by Alan Todd | Nov 18, 2023 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion, Painting
When Picasso was messing about with African masks he believed in the magical power of objects – probably a throwback to his days in Catholic Spain as well as the mystique of bullfighting and its role in reinforcing the male ego. African nations have...
by Alan Todd | Nov 10, 2023 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
One of the more interesting aspects of 20th century pop and rock was the way the pendulum swung from the airy-fairy to the hardnosed, from the mystical search for the soul to a down in the gutter sensibility. One could be seen as the antithesis of the other and...