Tag: visualculture
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Ethics of Looking: The Appeal of Female Agony
Ami John analyses the contentious but deeply relevant idea of female agony through the lens of the ancient Roman sculpture, Nymph and Satyr.
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The Human Chain of Demurral: The Aesthetics of Refusal
Ami John’s tripartite exhibition examines the impactful protest art of Paula Rego, Leon Golub, and Liberate Tate, highlighting their confrontations against social issues of abortion, perpetual conflict, and climate change, advocating for autonomy and justice.
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The Writing on the Wall: The Biblical Fall of Babylon in Art
John Martin and Rembrandt portray the biblical scene of Belshazzar’s Feast, emphasising different emotional depths and, as Arianna closely illustrates, both sharing a timeless moral warning.
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Witnessing the Spanish Civil War- A Visual Archive from the Republican Side.
Arianna North Castell discusses the impact of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) on Catalan identity and resilience through visual records, particularly photographs by Antoni Campañà. These images reveal women’s unfiltered role in both combat and social recovery, serving as poignant reminders of a traumatic history, urging remembrance.
Retrospect Journal 