Places are available for the Gallery Talk on Modern British Art at Tate Britain on Tuesday 24th May, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. The theme of the talk will be World War II and Abstraction, including artists such as Francis Bacon, Paul Nash and Patrick Heron.
Please contact me if you would like to join the group that morning and I will send you further details.
The War Artists Committee commissioned artists to record aspects of the war, for example, Paul Nash, whose imaginative powers produced extraordinary, memorable, visionary landscapes. Francis Bacon became one of the major figures of post-war art, his anguished vision of man taking the form of disturbing bestial images, powerful equivalents for feelings. Patrick Heron's exploration of colour and light in his refreshing abstract paintings took inspiration from the flowers in his Cornish garden and the light of the southwest coast.
We will also be looking at 'The Procession', Hew Locke's visually breathtaking and powerfully thought-provoking installation in the Duveen galleries.
I look forward to guiding you through the wonderful art treasures in the beautiful surroundings of Tate Britain.