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Haydn Dickenson
May 19, 20234 min read
BURN BABY BURN
Look out at the night sky and, if you are like me, be humbled and grounded by the vastness and majesty that you drink in with your eyes;...
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Haydn Dickenson
May 10, 20232 min read
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN
Many years ago, during a particularly difficult time in my life, I embarked on a course of hypnotherapy. I remember my therapist, when...
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Haydn Dickenson
May 10, 20232 min read
STAGES AND CHANGES
Each time I paint, I am conscious of how the act, the process, the sensations and the outcome are never the same. Recently I have been...
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Haydn Dickenson
May 6, 20232 min read
AN INVITATION TO COMPLETE...
Bridget Riley, now 92 years of age and a doyenne of the British Op Art (Optical Art) movement, has stated: “My work is completed by the...
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Haydn Dickenson
May 6, 20234 min read
KEROSENE AND A LIT MATCH: AN INTERPRETATION OF PICASSO
The name 'Picasso' is on the lips of anyone invited to name a famous artist. He has even become the subject of a thousands-fold...
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Haydn Dickenson
May 1, 20235 min read
BEGINNINGS
In my April newsletter, I announced a new feature for the blog, in the form of occasional articles by guest contributors. Today I am...
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Haydn Dickenson
Apr 24, 20233 min read
TO FRAME OR NOT TO FRAME?
That really is “the question”, or at least one of them. To me, framing is an intensely personal matter, so over the years I have usually...
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Haydn Dickenson
Apr 18, 20232 min read
A FEMALE POP PIONEER
Ask someone about Pop Art, and the names put forward as examples will probably be Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and, perhaps, Jeff Koons....
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Haydn Dickenson
Apr 12, 20233 min read
ART AND 'TERROIR'
I have just returned from a short holiday in one of my favourite places on earth, the Languedoc mountains in Southern France, where I...
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Haydn Dickenson
Apr 2, 20234 min read
INNER AND OUTER SPACE AND OTHER THOUGHTS
Of all twentieth century artists, the American abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) arguably embodies most fully the...
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Haydn Dickenson
Mar 26, 20231 min read
AI ART - MY INTERNAL HORROR
I have been strongly advised to write about AI (Artificial Intelligence) Art. I have so far resisted, because the subject fills me with...
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Haydn Dickenson
Mar 22, 20233 min read
THOUGHTS AND AFTERTHOUGHTS
A piece of writing which I much admire is the collection of essays, MUSICAL THOUGHTS AND AFTERTHOUGHTS, by the great pianist Alfred...
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Haydn Dickenson
Mar 17, 20232 min read
DARK VERSUS LIGHT
Firstly, dear readers, you may notice a few changes in the layout of this site, as of this week. I decided to treat you all to a few...
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Haydn Dickenson
Mar 11, 20233 min read
THE NUDE: AMBIVALENCE AND CENSORSHIP FROM MICHELANGELO TO MAPPLETHORPE
When my mother trained at art college in the 1940's and 50's, she spent an entire year studying anatomy and life-drawing. As a result of...
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Haydn Dickenson
Mar 9, 20232 min read
BEING TRUE TO ONESELF IN ART
In a beautiful 1997 interview, David Bowie spoke eloquently about being true to oneself as an artist. “Never work for other people”, he...
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Haydn Dickenson
Mar 5, 20235 min read
CONCEPTUAL ART - WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
In 1929, René Magritte painted his iconic and justly famous painting, THE TREACHERY OF IMAGES, in which he depicts a beautifully executed...
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Haydn Dickenson
Feb 26, 20232 min read
QUARTER-CENTURY: THERE'S NO TURNING BACK
This post marks the 'QUARTER-CENTURY' of blog since its inception last August! Thank you to all of you for your support. Welcome...
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Haydn Dickenson
Feb 24, 20233 min read
THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC ON MY WORK
Another of my readers has kindly taken up the baton that I presented in my twenty-first post, ANY REQUESTS? and asked me a question....
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Haydn Dickenson
Feb 22, 20235 min read
THE VISUAL ARTS AND PERMANENCE
A little while ago, my blog article 'ANY REQUESTS' invited suggestions for discussion. This invitation remains open, so please do keep...
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Haydn Dickenson
Feb 17, 20234 min read
ART AND TALENT
In response to my last article 'Any Requests', one of my readers has kindly offered the following question: “What do you think about the...
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