By Sally Thelwell, Artes Mundi Live Guide.
The Easter family workshops are now in full swing, starting at 11am, 1pm and 3pm, we have had lots of families joining in the fun. Focusing on the work of the Peruvian artist Fernando Bryce, the workshops have encouraged a really positive and thoughtful response to the way the work has been created and the historical narratives found within each drawing. One little boy commented that the 195 Indian ink drawings are like ‘Chinese whispers’, recording history faithfully, but also altering it slightly. The careful reproduction of newspaper articles, propaganda leaflets and other sources from the time create a fascinating history of selective events of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranging from colonialism to the Russian Revolution.
The workshop encourages the families to work together to discover the stories in the artwork and to recognise key things, such as important people. Everyone has the opportunity to make a little book to fill with things inspired by the art work (or even your imagination). If this sounds like something your family might enjoy, finish off those Easter eggs and come along to the Museum for some creative fun!
The Easter family workshops are now in full swing, starting at 11am, 1pm and 3pm, we have had lots of families joining in the fun. Focusing on the work of the Peruvian artist Fernando Bryce, the workshops have encouraged a really positive and thoughtful response to the way the work has been created and the historical narratives found within each drawing. One little boy commented that the 195 Indian ink drawings are like ‘Chinese whispers’, recording history faithfully, but also altering it slightly. The careful reproduction of newspaper articles, propaganda leaflets and other sources from the time create a fascinating history of selective events of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranging from colonialism to the Russian Revolution.
The workshop encourages the families to work together to discover the stories in the artwork and to recognise key things, such as important people. Everyone has the opportunity to make a little book to fill with things inspired by the art work (or even your imagination). If this sounds like something your family might enjoy, finish off those Easter eggs and come along to the Museum for some creative fun!
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