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Aubrey Beardsley
- GenresArt
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2020
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About the author
Stephen Calloway
46 books14 followersStephen Calloway is a curator of paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
He is an expert on 19th century art, and has made a particular study of the decadent and dandy culture of the fin de siecle.
He staged the V&A's exhibition on the 1890s, 'High Art and Low Life' in 1993, and curated the 'Aubrey Beardsley Centenary Show' in Tokyo and London in 1998.
He writes on the history of taste and lectures widely in England and America.
He also worked, in his role as a consultant on period sytle and manners, with Nicole Kidman and John Malkovich on Jane Campion's film of Henry James' novel 'The Portrait of a Lady'.
He is an expert on 19th century art, and has made a particular study of the decadent and dandy culture of the fin de siecle.
He staged the V&A's exhibition on the 1890s, 'High Art and Low Life' in 1993, and curated the 'Aubrey Beardsley Centenary Show' in Tokyo and London in 1998.
He writes on the history of taste and lectures widely in England and America.
He also worked, in his role as a consultant on period sytle and manners, with Nicole Kidman and John Malkovich on Jane Campion's film of Henry James' novel 'The Portrait of a Lady'.
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February 5, 2021
This is the catalogue for the Tate's Aubrey Beardsley Exhibition. It is a rather beautiful object. The reproductions of Beardsley's work look as astonishing now as they must have done in the 1890s. There is a deceptive simplicity to some, but incredibly complex detail in others.
The 'After Beardsley' section, showing work influenced by Beardsley, is a fascinating illustration of his ongoing artistic impact. Indeed, considering that Beardsley died from TB at the age of only 25. So to achieve what he did in the short time that he had is incredible. I have always liked Beardsley's work since I stumbled across it, via a set of postcards, a long time ago. There's something about it, particularly in things like 'Seigfried, Act II', 'The Battle of the Beaux and the Belles', 'The Rape of the Lock', and his illustrations for Salome and Le Morte Darthur that I find myself drawn to again and again.
It also features a number of essays that guide you through his career, his influences, and his influence. I found the essays by Rosamund Barlett ('Beardsley and Russia'), Clare Barlow (Beardsley's 'Obscene Drawings'), and Caroline Corbeau-Parsons ('Beardsley and Myth') particularly interesting.
The 'After Beardsley' section, showing work influenced by Beardsley, is a fascinating illustration of his ongoing artistic impact. Indeed, considering that Beardsley died from TB at the age of only 25. So to achieve what he did in the short time that he had is incredible. I have always liked Beardsley's work since I stumbled across it, via a set of postcards, a long time ago. There's something about it, particularly in things like 'Seigfried, Act II', 'The Battle of the Beaux and the Belles', 'The Rape of the Lock', and his illustrations for Salome and Le Morte Darthur that I find myself drawn to again and again.
It also features a number of essays that guide you through his career, his influences, and his influence. I found the essays by Rosamund Barlett ('Beardsley and Russia'), Clare Barlow (Beardsley's 'Obscene Drawings'), and Caroline Corbeau-Parsons ('Beardsley and Myth') particularly interesting.
September 5, 2020
The catalogue for the 2020 Tate Britain exhibition. It’s a thing of beauty in its own right. Beardsley takes his influences from numerous sources and his drawings have a very definite oriental feel. He is also influential in his own right, perhaps peaking in the late 60s where the album sleeve of The Beatles’ Revolver plays clear homage.
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