tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post72097435737947516..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Spanish Civil War: pro-Republican, anti-Fascist artHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-37117118704385081312015-10-13T00:34:02.310+11:002015-10-13T00:34:02.310+11:00Joseph
Normally visitors to Madrid would spend t...Joseph <br /><br />Normally visitors to Madrid would spend time at the Museo del Prado and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, and think they had seen all the quality art objects that the city owns. But Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía adds a whole 'nother dimension to 20th century art.<br /><br />In fact the Paseo del Arte ticket is a great way to see the three galleries, which are all located in Madrid's Art Triangle.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-58496764706216852682015-10-12T23:08:59.464+11:002015-10-12T23:08:59.464+11:00The Queen Sofia Gallery in Madrid was brilliant. B...The Queen Sofia Gallery in Madrid was brilliant. Both the permanent displays and the special exhibitions. I would have liked another few hours there.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701188167981018244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-74551874560667270572015-04-20T10:00:34.011+10:002015-04-20T10:00:34.011+10:00Gerald
100% correct - violence has always been us...Gerald<br /><br />100% correct - violence has always been used to achieve the aims of the church, state or military decision makers. However this was Spanish citizens slaughtering other Spanish citizens.. and for what outcome?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-80198905707258416162015-04-20T02:16:31.381+10:002015-04-20T02:16:31.381+10:00Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubi...Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.<br /><br />Your article is very well done, a good read.Geraldhttp://www.greatmilitarybattles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-31008045456730150692015-04-08T23:41:59.369+10:002015-04-08T23:41:59.369+10:00Student
my school experience was similar. Even at...Student<br /><br />my school experience was similar. Even at university I did British, French, German and Italian history, but nothing about Spain. How strange.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-48029832573932793102015-04-08T10:34:42.264+10:002015-04-08T10:34:42.264+10:00I wish we were offered Spanish history in school. ...I wish we were offered Spanish history in school. Just Australian, British and two revolutions (French and Russian).Student of Historynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-64181140151209604682015-04-08T08:54:19.948+10:002015-04-08T08:54:19.948+10:00Parnassus
war images to be sure - battle scenes, ...Parnassus<br /><br />war images to be sure - battle scenes, soldiers on the march, generals planning, damaged cities etc. I think I have seen war-art from time immemorial, including more remote wars like Crimea. <br /><br />But civil wars were usually the business of the nation that was being divided in half, not so much the business of concerned outsiders. The Republicans alone received 40,000 volunteer fighters from abroad, not counting people raising money, sending food and equipment, writing books etc. I am still in awe!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-65882016873164935492015-04-08T02:55:48.873+10:002015-04-08T02:55:48.873+10:00Hello Hels, It seems that the 20th century has pr...Hello Hels, It seems that the 20th century has produced such distinctive political/war-related art. I wonder how true this was of earlier times. For example, although I have seen quite a bit of art from the U.S. Civil War, it just seems an extension of the art of its time, even when illustrating the war itself; not a new look to espouse the issues central to the conflict. <br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-63233276816478196852015-04-07T22:48:33.183+10:002015-04-07T22:48:33.183+10:00Deb
excellent! Monument Australia says the Canber...Deb<br /><br />excellent! Monument Australia says the Canberra memorial is a wall of sandstone blocks with red brick courses. On the wall is a bronze plaque, headed AUSTRALIANS IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR 1936 TO 1939 above a bas relief map of Spain showing towns where major battles took place during the war. 70 Australians took part!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-89551689968474072002015-04-07T22:45:43.727+10:002015-04-07T22:45:43.727+10:00Jane and Lance
well done Pallant House! British A...Jane and Lance<br /><br />well done Pallant House! British Art of the Spanish Civil War is still a fairly risky programme I think. Although the artists and writers were almost entirely anti-Fascist, I imagine that many of the politicians back then were more fearful of Russia than of Fascist Spain and Germany.<br /><br />I must get hold of the exhibition catalogue.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-10699176391817218922015-04-07T22:38:28.523+10:002015-04-07T22:38:28.523+10:00Andrew
normally I wouldn't bother with the le...Andrew<br /><br />normally I wouldn't bother with the lead up to the Civil War. But if we don't understand how angry the Military-Church-Nobility-Right Wingers were in the years following the establishment of the Spanish Republic in 1931, their brutality during the Civil War wouldn't make sense.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-7053896754728044792015-04-07T21:34:00.126+10:002015-04-07T21:34:00.126+10:00You are not going to believe this, but there is an...You are not going to believe this, but there is an impressive Spanish War memorial next to Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. This is not in the formal Australian War Memorial.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-92096671435118274972015-04-07T20:01:24.137+10:002015-04-07T20:01:24.137+10:00Hello Helen,
The Pallant House gallery in Chiches...Hello Helen,<br /><br />The Pallant House gallery in Chichester houses some excellent exhibitions and he one you mention here was a particular triumph, we think. Although we could not get to see it personally, we saw much about it online and Simon Martin writes so engagingly as well as informatively about it all.<br /><br />It was most intriguing to read all this background information about the Spanish Civil War. Our knowledge of the events was sketchy, mainly through the works of the anti fascists whom you mention, so it has been helpful to have the extra details.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-73588599463360747922015-04-07T18:33:51.508+10:002015-04-07T18:33:51.508+10:00I mostly know about the Spanish Civil War post 193...I mostly know about the Spanish Civil War post 1936 but as usual you have educated me with the pre 1936 history which is clearly very quite important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com