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JMW Turner: Rise to Fame
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Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) was the star of his generation of artists. His bold paintings challenged convention and still …
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Critical Dilation: How William Hazlitt Judged Paintings
For William Hazlitt paintings become politically charged when their self-contained worlds make us aware of our creative potential for renewing …
The Making of a Triptych: The Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi 1861 by Edward Burne-Jones
This paper examines Edward Burne-Jones’s commission to make an altarpiece for St Paul’s church, Brighton. For this, his first major …
J.M.W. Turner: Fire at the Tower of London
New research has solved the mystery about J.M.W. Turner’s watercolour sketches, which were previously thought to show the notorious fire …
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Into the light with JMW Turner
The work of J.M.W. Turner has influenced a wide range of cinematographers, filmmakers and artists working with film over the …
The detritus of the future and pleasure of the past: Ruin Lust at Tate Britain
The exhibition Ruin Lust at Tate Britain explores artists’ and subsequently photographers’ fascination with the ruin, via works from JMW …
Gazing into the watery abyss: Aquatopia: The Imaginary of the Ocean Deep at Tate St Ives
Ninety per cent of the world’s oceans remain unexplored, fuelling our fascination for and fear of the sea for centuries, …
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Turner Prize 1989 artists: Gillian Ayres
Gillian Ayers is an English painter. She studied at Camberwell School of Art, London (1946–50). Painters such as Henry Mundy …
Turner Prize 2005 artists: Gillian Carnegie
Gillian Carnegie has been nominated for her solo exhibition at Cabinet, London.
Turner Prize 1997 artists: Gillian Wearing
Gillian Wearing has described her working method as ‘editing life'. By using photography and video to record the confessions of …
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Who is J.M.W. Turner?
Gaze upon the amazing shimmering landscapes of the first modern painter!
Paint like JMW Turner
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