Evolution of consciousness in Europe 6: The Axial Age continued Dr Charles Whitehead continues his series of blog posts on the many functions of art. Left: The Ecumenical Council, a large canvas painted by Salvador Dali, said to represent the convergence of all creation in Teilhard de Chardin’s “Omega Point”. 299.7×254cm (9ft 10in×8ft 4in), 1960. Centre: L’offrande de la Terre ou […]
Monthly Archives: January 2022
As part of her work placement with London Fine Art Studios, Molly spent the afternoon at the Tate Britain this week to familiarise herself with the work of artists we admire here at the studios, particularly John Singer-Sargent. This week I had the opportunity to visit the Tate Britain for the first time. For a […]
Albrecht Dürer, ‘Adam and Eve’, 1504 © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (RP-P-OB-1155) Need something to do to beat the January blues? Why not take a look at these 10 exhibitions to see in January 2022? Many exhibitions have been extended due to Covid, which means that you can still catch some of the most popular ones from […]
Zarathustra, Buddha, Confucius, and Plato were major cultural innovators whose teachings shaped the modern world, according to Karl Jaspers. Evolution of consciousness in Europe 6: The Axial Age Dr Charles Whitehead continues his series of blog posts on the many functions of art. The Axial Age: How did we become “modern”? Everything great in western civilisation […]