Submission to the RA Summer Exhibition 2023
‘STRUNG ALONG’ – submission to the Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition 2023.
Read about Amy’s inspiration and the deeper meaning of the artwork.
Museums and Galleries
🏛 ARTEFACT SPOTLIGHT 🏛
🏛 ARTEFACT SPOTLIGHT 🏛 Portrait of Joshua Ward (1686 – 1761) by Agostino Carlini displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London.
Short Story: What lurks beneath the stormy sky
A picture tells a thousand words. In this creative writing series, I am inspired to write a short story in a thousand words using famous artwork housed in art galleries as inspiration.
Inspiration: A shipwreck in stormy seas, 1773 by artist Claude-Joseph Vernet on display at the National Gallery, London.
Art debate: Is Michelangelo’s ‘David’ inappropriate?
Is Michelangelo’s famous sculpture ‘David’ inappropriate? What do you think?
Should art be used as political tools to support contemporary narratives and ideas?
Blood And Battle: Dissecting The Life Of William Beatty
The Battle of Trafalgar is an event that is synonymous with Admiral Horatio Nelson. However, there is another figure that should be given respect and attention – William Beatty, HMS Victory’s ship surgeon.
Read this review of Blood and Battle: Dissecting the life of William Beatty at the Old Royal Naval College, London.
Review of the London Transport Museum
Are you visiting London and want to learn about the rich network of history above and below ground?
The world is traffic-jammed with transportation from aeroplanes, cars, boats, trains and bicycles that allow everyone to travel long and short distances. It is often difficult to imagine what life was like throughout history connecting the world under and over the ground.
Read a Museum Review of the London Transport Museum