Visual Art

When we think of Leonardo da Vinci, the first things that come to mind are usually the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, or his...

An unusual dynamic is consequently captured between the photographer and artist in the photograph of Lucian Freud.

Modern Art Oxford’s exhibit Frieda Toranzo Jaeger: A future in the light of darkness counters the potential for automated vehicles and social media algorithms to...

Freida Toranzo Jaeger names her paintings like items in a manifesto: Extinction is the price we pay for our existence (2023), Open your heart...

The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition, The Charcoal Heads, shows the early career of Frank Auerbach and the creation of his portraits in the 1950s and...

"It was a pleasure to return to Oxford during the vacation to visit the Ashmolean’s new exhibition, which showcases some of the best drawings of the great Flemish artists of the 16th and 17th centuries."

"The gallery space itself did not provide an atmosphere of silence, but rather upon observation, isolated moments of contemplation and quietness were evident amongst the bustling scene in the room."

"Based on the Modern Art Oxford posters, Monica Sjöö’s activism appeared to be a driving force for social change."

"A standardised visual vocabulary of royal ideology represented by statues and coinage"

"Moser, like all other newly appointed Wardens, had full choice and control of patronage over his college portrait"

"Upon entering a darkened room, we were immediately struck by an intense, almost bewildering soundscape, and before us were strange, industrial sculptures."

I think I have always wondered how the first kiss came about. A quick Google search produces a very provisional 2500BC as an answer...

Art has been employed throughout history as a political tool to propagate ideas of power and ideology and challenge them. However, art is a...

“Portrait photography without women would be a sorry business.” (Yevonde Middleton, 1921) I walked into the Yevonde: Life and Colour exhibition at the National Portrait...