Art and artists - Royal Academy of Arts
WEBOur Collection spans 250 years of British art, from Constable and Turner to Hockney and Emin. It now contains about 935 paintings, 350 sculptures, 700 plaster casts, 25,000 prints and drawings and 5,000 historic photographs. Some were acquired as teaching materials for the RA Schools, or simply to inspire the next generation of artists.
13 things to know about Francis Bacon | Royal Academy of Arts
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · 4. He was allergic to animals. Bacon was fascinated by animals (over his career he painted monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, dogs, owls, bulls, elephants, rhinos) but he was effectively allergic to most of them. Dogs and horses were a trigger for his asthma and although he painted dogs, horses are notably absent in his work.
Plan your visit - Royal Academy of Arts
WEBPlan your visit. Monday: closed. Tuesday–Sunday: 10am–6pm. Friday: 10am–9pm. Find out all our opening times. Find out more about how we make our galleries accessible to everyone.
Marina Abramović - Royal Academy of Arts
WEBSep 23, 2023 · Marina Abramović Hon RA has earned worldwide acclaim as a performance artist. She has consistently tested the limits of her own physical and mental endurance in her work, subjecting herself to exhaustion, pain and even the possibility of death. In her early work Rhythm 0, Abramović invited audiences to freely interact with her however they ...
Collection and research - Royal Academy of Arts
WEBThe Collection began with the foundation of the Royal Academy in 1768, with works of art often being given by the artists themselves. They were intended to show the talents of the British School and provide inspiration for new generations of British artists. It now contains about 935 paintings, 350 sculptures, 700 plaster casts, 25,000 prints ...
The life-drawing class you can take from home - Royal Academy …
WEBIt's a free online life drawing class you can take from anywhere! Life drawing is the artistic tradition of drawing the human body from a live model – something that the likes of Turner and Constable would have studied at the Royal Academy, and which still takes part in our Life Room today. Life drawing can be an important way for artists to ...
David Hockney | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts
WEBDavid Hockney studied at Bradford School of Art from 1953 to 1957 and the Royal College of Art from 1959 until 1962. He was awarded the Royal College of Art gold medal in 1962 in recognition of his mastery as a draughtsman and his innovative paintings. His early work was stylistically diverse, combining graffiti-like images with quotations from ...
Ai Weiwei: 13 works to know | Royal Academy of Arts
WEBSep 14, 2015 · Ai Weiwei has worked in everything from paint to readymades. As our landmark exhibition examines work from 1993 up to the present day, we take a look at some of the key works to know from across Ai's career. In Ai Weiwei’s work, there is no division between art and politics. Throughout his career, the …
About the RA - Royal Academy of Arts
WEBA brief history of the RA. The RA was founded in 1768 by a group of 40 artists and architects who became the first Royal Academicians. The first president was Sir Joshua Reynolds, whose statue now stands outside Burlington House. Over the past 250 years, we've moved house several times, elected hundreds of …
How to read it: our copy of Leonardo's Last Supper
WEBMar 22, 2019 · Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper over 500 years ago between 1492 and 1497-48 in Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. The mural was painted in an experimental technique of tempera and oil on plaster, a kind of dry fresco, and its condition started deteriorating very soon after it was painted. In 1652, a door was inserted in the lower ...
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