All posts tagged: landscapes

It’s not just black and white: It is also colour, light, shift and feeling

By Dr Ian Bethell-Bennett. The University of The Bahamas. In “Traversing the Picturesque: For Sentimental Value” chief curator, Holly Bynoe brings together a rich tapestry of works from the nineteenth and early twentieth century Bahamas that shift our feelings.  These works from diverse artists and styles reflect light and nature in different and nuanced ways.  Many of these artists would ‘escape’ the harsh New England, Canadian, European winters, or be inspired by films such as “James Bond 007: Thunderball” to travel to and create with the light of the tropics which had and still has incredible sentimental value. 

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Brent Malone’s “Seaside Village” is the February Artwork of The Month

Throughout his life, Brent Malone went through a lot of changes personally and with his work. But in its own way, “Seaside Village” stands out in R. Brent Malone: “Reincarnation” for various reasons. “Seaside Village” was completed while Malone was studying at Beckenham School of Art, London (1959-1963). It is from the collection of Anthony Jervis and is on permanent loan to the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas.

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