Art world links which caught my eye...
Edward Burra "The Snack Bar" oil on canvas (1930)
The establishment art world needs serious reform. The Marxist destruction of Postmodernism have made our cultural institutions irrelevant at best, to actively toxic at worst. This 2018 article address an earlier phase of artistic renewal, represented by English painter Edward Burra (March 29,1905 – October 22, 1976).
"At the end of the First World War, art was used as a powerful vehicle for rebuilding society and memory in a period of widespread grief and trauma. A new kind of imagery evolved in response to the atrocities and devastation, and Tate Britain's current exhibition, 'Aftermath', explores the different ways art developed in the post-war years. Timed to coincide with the centenary of the end of the war and running until September 24, the exhibition looks at the war's impact on England, France and Germany and how it was articulated through art...
"British artist Edward Burra (1905–1976) was too young to have served in the war, but he endured his own suffering throughout his life in the form of terrible arthritis. Painting and drawing consequently became an escape from the physical limitations of his body. Though he never experienced active service, he was an acute observer of the effects of war on society and, through this awareness, combined with the influence of German art and the Dada and Surrealist movements that were then developing in Switzerland and France, he evolved a distinct, if enigmatic, style...
"Burra's scenes often have dark and menacing undercurrents, featuring marginalised characters on the fringes of society. The Snack Bar, though less overtly political than other works, is typical of this: a city bar at night with stark, artificial lighting illuminating a barman opposite his female customer. The man slices a fleshy pink ham while venturing a sideways glance at his client, whose fur coat, jewellery and gaudy make-up suggest she is a prostitute."
Read the full article here: COUNTRY LIFE - In Focus: The evocative, sensual masterpiece created in the wake of the First World War
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