Tuesday, 23 April 2019

Paintpot Angel (Angel with Paintpot) by Banksy

This sculpture was in the 'Banksy versus Bristol' Museum exhibition held in 2009 at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery. Banksy donated this work after the exhibition and it has remained on display since then at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Winterstoke (Front) Hall.



Paint Pot Angel (2009) – Mixed media by Banksy (born in 1974). 

It is cast in resin with commercial paint, on a painted wooden base.

Location of the museum

Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery,
Queen's Road,
Bristol, BS8 1RL
UK

Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery Website


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Thursday, 18 April 2019

Aristide Maillol statues in Paris

These statues are located in the Jardin des Tuileries (near the Louvres Museum) in Paris, France. 




Monument à Cézanne (1925 – lead) by Aristide Maillol 




Air (lead) by Aristide Maillol



For the sculpture “Air”, Maillol modeled Dina Vierny (who was Maillol’s muse for the last 10 years of his life – she also modeled for Matisse and Bonnard) in plaster in 1938. This casts is one of an edition of six.



Monument aux morts de Port Vendres (1923 – lead) by Aristide Maillol 



The model for this work was also Dina Vierny. For the original war monument (for World War 1), the statue is in stone.




Related article


Aristide Maillol on Wikipedia

Monday, 15 April 2019

Grim Reaper 2003 by Banksy

Banksy painted the Grim Reaper onto the Thekla ship and nightclub venue in 2003.

Exposure to the elements was causing ongoing damage. In August 2014, while the Thekla was in dry dock, DHP Family (owner of the boat) removed the Grim Reaper from the ship’s steel hull.

This artwork is now on a long term loan and exhibited at the M-Shed museum in Bristol (UK).



Grim Reaper 2003 by Banksy 



The Thekla 


The Museum

M Shed
Princes Wharf
Wapping Rd
Bristol BS1 4RN
UK

M Shed website


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Thursday, 11 April 2019

Kelmscott Manor garden


Kelmscott Manor garden – Oil on canvas panel (6” x 8”) by Benoit Philippe 


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Monday, 8 April 2019

The Florist by Jody Thomas



Jody Thomas is artist and designer based in Bristol, UK. 



This mural is located in Charlotte Street, This mural was painted in 2018 on the wall of The Florist, a new restaurant on Park Street in the centre of Bristol, UK. 



Official site of Jody Thomas: Jody Art 

Monday, 1 April 2019

Devolved Parliament by Banksy


This painting is on show from 28 March to 1 September 2019 at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery. It was first exhibited there during the 2009 Banksy exhibition that was visited by 300,000 people…



Devolved Parliament – Oil paint and digital print (2009) by Banksy (born in 1974). 



Devolved Parliament (detail)



Devolved Parliament (detail)


Devolved Parliament (detail)


The painting sold for £9.9 million at an auction by Sotheby. (See the BBC article), setting a new record price for a Banksy painting.


Location of the museum
Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery,
Queen's Road,
Bristol, BS8 1RL
UK

Website