Fionn Wilson

I’m delighted that Venus and the moon over Enfield (2020) (part of the Priseman Seabrook Collection of 20th Century British Art) has been chosen by independent researcher and art historian Skye Weston to be discussed as part of ‘Star Makers: Visions of the Cosmos in Art’ at the Peter Harrison Planetarium, Royal Observatory, Royal Museums Greenwich.

Information about the talk is as follows (taken from the Royal Museums Greenwich website HERE):

‘Since antiquity, people have drawn, painted, printed, etched and stitched the stars into the fabric of art history. Invariably punctual and precise in their rhythmic rising and falling, the stars sparked an unending curiosity in early humans about the patterns and principles of the physical world. Stellar configurations in the arts lay forth the ubiquitous habit of looking skyward from our earthly positions, inspiring boundless imagination and invention.

This event will explore the various ways artists have represented the universe and the techniques employed to capture the essence of the astronomical sublime. From the first naturalistic portrayal of the night sky in Western art to abstracted astral expressions and artistic retellings of celestial myths of origin, the event presents reflections of astronomical knowledge in visual culture.

Visual experiences of the cosmos concretised and embodied our stellar pursuits, having profoundly shaped human understanding of the universe and our place in it. Taking place in the Peter Harrison Planetarium, this event presents astronomical imagery in art history alongside the celestial objects from which the works were inspired.’

The talk is now sold out, but there are plans to add a second date TBC.

Venus and the moon over Enfield (2020)
PRISEMAN SEABROOK COLLECTION

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