Lectures
Cobbett's Wey DFAS - The
Farnham evening NADFAS Fine Arts society 2010 Programme
Lecture Diary Dates
Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 24
Apr 28 May 26
Jun 23 Sep 22
Oct 27 Nov 24
Dec 15
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January 27th
The London Architecture of John Nash
Lecture by
Hilary Williams
The appointment of John Nash (1752-1835) as architect to the Department
of Woods and Forests in 1806, lead to the related Metropolitan
Improvements, including Regent's Street, All Souls Langham Place,
Waterloo Place and the Theatre Royal, How was so much accomplished in
such a short time?
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February 24th
Fakes & Forgeries: The Art of Deception
Lecture by
Malcolm Kenwood
Forgers go to amazing lengths to pass off works as legitimate and this
is demonstrated by actual case studies. Skilled forgers capable of
imitating well known artists have provided the ability to dupe many at
the highest level within the art market.
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March 24th
Journey Across the Himalayas
Lecture
by Zara Fleming
The lecture will focus on the
Buddhist area of the Himalayas, the once spiritual domain of Tibetan
culture and religion. It is an important centre of Buddhist art and
culture, housing vast repositories of sacred art in remote monasteries
and temples.
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April 28th
The
Cistercians & Their English Abbeys
Lecture by
Geoffrey Toms
The impact of the new
order of the Cistercians in Europe in the 12th Century was astonishing.
The lecture will explain the architecture of the Cistercian Abbey and
how each sector was designed for the daily and nightly routine of the
monks. There will be references to Waverley Abbey.
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May 26th
A Personal Heaven – The Paintings of Stanley Spencer
Lecture by
Valerie Woodgate
One
of the most original British artists of his generation, Spencer’s art
was dominated by his personal life and his profound religious faith.
Cookham, his birthplace, was for him an earthly paradise whose people
and surroundings possessed a mystical quality. This was the setting for
many of his great religious works and he spoke of “the rich religious
significance of the place I live in.”
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June 23rd
AGM at
7:30 followed by lecture
Buckingham Palace – Its History, Occupants and Contents
Lecture by
Oliver Everett
The building has developed from a modest house bought by George III as a
family home. The Palace contains hundreds of art treasures from the
Royal Collection, including world famous paintings, furniture,
sculpture, porcelain, clocks and other objects.
Refreshments will be
served after the lecture
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September 22nd
William Hogarth
Lecture
by Linda Smith
Hogarth is mostly remembered as a talented satirist, but
there is much more to him than that. It is his unparalleled eye for
absurdity and human weakness which not only tells us so much about his
own times, but gives us food for thought about our own.
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October 27th
Omega and Charleston:
Bloomsbury Decorative Arts
Lecture by
Sandra Pollard
An integral part of the lives of Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and Roger
Fry was an interest in the decorative arts, fully demonstrated in the
formation of the Omega Workshops in 1913. This is also seen in the
decoration of Charleston, the Sussex home Bell and Grant shared for
fifty years and which is a wonderful embodiment of their style and way
of life.
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November 24th
Skin Deep - The Beastly Art
of Beauty: Reality and Ridicule
Lecture by
Amanda
Herries
Beautiful in the society portraits, haggard
in the merciless lampoon. The artifice pursued by 18th and 19th century
‘fashion victims’ was, quite literally, hair-raising and often fatal.
The dream, the joke, the reality – it is all explored, with portraits,
prints and some extraordinary surviving objects.
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December 15th
Please note!
The 15th December lecture will take place at
St. Joan's Centre, 19 Tilford Road Farnham GU9 8DL
Seasonal refreshments afterwards…
I am the Very Model –
Parodies of Victorian Society in Gilbert & Sullivan
Lecture by
Peter Medhurst
This lecture tells how
each of the 14 operas on which the partners collaborated, drew
inspiration from the world in which they lived. Celebrities,
politicians, social mores, manners, artistic taste, the class system –
even Queen Victoria’s red drawing room are poked fun at. The lecture is
illustrated with live arias accompanied on the piano.
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