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Monday, 30 June 2025

Artlyst: The Art Diary July 2025

My July Art Diary for Artlyst has been published today. The July Art Diary begins with exhibitions in and reflection on ecclesiastical buildings, through the Liverpool Biennial and the Waterloo Festival. Moments from the wide-ranging engagement between religion and art are featured in exhibitions at the Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Waddesdon Manor, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others. Reflection on the place of myth in the human story can be found in exhibitions at the Parsonage Gallery and the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. At the same time, ‘Worldbuilding and Wonder’ explores the experience of people with autism about the concept at Firstsite Gallery:

'The late Terry Fyffe was also an artist who dedicated himself to the pursuit of creative expression and spiritual exploration. A new website dedicated to his life, art and legacy has recently been launched. Designed as a resource for artists, curators, collectors, students, and art enthusiasts, this site offers a comprehensive insight into his prolific career and extraordinary body of work.

Fyffe built a remarkable career over four decades, predominantly based in London. He described his style as “figurative, expressionist painting, about the struggle for self-realisation.” Daniel Farson wrote that: “Ffyffe is a true painter in the classical tradition. A fluent draughtsman, he understands the challenge of paint and twists it to his advantage.” ...

I was fortunate to exhibit at St Stephen Walbrook an exhibition that brought together the last works that Fyffe was working on before this profound change combined with his new work depicting the beauty of the hidden world of nature and the inner world of the mind. It was his last major exhibition and one that was particularly satisfying for him.'

For more on Terry Ffyffe see here, here, here, here, and here. For more on Pablo Bronstein see here. For more on Paul Thek see here and here. For more on Paula Rego see here and here.

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David Ackles - I've Been Loved.
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Friday, 8 September 2023

Church Times - Book review: Majesty by Richard Harries

My latest review for Church Times is on 'Majesty: Reflections on the life of Christ with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II' by Richard Harries:

'In his writing on art, Harries has picked up the mantle left by Sister Wendy Beckett of writing popular reflections that combine art history and Christian contemplation. This is a vital task, as much that is written on the visual arts in a church context is primarily geared to an academic audience, and images such as those chosen by Harries deserve to be more widely appreciated than that context makes possible.'

For more on 'Majesty' and Richard Harries, read my Artlyst piece on 'Paula Rego and Lord Harries Respond to Art and Religion'.

Other of my pieces for Church Times can be found here. My writing for ArtWay can be found here. My pieces for Artlyst are here and those for Art+Christianity are here.

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Bill Fay - The Healing Day.
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Tuesday, 5 September 2023

Artlyst: Paula Rego And Lord Harries Respond To Art And Religion

My latest article for Artlyst highlights approaches to the interface between art and religion used by Paula Rego and Richard Harries:

'As Rego viewed paintings by Crivelli in the National Gallery’s collection, she imagined herself walking down the street depicted in Crivelli’s ‘Annunciation with Saint Emidius’ and re-emerging alongside Saint Sebastian in the ‘La Madonna della Rondine’ altarpiece. This inspired her to imagine a world in which Crivelli’s saints would co-exist within the same space and led to her decision to create her own version of the garden ...

Rego’s work as Associate Artist at the National Gallery represents one way of responding to the Western tradition of art and religion; Richard Harries’ book ‘Majesty’ represents another. ‘Majesty’ spotlights 50 iconic paintings from the Royal Collection and a variety of renowned museums throughout the world, including The Met, MOMA, National Gallery, Vatican Museums, The Hermitage and more. With a commentary on each artwork by the former Bishop of Oxford and House of Lords life peer, the book juxtaposes important artworks – Caravaggio to Van Gogh, Raphael to Rembrandt – with quotes from Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s beloved Christmas broadcasts and words of wisdom from the Gospels.'

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The Sheep - Alpha and Omega.
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Wednesday, 4 January 2023

Artlyst: Surveying New Exhibitions With A Spiritual Twist January 2023 Art Diary

My January diary for Artlyst surveys current & upcoming exhibitions at the turn of the year to find evidence of the breadth and depth of the past and present engagement between art and spirituality. Includes: Nick Cave; M.K Čiurlionis; Samson Kambalu; Kamala Ibrahim Ishag; Sin; Marya Kazoun; Korakrit Arunanondchai; The Blind Jesus; Zayn Qahtani; Peter Callesen; Maja Lisa Engelhardt; Mike Nelson; Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers; The Rossettis; Hilma Af Klint and Piet Mondrian; Saint Francis of Assisi; Peter Howson; Paula Rego; and Pesellino: A Renaissance Master Revealed:

'Surveying current and upcoming exhibitions at the turn of the year provides evidence of the breadth and depth of the past and present engagement between art and spirituality ...

From renaissance altarpieces to sci-fi installations via an international collection of artists drawn from across the ages and works influenced by Christianity, humanism, shamanism, spiritualism, theosophy, and Zār, means that a breadth of exploration characterises the engagement between art and spirituality to be experienced in 2023.'

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Nick Cave - Fireflies.
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