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by Lucie Bellingham
Among the treasures of the Tabley House Collection is Windy Day, a dynamic and atmospheric oil painting by J.M.W. Turner. Painted following the artist’s 1808 visit to Tabley, this work is a striking example of Turner’s ability to translate fleeting weather effects into a compelling visual experience. It may be seen as a culminat...
by Priya Leefield
In the summer of 1808, Turner visited Tabley House, a stay that is recorded across three sketchbooks now held at Tate Britain in London. These works offer more than just topographical studies of the estate; they reveal a glimpse into Turner’s working process, his evolving ideas, and his enduring fascination with maritime life.
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by Priya Leefield and Lucie Bellingham
J.M.W Turner’s The Shipwreck and Fall of the Rhine at Schaffhausen both stand as significant works, revealing Turner’s fascination with the power of nature, notably because they approach this theme in strikingly different ways. Both were exhibited in Sir John Leicester’s Hi...
by Leni Cadle, second year art history student
ANEW Way to Peel an Orange was exhibited 03 August 2025 – 19 October 2025 at Castlefield Gallery, which I attended a curatorial tour of earlier this month. The exhibition’s title is ...
By Fran Boulad
As many of us who are interested in the modern to contemporary arts are aware, the belief in the boundary between art and technology was strongly argued for. Art and technology were different and never shall the twain meet. Whilst video art may be seen as a given noawadays in most modern/contemporary galleries, before the late 60s, video was ...
