Curated Exhibibtions
Exhibitions I have had the pleasure of curating in person and virtually.
Sweat and Stone: Michelangelo as a Craftsman
It seems that most museums one can wander into within the city of London have a collection of Italian Renaissance artwork in some capacity. Whether the galleries consist of tempera and oil paintings, intricately woven tapestries, or sculptures of varying mediums, the innate fascination and interest in these works inspires and motivates these major museums to collect this kind of art and artefacts, knowing that they will draw in curious visitors. When considering the most popular Renaissance mediums, sculpture is, to many, the most enticing. This may result from the medium’s three-dimensional quality, which enables a more thorough examination of every side and surface.
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Body Language: Drawings from the Collection
The Italian Renaissance (approximately 1340-1550 CE) was an era ripe with creativity and admiration for the earthly beauty of the human body. Figurative styles from Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564) and Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452-1519) left an indelible mark on the rendering of figures for centuries to follow. Taking inspiration from stories rediscovered from ancient Greco-Roman antiquity, they used techniques to manipulate light and shadow in an image to dramatize the musculature of the newly celebrated ideal human form.
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