Art Appreciation

Day:   Thursday

 Frequency:    1st & 3rd Thursday of the month

 Start time:   10:30 am

Venue :   Milton Baptist Church, Baytree Road

Group Leader:       groups.wsm.u3a@gmail.com

Description:

The Art Appreciation Group would usually meets from 10.30 am to 12.30pm .. on the first Thursday and third Thursday of the month

at the Milton Baptist Church hall, Baytree Road, BS22 8HJ

session fee applies ... and occasionally there are visits to exhibitions or

other arts events which may differ from this general guide. 

At the Milton Baptist Church hall, the usual £2.50 U3A session fee is payable.  

U3A

Art Appreciation Group

1 st & 3rd Thursday 10.30am

Milton Baptist Church Hall  

Art appreciation is a broad and personal thing…. and we can all Learn from what others find interesting. We are inviting members to bring a piece of art (in whatever form you like) to share what is special to them. You do not need to organise a presentation but simply be prepared to talk about it informally for a few minutes to those around you – although you can comment about it to the whole group if you wish. 

Thursday 16th May  10.30 am

Milton Baptist Church Hall

The Bristol Tapestry

We welcome Carole Tapper  and Sheila Dawkins from Bristol U3A who will show pictures of the Tapestry which describes the history of Bristol in a series of 27 panels. Sheila is one of the stitchers and she will share the story of the Tapestry’s composition. 

Thursday 20th June 10.30 am

Milton Baptist Church Hall

Gustave Caillebotte

We welcome Jan Cox to examine the work of Gustave Caillebotte who was a hugely important figure in Impressionist Paris.  He was a painter (The Floor Scrapers), supporter of other artists, and left an exceptional bequest of Impressionist works.

Thursday 18th July  10.30am

Milton Baptist Church

The Dutch Golden Age

An exploration of some of the paintings associated with this 17th century period often characterised by grandeur, richness and drama.

September 19th 10.30am Milton

Gustav Klimt

PAST MEETINGS 

April 18th Milton 10.30am

When Lucien met Francis

The link to view the pictures Chris showed us is:  pictures from lecture

Thursday 21st March 10.30 am

Milton Baptist Church Hall

“I’ve never heard of them”

We looked at some of the talented artists who have never become household names, along with the work of post-impressionist AUGUST MACKE

Sandy introduced us to a considerable number of unknown women artists and shared with us a wide variety of  pictures.  If you wish to view the pictures this is the link:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Jyh5mlp0IPvgmt8GBPxeLS7ZuQVmo7r5/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true 

Thursday 15th February 10.30 am

Milton Baptist Church Hall

War Art 

An exploration of art connected with war from early civilisations to the two world wars and highlighted a number of artists including Paul and John Nash, Stanley Spencer and Laura Knight amongst others.  The link to view the slides she used is:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KDPDvoP0dVZ2YhbdaMqEyRqQ7oBIHPbj/view?usp=share_link 

THE FILE WILL ONLY OPEN AFTER IT HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED

Thursday 18th January 10.30 am

Milton Baptist Church Hall 

The Art of Georgia in the crucible of Eastern Europe

Focussing on Georgia we explore how Georgian art was influenced by earlier cultures and also neighbouring cultures

16th November: 10.30am

Milton Baptist Church Hall

WINSLOW HOMER

An authentic America original. His paintings include camp life in the Civil War, time spent in England and the Tropics and finally the Maine coast. His sea paintings have been described as a legacy of such power as to be unique in all art

The slides Chris used can be viewed via this link:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1q4qGxFnc5zfLcrwAjMw1IxrL0pjOFb1A/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true

19th October: 10.30am

Milton Baptist Church Hall

INSIDE OUT

We look at how art history depicts the buildings that frame our lives -our use of the interior space and how the exteriors impact on our lives.

The PowerPoint presentation can be viewed here but I am warned it is a very large file and may take a time to load.

 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15iB73z_rXPVjc9HGSZZL7zewcnujCOXK/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true

21st September: 10.30am

Milton Baptist Church Hall 

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

Mirrors, like their reflections can be ambiguous and contradictory in their meaning. Do they show truth or illusion, beauty or vanity? Over the centuries artists have used mirrors and lenses to reflect those meanings. We will look at paintings, artefacts and installations. showing how glass in its many forms transformed their world and ours 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hHhFdbygrpSZswxx_4AWGHI3LPG3fQPz/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true

20th July 10.30am

Milton Baptist Church hall

Laura Knight

from Newlyn to Nuremberg and beyond

We trace the life and art of this accomplished,

successful and popular artist from her days with the

Newlyn School in the 1900s, to being made a DBE in

1929 and elected to the Royal Academy in 1936.

Lindsay very ably gave us a wider understanding of Laura Knight and her art.  The link for the slides she used is:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AOjaRTdLT57wAeJ9oaKBrJqgyM5ByhP6/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true

15th June 10.30am

Milton Baptist Church Hall

Vanessa Bell

and the Bloomsbury Group

We welcome David Ploss from Bristol who will explore

with us how Vanessa lived and loved with a set of

intriguing men and women who ignored the accepted

morality of the day and law of the land.  Things are

different today, of course, and the Bloomsbury Group

could openly pursue their libertine lifestyle.

David Ploss from Bristol U3A presented a session on Vanessa Bell which included a very insightful critique of her art and an overview of her colourful life style.  He showed us a considerable number of relevant slides and the link to view them is:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ohx8IUZqS0DT7buBN5yjF0VdZD1dIziQ/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true

18th May 10.30am

Milton Baptist Church Hall

Monet and Bazille were firm friends in the 1860s

Monet gained international fame. Bazille perished in

the Franco-Prussian War

We look at the art of those pioneering days

Monet and his association with Bazille who is little known and never fully achieved his potential as he was killed when a relatively young man in the Franco-Prussian war.  The link for the pictures Jan used is below:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lkEddS2EZldt25i9wGenf8PTTd43zSEQ/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true

It is another large file so be patient with it when you come to download it.

20th April 10.30am

Milton Baptist Church Hall

Book Illustrations

Never judge a book by its cover alone

Look at the illustrations first

We look at a selection from over 1300 years

The link to enable you to view the slides John used to illustrate his talk is as follows:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nZs1Cuzu3wGKDGrNPO3uyssGiDDpofRg/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true

This is quite a large file but hopefully no one will have difficulty accessing it.

Thursday 16th February 

Milton Baptist Church Hall

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NORMAN THELWELL

Not just ponies!

In this session we look at how his life and work were integrated.

Norman Thelwall: 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1w-O0yOEvVJ3eHI8qd2P8Eqg_MGwp4v1X/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true

Cubism: Love it or hate it cubism blew like an avant-garde wind through painting, sculpture, music, literature, and architecture in the early 20th century. 

Cubism:

Thursday 19th January 2023

Milton Baptist Church Hall 

JAPONISME

Today we shall explore the influence of Japanese Art on western culture.

The links for the slides she shared with us are below - both files are quite large so I hope you will not have difficulty downloading them: 

Japonisme (1): 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x2N_3OEzAIEzYg5N_oGZBHz7NOjOSA09/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true

Japonisme (2): 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nkKYmGHHRT7IcWGNC-Dyaiz2SVpelcUQ/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DKoaIoB1HkBsChbv21SRBpjjFRbJ2EbV/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true 

Thursday 16th March 10.30 am

Milton Baptist Church Hall

DIEGO RIVERA AND FRIDA KAHLO

are two Mexican artists who together struck an almost comic pose. In a tumultuous relationship they painted each other for 25 years and so much more – becoming two of the most important artists of the 20th century.

If you would like to view the slides Chris used the link is below: 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ihNcdPiw9kiUbji_wgq3A29StSfZBNsn/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true 

Thursday 15th December 2022

Through the eye of the Needle

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CM_4CyxnGfI6JvcsTqSV6j1lsB3wxB1H/view?usp=share_link 

24th November 2022
The Weather and Art by Sandy -
Zoom Links to presentation

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FsA1oo7Xq80R-TTytyb9_r4IWnYG5QmZ/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true  

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F-F0ehCzSwjqVyKw02X3wP9WiQ7oRKpp/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true 

Thursday 15th September 2022
Arts & Crafts Movement

We next meet at Milton on September 15th (10.30am) when we shall be looking at the Arts and Crafts movement with a particular emphasis on William Morris.  There is no meeting in August

The Glasgow Boys  -Thursday 21st July 2022

Jan Cox led us through an enlightening exploration of The Glasgow Boys and as ever we were pleased to benefit from his professional expertise. The slides he showed us can be accessed via this link:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kqtLrblEIlgA6CKl8_Ejf4dwXYYixk1J/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true  

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19th May 2022

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

We are to have another visit from our friend Chris Rivett from Bristol U3A who will lead us in an exploration of the life and work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh the Scottish architect and artist and his wife.  

We were very pleased to welcome Chris Rivett from the Bristol U3A to our first meeting for over two years and she gave us an interesting insight into the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife - a fitting beginning to the restarting of our meetings.  If you would like to look again at the slides Chris used or see them for the first time the link is below together with a copy of her accompanying notes which she has kindly shared with us:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1300Mgxxcxo6tbMh0PNniUYGOfHSCkmp-/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102539876868105070224&rtpof=true&sd=true

Charles Mackintosh notes can be found at Charles Mackintosh

17th March 2022

  'Inside Out’

We look at how art history depicts the buildings that frame our lives – our use of the interior space and how the exteriors impact on our lives.

The March session was a double act between Sandy and Ken entitled “Come Into My Parlour’ and ‘Come Outside’ and featured a wide variety of pictures on the ‘Inside’ and ‘Outside’ hence the over-arching title of ‘Inside Out’.

If you would like to view the related recordings the links are below (there is rather a long pause at the beginning of the ‘Parlour’ session but, fear not, Sandy IS there):

Come into my Parlour:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uGiPB74A7dtvh58D-H7yXVY-pyj_aiJl/view?usp=sharing

Come Outside:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E89IKAEWjQ95pGOl40q_Tvv2zqFWJvOa/view?usp=sharing

20th January 2022 : 10.30am - Zoom Meeting

ART & RELIGION

Art and Religion challenging us to consider what constitutes a religious piece of art - does the image need to have a specifically religious (not necessarily Christian) theme or is it one that evokes an emotional response? 

The link to view the talk is:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pi0QSwkI3Tq3sb2_PS2pMabJgPG-892D/view?usp=sharing 

The two parts of the talk are continuous so only one link is required.