Update

Apologies for not posting much as of late. Due to Covid-19, exhibitions have been cancelled until further notice. Hope you all stay well and look after yourselves in this trying time. I will endeavour to update this blog as often as I can. Although I will be limited on the content I can post, due... Continue Reading →

Van Gogh’s “The Bridge in the Rain”- Analysis

I first was made aware of this work through reading about Utagawa Hiroshige's (1797-1858) "Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi bridge and Atake". Vincent Van Gogh, according to Thomas J. Craughwell, was very much inspired by Japonisme, a movement that was flourishing in Europe in the 19th century. Exposure to Japanese art, thanks to trade, had inspired... Continue Reading →

Projects I have been working on (continued)

Missing Art Pieces is an ongoing collaborative project that I had also started from my studies. Like Ominous Writings, this project had taken place on Instagram. The interface on Instagram was ideal for capturing different styles of art through a thumbnail gallery, and like an exhibition, each work had a summary (much like wall text).... Continue Reading →

Projects I have been working on

Ominous Writings was a project that had started from Art Criticism class. I had used Instagram to write short reviews based on artwork I had seen. These reviews took on short sentences, much like a newspaper publication. It had originally been more narrative focussed, but gradually become more related to artworks I had seen in... Continue Reading →

A warm welcome to my blog

To Artists, Art Writers, Curators, Art Enthusiasts (or those just simply browsing), thank you for visiting Critical Art Writings. I recently graduated from a Bachelor's degree in Art History and Curating and thoroughly enjoyed art writing so much that I wanted to continue the projects I had started from my studies. Both of these projects... Continue Reading →

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