What a BLAST!

It seems that my return to blogland has produced some confusion. What was I doing in that funny picture?

 

Will, maybe, this picture will explain.

 

You see, I had just been to the Wyndham Lewis exhibition as my blog detailed. But what it didn't make clear was that I had bought a T-shirt there with a reproduction of BLAST, the journal Wyndham Lewis edited in 1914. But I tried to take a picture of the T-shirt, still in its wrapper, because I thought it would look more interesting than just wearing it. Furthermore I wanted to do one of those arms stretched, self-shot pictures that Kathy, our highly talented daughter-in-law, is so good at. Well it all looked a bit odd, to say the least. So I hope this picture clears up the situation, particularly as I am holding a copy of the original BLAST dated June 20th 1914. Maybe I should stick to writing rather than pictures?

 

A BLAST from the past

Yes, I'm back! Did you miss me?

 

I've just started climbing our of a black hole, my cuticles are parallel with my nose; I feel the fresh air on my face. It is good to be here, I think I'll carry on.

 

Mainly inspired by the 'Wyndham Lewis Portraits' exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery that I have just attended. Excellent and proof, if proof were needed, that you can misjudge someone (as the London establishment did of Wyndham Lewis in the 1920s 1930s) and make a mistake that will reverberate for a long time. This exhibition will, in my view, readdress the balance and maintain Wyndham Lewis at the very pinnacle of twentieth century artists.

 

Someone who doesn't need any readdressing is Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre that we went to and saw 'A Mid Summer Night's Dream'. Fantastic (and I don't mind using an overused word, because that's what it was). The performance, the staging, the ambience, the actors (who all seemed to be enjoying themselves as much as we were) came together to give us an experience we will never forget. From now on, the Globe Theatre in London is top of our list of must dos.

 

Whilst queuing for tickets we met a very friendly and interesting American couple from Florida. They wanted to know the origins of Shakespeare's language (did it have Gallic within it); we couldn't answer that, can you?

 

As if that wasn't enough we also saw 'West Side Story' at the Sadler's Wells Theatre. Its story line has a resonance with today and the ease with which people can make a mistake - don't ask!

 

Meanwhile our dear daughter in law is having her first art show at Tiburon in California; we wish her well, go buy her great works of art! Let me know if you want me to carry on with this now I've restarted...