Loaded with symbolism, the colour blue creates meaning, provokes emotion and ignites memory on a personal, and a cultural level.
Loaded with symbolism, the colour blue creates meaning, provokes emotion and ignites memory on a personal, and a cultural level, throughout the world.
From the scared shade of Ultramarine, to the ancient roots of Indigo, to the startling alchemy of Prussian, blue has been used to venerate icons since the earliest human civilizations. Enjoy this rich history of colour via two powerful forces: Impressionism and Japanese Print.
When Monet’s water-lilies met Hokusai’s Great Wave, the values of art changed forever.
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Booking not required. Doors open at 6:30pm for refreshments. Lecture at 7pm (one hour). Guests are always welcome £7 cash on the door or use one of your tokens. Available to purchase £15 for 3 tokens.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Miss Alice White
Alice White is a contemporary oil-painter, and a Tutor at the University of the Arts London and University College London. She has provided Guest Lectures at Kings College London, The Art Workers' Guild, the Courtauld Institute of Art.
Her essay 'A Painter's Perspective' is published in Alfred Cohen: An American Artist in Europe (Alfred Cohen Art Foundation and Ben Uri Gallery 2020). Her article ‘How to Look at Painting’ was printed in The Art Society Magazine (July 2020).
Alice’s solo show A New Wave documented her year’s residency as Artist for Animals at ZSL London Zoo. Recent projects include The Art of Science (Scott Polar Institute, University of Cambridge 2021). She regularly exhibits at the Mall Galleries in London.
Awards include the Russell and Chapple Prize for an Outstanding work in Oils (Royal Society of Marine Artists 2017) and the Time Space Money Bursary (A-n The Artist Information Company/Arts Council England 2020).
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