MARK TURNER holds on tight for a mesmerising display of Neath-born ragtime virtuosity
Sheffield settles its debt to water
JOHN GREEN previews an exhibition that celebrates the human interrelationship with water
(L to R) Stanhope Forbes, Sheffield - River and Smoking Chimneys, 1915; Eric Ravilious, Drift Boat, 1941
ALAN MORRISON introduces a UK poet whose despised daytime occupation provides the subject for his writing
MARK TURNER wallows in the virtuosity of Swansea Jazz Festival openers, Simon Spillett and Pete Long
PAUL DONOVAN recommends three new books that explore the human relationship with nature
Doomed adolescents, when the missing person is you, classic whodunnit, and an anti-capitalist eco-thriller
WILL STONE takes a ticket to indie disco heaven, but misses the rarely performed tunes
From Sky to Sea: Artists and Water
Millennium Gallery
Sheffield
WATER is not only a vital resource for life on our planet, it has also been a source of fascination for us since we first emerged as conscious beings.
As children we enjoy splashing in water, swimming and the exhilaration of running through the rain, but fishermen and coastal dwellers also experience it as a power that can destroy.
Water shapes, sustains and impacts on our lives in an infinite number of ways. This new exhibition explores artists’ enduring fascination with water and our relationship to it. It brings together painting, photography and works on paper by artists such as Linda Benedict-Jones, Paul Cezanne, Fay Godwin, David Hockney, Eric Ravilious, JMW Turner and many more.
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