Christopher P Jones
@cjoneswrites
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Writer of essays, fiction and art history.
Leamington Spa
Joined July 2014
I just published this: Two Masterpieces Compared: Bacchus by Titian and Caravaggio
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How two artists represented the same subject with radical differences
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I just published this piece: Five of Kandinsky’s Best Paintings
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Great works by the master of abstract painting
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I just published this - How to Read Paintings: Samson and Delilah by Rubens
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A remarkable painting depicting superhuman strength stolen by a haircut
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I just published How To Visit an Art Gallery
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Find a place to sit and learn to look with fresh eyes
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I just published The Amazing Survival of the World’s Most Stolen Artwork
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Robbed by Napoleon and plundered by the Nazis, the Ghent Altarpiece has survived (more or less) in tact
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I just published Great Paintings Explained: Sisyphus by Titian
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The Greek king punished with the torture of repetition
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Is this a moomuration?
Cows v Starlings! This was such a treat to watch. It's been a wonderful dusk for the murmurations here, but this was particularly special - starling murmuration around the cows in the field! The cows' reaction is funny. 🎥 via meareyorchard IG #murmuration #wildlife
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The first ever photo of a person (bottom left), taken in 1938 in Paris by Louis Daguerre #photography #paris #arthistory #inventions
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Very happy with my artwork’s prominent position at the Rugby Open exhibition #rugbyopen #exhibition @ Rugby, Warwickshire
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Beyond The Weeping Muse: My review of Dora Maar at Tate Modern https://t.co/d8sOHj3RiV
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A recent essay of mine: What We Ask When We Ask ‘Is It Art?’
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Every idea needs a Medium
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WOW. If you're a writer or thinker, I definitely recommend reading this: The Lure of Wittgenstein by @cjoneswrites
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Excited to be at Tate Modern today to see (and review) the new Dora Maar show #tatemodern @ Tate Modern
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A new painting called “On The Lake” - rather heavily inspired by Paul Klee and his oil transfer technique, which I’ve been experimenting with recently. #contemporaryart #newartist #newart #originalart #abstractart…
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A new watercolour painting of a forest made using the oil transfer method after Paul Klee. #newart #forest #trees #contemporaryart #originalart
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I’ve been writing about the artist Félix Vallotton and his methods of composition: https://t.co/7fV1QdRAUV
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I just wrote this piece on the culture and history of beach holidays:
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The strange utopia of golden sands and lapping blue waters
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I've just written a piece about "How Digital Changes the Nature of Original Art:
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