|
Arts Alert Thursday, Aug. 17 by Cathleen Bond
If you haven't seen the Francisco Goya exhibit at the AGO, you should definitely make this crucial art stop. Goya is considered to be the "Father of Modern Art." He started painting at the tail end of the Baroque period and
rather than follow the rules of his predecessors, Goya took a different tact. He decided to express what he was thinking and feeling frankly; and nowhere is this searing insight more apparent than the print series Los Disparates (The Follies).
For unknown reasons the series wasn't published until 1864, translating into a 40-year period between creation and appreciation. Los Disparates (sometimes referred to as Los Proverbios), contains a variety of subject
matter, however Goya's use of line density, tonal variation and contour are a constant thread throughout the series, coming together to create a terrifying artistic vision.
A Stolen Bell
These
are questions that Robert Winslow, artistic director and co-founder of 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook hopes to address in his new production of Crossings (The Bell of Batoche.) The 4th Line Theatre has established quite a
reputation as an outdoor theatre that mounts productions dealing with the region's history. Crossings (The Bell of Batoche) is the company's most
ambitious project to date. Let's hope the bell makes its way to some other
Canadian theatres. After all, it made the trip from Saskatchewan.
Crossings (The Bell of Batoche) "will be performed on the outdoor stages of Winslow's 100 acre farm, the fields of which serve as a natural stage for the dramas his company presents there. Audience members can expect to see horses,
battle scenes, and actors from all three cultural groups as the stories of the 1885 Resistance unfold."
Fine Tuning
|
>> Summer Fun: Links to the best in festivals, music, theatre, fairs right across Canada. Start planning your holidays here.
>> Public Art:
>> Mags & Zines:
>> Digital Art:
>> Cancon
Quiz
F e a t u r e s:
>> Interview:
>> Interview:
>> Public Library in Peril
>> Culture at the Crossroads
>> Web Wizard
>> The Literary Novelist
>>
Archives:
|
Los Disparates, completed in 1816, reflects an intense personal pessimism, as well as addressing the "civil and social chaos of 19th century Spain and provide a disturbing commentary on human nature. Each of
the 18 etchings depicts isolated figures in dark, often nightmarish landscapes. While some plates appear harmlessly satirical, others depict gruesome monsters or attacks on innocents."
Twenty clicks through Canadian
culture: Test your memory, from Anne of Green Gables to Shift.