ART EXHIBITION
POPULARITY MAINTAINED MODERNISM AND REALISM The third of the series of talks on pictures in the loan collection of contemporary British art was given in the Art Gallery last night by Mr. W. H. Wright, A.R.C.A., instructor in modelling at the Elam School of Art. "All works of art should not be judged by the same standards," said Mr. Wright. The aims of modern artists were very diverse. Some of the paintings were realistic and were close copies of nature, while others consisted of abstract forms in which colour played an important part. Mr. Wright dealt with the modernistic trend in art, contrasting some of the examples of this school with the realistic style, and illustrating his remarks with references to paintings in the exhibition. The popularity of tho exhibition is being well maintained. Last week 2192 persons viewed the collections, representing a daily average of 313. Owing to the success of the lectures further talks will be given for the remainder of the season, which will definitely close in a fortnight. The object of the lectures is to give in simple language hints on how to look at the pictures so as to understand them. Tonight's talk will be given by Dr. E. B. Gunson.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21878, 14 August 1934, Page 11
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208ART EXHIBITION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21878, 14 August 1934, Page 11
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