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Haydn Dickenson
Jan 284 min read
MALE ESSENCE - ONE ARTIST'S VIEW
I was recently sent a family photo that unfortunately brought flooding back some memories of a traumatic period in my life. The era was...
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Haydn Dickenson
Nov 22, 20244 min read
BON APPETIT
There are a few paintings hanging in galleries across the world that hold a legendary, almost folkloric attraction. People make...
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Haydn Dickenson
Jul 14, 20244 min read
BODIES: MONSTROUS OR MAGNIFICENT, AND THE USE OF PHOTOS AS PAINTING REFERENCE.
I knew an amazing lady, now sadly deceased, who was celebrated as a doyenne of the British film industry. That lady was Renée Glynne, and...
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Haydn Dickenson
Aug 26, 20232 min read
PAINTING ON THE FRAME, AND A BIRTHDAY.
The great English abstractionist Howard Hodgkin passed away in 2017. Had he lived, he would have been 91 on 6th August this year. Apart...
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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
Jan 12, 20235 min read
WHY WE NEED ABSTRACT ART TODAY
Ok, I'm biased. I am an abstract artist. I do a little figurative work – I used to do a lot more – sensual nude studies, mainly to...
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