John Hubbard
dal 28/4/2008 al 23/5/2008
Segnalato da
28/4/2008
John Hubbard
Marlborough Fine Art, London
Hubbards's intense fascination with what have become known as Leonardo da Vinci's Deluge drawings, in the Queens Collection, led him to explore the various possibilities they offered. Working from photographs he produced eight drawings that he describes as "imaginative transcriptions".
John Hubbards's intense
fascination with what have become known as Leonardo da Vinci's Deluge
drawings, in the Queens Collection, led him to explore the various
possibilities they offered. Working from photographs he produced eight
drawings that he describes as imaginative transcriptions
particularly focusing on the movement and the energy Leoanrdo da
Vinci's densely wrought black chalk drawings conveyed to him. The
inspiration and enthusiasm John Hubbard felt from Leonardo da Vinci’s
enigmatic drawings then led him to search for an actual waterfall which he
found while walking in Scotland in late October 2007.
Five more drawings
resulted from this encounter. And, as he writes in the preface to
the exhibition catalogue 'Without the expereince of his dawings I
wouldn't have appreciated that Scottish waterfall in the same way.
And so Leoanrdo became part of my eyes as well as part of my heart.'
Hence, the title to the exhibition which comprises the 13 completed
drawings.
A fully
illustrated catalogue is available with a preface by the author and an
excerpt from Martin Clayton text to accompany the exhibition Ten drawings
by Leonardo da Vinci. An exhibition to celebrate the Sixtieth Birthday HRH
The Prince of Wales. London 2008. copyright Her Majesty the Queen.
Private view 29 April 2008
Marlborough Fine Art
6 Albemarle Street - London
Free admission