London’s Royal Academy salutes the brief encounter in Florence of super-talents Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael By James Brewer Prepare for battle, as three Renaissance rivals – Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael…
Colours of Ukraine: artistry rooted in the landscape of the nation By James Brewer The prolific painter Sviatoslav Barabash takes delight in portraying the landscape, both natural and industrial, of…
Lygia Clark and Sonia Boyce – art beyond the frame at Whitechapel Gallery By James Brewer A pioneering Brazilian artist, Lygia Clark, is being accorded a first major survey in…
Peter Kennard: Archive of Dissent – the artist and activist is celebrated at Whitechapel Gallery By James Brewer Jet-black oil spews from a drilling rig stationed in the North Sea.…
By James Brewer Guests welcomed by the Lord Chief Justice to dinner in the 1770s at his stately home, Kenwood House on Hampstead Heath, might be taken aback to see…
Anna Mendelssohn: Speak, Poetess. Whitechapel Gallery salutes writer and artist who abhorred iniquity By James Brewer A life in poetry took off for Anna Mendelssohn after she served a stiff…
A Girl About Town – Rosa Sepple’s sweet, saucy and sea-loving paintings By James Brewer “I love to see the people smile,” says Rosa Sepple. Her Ingenious paintings which weave…
Muse of Mayfair: a showcase of independent-minded London artists By James Brewer A touch of genius – just the one glint of something special – is no longer enough. Multi-talented…
Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers: Black Artists from the American South – a profoundly moving exhibition at Royal Academy of Arts Review by James Brewer “My art is the…
By James Brewer A French coastal village with a tranquil view of the Gulf of Marseilles is the place where “Cezanne became Cezanne.” Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) was lauded as the…
Painter and poet Beata Korabiowska tells James Brewer why she is excited about the new exhibition in London of her dramatic pictures signifying the deep relationship between the human and…
London’s vibrant regeneration: art installations and poetry by Sheila Malhotra By James Brewer Friday, January 28, 2022, was like a new dawn to Sheila Malhotra when she picked up a…
David Milne: Modern Painting enthrals at Dulwich Picture Gallery By James Brewer For his voyage into modernity, the painter David Milne was in good company, his work being shown at…
Royal Society of Marine Artists 2017 exhibition By James Brewer Any exhibition that sets out “to celebrate everything that is wonderful and inspiring about the sea and the marine environment”…
One Size Fits All: Jack Brindley and Inma Femenía at The Ryder gallery in East London present artworks that challenge digital dictates By James Brewer An exhibition at one of…
Women of spirit celebrated in London Art Fair 2016 display of intense drawings by Eileen Cooper RA By James Brewer Works by one of the leading British contemporary artists, Eileen…
Diversity World: all-rounder Shane Aurousseau’s London debut as photographer-artist By James Brewer Dedicated photographer Shane Aurousseau is adept finding his ease in any setting, be it a Spanish fiesta, a…
Enthusiastic crowd at private view evening hails photographer Kitsa Angelakos for her exhibition Searching Within at Old Brompton Gallery, By James Brewer My passion is the sea and cargoships,…
ASSOCIATION OF AVERAGE ADJUSTERS TURNS SPOTLIGHT ON DILEMMA OF WHO SHOULDPAY COSTS OF PREVENTING DETERIORATION IN CONDITION OF CASUALTY-STRICKEN SHIPS Who – shipowner or insurer – should bear the costs…
Ban ships from using heavy fuel oil in Polar waters, environmental group urges, By James Brewer A marine transport emergency in the northerly Atlantic has highlighted the difficulty of responding…
A Glimpse of Vibrant Rajasthan: superb paintings by Namita Jain at the Bhavan Centre, London, By James Brewer Namita Jain’s paintings are as mesmerising as her subject, the majestic Indian…
IMO is being warned of ‘scary’ potential of maritime cyber-attacks, says marine insurance expert, By James Brewer Cyber-security is set to come under the microscope at the International Maritime Organization…
Royal Academy showcases the brilliant Venetian portraitist Giovanni Battista Moroni, who chose to live away from Venice, By James Brewer Giovanni Battista Moroni, pioneering master of the realist portrait,…
Dieter Berg of Munich Re is elected new president of IUMI and warns of softening premium rates, By James Brewer in Hong Kong Six hundred and thirty-two participants in the…