Peter Bright

Art Since Pop – John A. Walker

peter — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:04:00 +0000

This little book helped to guide me through my Art College days in Exeter and Wolverhampton and is one of those reference books that follow you and stay with you through out your life. ‘Art Since Pop‘ is a book that I would put as my number 1, published in 1975 (by Dolphin) it simply sets out to do what is written in it’s title, explaining art movements such as Process Art, Land Art, Conceptual Art and Body Art, in a brief but concise way. None of the movements of fine art covered in this pocket book are dealt with in great depth but it provides an informed introduction to these different concepts and methodologies. The beauty of this book is the fact that it was written closer to ‘as it was happening‘ and gives an optimistic appraisal of art movements that have since been sidelined or dismissed as mere Cul-de-sacs.

John A. Walker (b. 1938) is a British art critic and historian who has written over 15 books on modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on mass media. He has also written on design history methodology. Walker’s books include Art since Pop (1975), Design history and the history of design with Judy Attfield (1990), John Latham: The Incidental Person – His Art and Ideas (1994), Cultural Offensive: America’s Impact on British Art since 1945 (1998),[4] Art & Outrage (1999), Supercollector: A Critique of Charles Saatchi with Rita Hatton (2000),Left Shift: Radical Art in 1970s Britain (2001), Art in the Age of Mass Media (3rd ed.: 2001), Art and Celebrity (2003) and Firefighters in Art and Media: A Pictorial History (2009).

Walker was a Reader in Art and Design History at Middlesex University near London until retiring in 1999. He was trained as a painter at Newcastle upon Tyne.

John A. Walker. (2010, March 8). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05:39, July 31, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_A._Walker&oldid=348586319

Auction – BBC, ITV and Channel 4’s Iron Chef.

peter — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:31:58 +0000

Auction

A half day for 4 people with Richard Hunt, Executive Chef The Grand Hotel, Torquay ; a Knorr National Chef judge in 2006 and 2008, multi Rosette winner and a chef frequently seen on BBC, ITV and recently on Channel 4’s Iron Chef.

Richard will show the successful bidder and party around the kitchen of the Grand Hotel, discuss menus and cooking techniques and show them around the Grand Hotel Bakery.

This Bakery developed by Richard, provides more than 400 different outlets with bread daily throughout the Southwest. After the tour the group will enjoy a short lunch with Richard in the dining room. All at a date to be agreed between the Chef and the person (or persons) that have made the highest bid for this Lot.

Minimum Bid £190

Brighton Pavilion and stuff

peter — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:27:34 +0000

Brighton Pavilion
Originally uploaded by This Window

The Prince of Wales, who later became King George IV, first visited Brighton in 1783. The seaside town had become fashionable through the residence of George’s uncle, the Duke of Cumberland, whose tastes for lavish cuisine, gaming and the theater the young prince shared. Enough of the history lesson – I thought the borders in the little park were inspiring. These flower beds were completely randomly planted and contained a mixture of wild and cultivated plants. The pastel colors were subtle but incredibly vibrant – maybe I will have a go at recreating it on a smaller scale?

The interior of the Pavilion is extremely over the top, verging on bad taste, with reds, gold and greens on the walls splashed with intertwining snakes and dragons – reminded me of a very bad 1970’s swirly carpet (puke). The lavish dinning room with its cut glass and silver encrusted, huge dinning table had a suspended chandelier above it which had an enormous dragon as a ceiling boss, having a combined weight of about 1 ton.

The kitchen was again on the grand scale. This had been converted during the First World War into an operating theatre where injured Indian troops were care for and had been a place where dozens of front line troops had there limbs amputated. (Worth seeing the little exhibition space dedicated to the Asian Colonial troops upstairs in the Pavilion.)

Veronica Henry in BBC studio Brighton

The reason we were in Brighton

“I can’t believe I am 46 and I’ve never been to Brighton before. How did I miss this iconic rite of passage? Nary a bank holiday awayday or a dirty weekend in all my days. Well, I’m making up for it now – and in the best possible style – as writer in residence at the Hotel du Vin in Ship Street. It’s an awesome Gothic revival meets mock Tudor building done out with the usual Hdv flair and panache, a stunning two-floor bar and a buzzy bistro – and adjoining it is the unique Pub du Vin, encompassing tradition with a twist (pork scratchings and pickled onions available at the bar). I loved the pewter bar and the trompe l’oieul: peeling wallpaper shwoing exposed brick.”

Extract from the Chablis Diaries

Still Life painting – bottles

peter — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:52:41 +0000

This photograph is slightly out of focus but is again something else for people who know me to chuckle at. It is true I can actually paint from life! Wine bottles on a table by Peter Bright (in private collection).

Meeting blasts from the past

peter — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:07:12 +0000

Twenty years (and more) ago I was in a band called Eva Eva in Bristol with a mate called Garry. He found a cello player called Pandora. A bizarre mix of coincidences occurred and we met up with her in a bar in Brighton last night. Small world.

Sometimes…

peter — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:13:52 +0000

Sometimes I couldn’t be arsed

Old Sketchbook 1977

peter — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:47:00 +0000

Trimaran off St Marys

During May 1977 I skived off Art College and spent a few days on St Martins in the Scilly Isles …. The reason I gave to my tutors for my ‘holiday’ was I wanted to do some drawing – they didn’t believe me, I was never a good liar. Below are extracts from my sketchbook/diary

Monday 16^th May 1977

“Just off the quay somebody has drawn a maze in the sand, it looks rather good. It is a nice idea to draw something that will only last for a few hours, to be reclaimed again by the sea; maybe I’ll have a go. The time factor is interesting.”

Tuesday 17^th May 1977

“which will show me I can work from the landscape. This is something that I have felt is too over powering, too difficult for me to undertake but even after today I’m picking up little tricks. Tricks are I’m sure what landscape painting is all about.”

North Devon web deals – created by wind

peter — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:02:00 +0000

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Archived Pages

peter — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:55:01 +0000

Below are some pages from the archive:

Peter Bright – Artist?

SystemCulture – How many identities do you have?

Peter Bright – Artist?

Site Map

Fart Books – Art Books

Napalm Exmoor National Park – Landmark Theatre Illfracombe

Peter Bright – Movies

This Window – reverbnation.com – exclusive downloads

This is the best place to buy music released by M4tr.com

Peter Bright

Backup site for System Culture

We have successfully created backup site for System Culture which can be found here: www.systemculture.com. All reviews and interviews are now visible on this site together with music players and links. This has been enabled by www.NorthDevonWeb.com, a ‘green’ web hosting and design company based in the UK.

North Devon Web Design

Entries for West Buckland Festival Gallery

peter — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:57:10 +0000

Drawing above by Peter Bright

During the West Buckland Festival, The Gallery exhibition will enable visitors to view and in some cases buy works of art by local Devon artists. The Gallery willbe in St Peter’s Church, West Buckland and will be open during the festival period. The objects in this exhibition have been selected by Peter Bright.

A full list of exhibiting artists will be published as soon as possible, several artists have replied to the invitation.

The aim of the The Gallery exhibition is to enable and promote selected, amateur and professional artist living within the dispersed communities of North Devon and beyond. Past exhibitions have received critical acclaim and have been remarkably successful for artists and visitors. Diversity has been the success of these exhibitions, with entries ranging from textiles, painting, carving, printmaking and ceramics etc.

Silent Auction

Bidders are invited to make secret, silent bids from 1st August – see details below:

We offer a 100% guarantee that no bid will be opened until bidding ends at 8.00p.m. on Sunday 12th September and thereafter all bids will be kept secret. Thus, if any person who wishes to bid is away on holiday or business during the Festival, but would like to make a secret SILENT bid, they can do so

Lot 1. A Week for FOUR in a Cottage in Laugharne in South Wales – the village of Dylan Thomas.

Lot 2. A conducted tour for up to SIX people of Castle Hill with Lady Arran.

Lot 3. A tour for TWO at the RNLI Lifeboat Station at Appledore with a special tour of the new £2.7m Tamar Lifeboat.

Lot 4. A half day for FOUR with TV Chef and multi Rosette winner, Richard Hunt at the Grand Hotel Torquay – followed by lunch or dinner.

Lot 5. An afternoon and evening visit for TWO to the BBC Television Production Control Centre in Bristol. See a ‘live’ News program being prepared and broadcast.

Lot 6. A unique black tie candlelit four course private dinner for FOUR with champagne, special wines and musical Entertainment.