Finished in the New Creation The flourishing hand of Bach, interweaving the sum of his works, leaves unfinished his Art of Fugue, interrupted, solely, by the glory of God. The measureless hand of Coleridge, dreaming an early work, leaves unfinished his Kubla Khan, interrupted, perhaps, by the person from Porlock. The impressive hand of Turner, … Continue Reading
‘Stations of the Cross’ by Patrice Moor A Fulcrum Art Review by Elizabeth Adekunle ‘As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no’. John Donne Death is something that many of us find difficult to … Continue Reading
Perceptions of the Cross Fulcrum Newsletter, April 2010 by Graham Kings copublished, with permission, with The Times online, Faith Central, Good Friday 2 April 2010 ‘An eagle landing on a tree’; ‘a helicopter’; ‘a bird with heavy wings trying to take off’; ‘Jesus on the cross’. Perceptions of Jonathan Clarke’s six-foot tall sculpture, ‘The Eighth … Continue Reading
The Royal Academy of Arts’ The Real Van Gogh exhibition, which opened on January 23, 2010, is reportedly the first major loan exhibition of the works of this great artist that has been seen in London in over forty years. In light of this fact, it might be thought that the exhibition needs no further justification, at … Continue Reading
Renewing the Face of the Earth, by David Atkinson Reviewed by John Davidson Originally published in the Bulletin of the Society of Ordained Scientists, number 45: Autumn 2009 David Atkinson is a member of the Society of Ordained Scientists, and has recently retired as Bishop of Thetford.Though his background is in organic chemistry and X-ray … Continue Reading
‘The Sacred made Real’ Spanish painting and culture 1600-1700 by Elizabeth Adekunle This unique exhibition draws together the traditions of 17th century Spain, the Roman Catholic church and the Spanish tradition of wood carving and polychrome (painted in different colours). This exhibition transports us back to Spain and a new art that emerged in order … Continue Reading
‘How It Is’ by James Mercer The current commission in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern is titled ‘How It Is’. Conceived and designed by Polish artist Miroslaw Balka, the exhibit is a giant grey steel structure, enclosing a vast dark chamber. Hovering somewhere between sculpture and architecture, on 2 metre stilts, it stands 13 metres … Continue Reading
African Art by Elizabeth Adekunle “Yes indeed there is an entity called “Africa”, but the creative entities within its dark humus – fecund, restive and protean – burst through the surface of the presumed monolithic reality and invade the stratosphere with unsuspected shapes and tints of the individual vision. And there, we know, the ancestors … Continue Reading
‘Picasso: Challenging the Past’ at the National Gallery A Reflection by Elizabeth Adekunle Picasso for the 21st-century Pablo Picasso is regarded as the most prolific and arguably one of the greatest and most popular artists of the 20th-century. Born in Malaga in Spain, he lived in France for most of his life and died in … Continue Reading
Acts 10.34–43; John 20.1–18 a sermon at the Eucharist in Durham Cathedral on Easter Day 2009 copublished with the NT Wright page Let beauty awake in the morn from beautiful dreams, Beauty awake from rest! Let Beauty awake For Beauty’s sake In the hour when the birds awake in the brake And the stars are … Continue Reading