoriginalvangoghsearanthology.com/2013/05/23/an-interview-with-dino-valls/

https://dinovalls.com/

the wastewater filtration plant at eastbourne ... i was reminded of it when i saw this picture of the fortress at deal ...

although i first set eyes on the eastbourne poo palace many years ago, it had never occured to me that this is just the superstructure of a larger underground facility ... which has recently been upgraded

https://www.biwater.com/innovation/innovation-spotlight/

https://flexcrete.com/major-upgrade-of-eastbourne-wastewater-treatment-works/

wimmin in white ... part XX ... the eternal scrapbook ...

 

... to be continued, as & when ...