The Landscapes of Paul Nash.
An exhibition of Paul Nash’s paintings is wandering around the country. They were in London last year; now they are …
Category Archives: Arts Review
Arts Review: Beyond Caravaggio.
Before us is Tychy’s renowned oil painting, “Visitors to the Scottish National Gallery looking at Caravaggio’s ‘The Taking of Christ’.” …
Arts Review: Surreal Encounters.
I visited Surreal Encounters, the summertime show at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, around a month ago. Afterwards …
Arts Review: David Forster’s “Passages.”
It is as if nature is officially announcing that winter is over. There is the gaiety of a blue sky …
Arts Review: The Amazing World of MC Escher.
My lack of patience with M.C. Escher is a thread which I can trace all the way back to a …
Museum Review: Ming, the Golden Empire.
Today I am a superman, touring an entire civilisation in two hours and finishing it all off with a review. …
Arts Review: Poster Art of Modern China.
“Poster Art of Modern China” is up and running on Chambers Street until the 12th July. There is propaganda and …
A Glance at David Forster.
This morning finds me in that quarter of the New Town where every second building is a private art gallery. …
Museum Review: Mary, Queen of Scots.
It is pleasant to be able to report favourably on the new exhibition about Mary, Queen of Scots which opened …
A Critical Review of the “Gifted” Edinburgh Book Sculptures.
The finest of these paper sculptures is possibly number three. Mongol hordes pour out of a cinema screen into the …
Arts Review: Future Cityscapes and Beholder.
Tychy made an appearance at the Henderson Gallery in the New Town this morning to have a look at Peter …
Arts Review: The Queen Art & Image.
[Warning: the following review may distress those who are unaccustomed to gratuitous personal abuse of our head of state.] A …
Arts Review: Elph versus Burns.
This morning I went to have a look at the Elph versus Burns show at the Henderson Restaurant’s art gallery …
