David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


13 August 2023

Towards an ArithmeTAR of Regard


Melbourne's Lyon House Museum shows this image online ...

... and asks :

Should a painting be explored as a whole or as the sum of its parts? Or both?

How is it composed and structured? How does it set up a relationship with us as the viewer?

These questions will be explored by Dr Mimi Kelly and Corbett Lyon as they analyse four works from the Lyon Collection.

LOOKING AT PICTURES 🖼️
Sunday 20 August, 3pm – 4:30pm
$25pp



Towards an ArithmeTAR of Regard asks 

Should TAR be explored as a whole or as the sum of its parts? Or both?

How is TAR composed and structured? How does TAR set up a relationship with us as the Actor?

FIAPCE presents LOOKING AT LOOKING


Theatre of the Actors of Regard 
detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something...
  
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