New arts society launches

each with prior notice. To join, email membership@ the-arts-societychichester-evening.org.uk or call Charlotte on 07845 206385.

Dave offers a guide to the talks coming up:

September 19: Alexandra Epps on John Piper – Master of Diversity. A true master of diversity, this versatile British artist’s work spans cathedrals to churches, cottages to coastlines.

October 17: Pamela Campbell-johnston:

The Art of 1935. The exploration of one year that encapsulates its many aspects of decorative and fine art, demonstrating how these artistic forms reflected the period.

November 28: Ian Cockburn: Moorish Architecture: the legacy of a Vanished Kingdom. The Alhambra of Granada, the Great Mosque of Cordoba and the Alcazar of Seville are just three of the many impressive monuments to the architectural creativity of the Moors in Spain revealed in this lecture.

January 16: Nicola Moorby: Turner vs Constable: The Great British Paint-off! The story of two creative geniuses and their epic rivalry which transformed the art of landscape painting. Their diverse backgrounds and styles are examined head to head. Who is your star painter?

February 13: Martin

Lloyd on Napier–how Napier became the Art Deco Capital of the World. An earthquake struck the New Zealand city of Napier in 1931. We are taken through the quake, rescue operation and the factors influencing rebuilding. A photographic tour of Napier today illustrates why it is known as The Art Deco Capital of the World.

March 19 (to include AGM): Paul Chapman: Post-war Australian Painting. Essential to the understanding of Australian modern art, the lecture looks at the naïve and expressive stylists of the ‘Heide School’, Sidney Nolan and Arthur Boyd, while John Brack’s figurative paintings give a post-war social critique of Australian culture.

April 16: James Russell: A garden like no other – Edward James & Las Pozas. In the depths of the Mexican jungle lies what looks like the remains of a lost civilisation, with arches and stairways which tower over waterfalls and pools. However, these were built only in the last century by a rich English eccentric and Surrealist, Edward James.

May 21: Adam Busiakiewicz: The Lute within Old Master Paintings. Busiakiewicz a lutenist himself, will look at the lute in painting - in the Renaissance, played by angels, and in the 16th century, by educated courtiers (Holbein, Titian).

June 18: Fiona Rose: Frida Kahlo – A Life in

Art. This Mexican artist (1907-54) was queen of the selfies long before Kim Kardashian.