Royal Academy of Arts
WEBThe Royal Academy of Arts, located in the heart of London, is a place where art is made, exhibited and debated.
Exhibitions & Events - Royal Academy of Arts
WEBOpen House Festival at the RA. 21 September 2024. The Royal Academy of Arts, located in the heart of London, is a place where art is made, exhibited and debated.
13 things to know about Francis Bacon - Royal Academy of Arts
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · 4. He was allergic to animals. Bacon was fascinated by animals (over his career he painted monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, dogs, owls, bulls, elephants, rhinos) but he was effectively allergic to most of them. Dogs and horses were a trigger for his asthma and although he painted dogs, horses are notably absent in his work.
Ai Weiwei: 13 works to know - Royal Academy of Arts
WEBSep 14, 2015 · Ai Weiwei has worked in everything from paint to readymades. As our landmark exhibition examines work from 1993 up to the present day, we take a look at some of the key works to know from across Ai's career. In Ai Weiwei’s work, there is no division between art and politics. Throughout his career, the …
Art and artists - Royal Academy of Arts
WEBOur Collection spans 250 years of British art, from Constable and Turner to Hockney and Emin. It now contains about 935 paintings, 350 sculptures, 700 plaster casts, 25,000 prints and drawings and 5,000 historic photographs. Some were acquired as teaching materials for the RA Schools, or simply to inspire the next generation of artists.
About the RA - Royal Academy of Arts
WEBThe RA was founded in 1768 by a group of 40 artists and architects who became the first Royal Academicians. The first president was Sir Joshua Reynolds, whose statue now stands outside Burlington House. Over the past 250 years, we've moved house several times, elected hundreds of new RAs and even survived the Blitz – all while continuing to ...
Strike a pose: 250 years of life drawing at the RA
WEBPublished on 6 February 2018. As our 'From Life' exhibition explores the past, present and future of representing bodies in art, we look back at the Royal Academy's 250-year tradition of drawing nude models. Charles West Cope RA ’s depiction of a life class taking place at the Royal Academy in 1865 is an evocative image that seems to sum up ...
The life-drawing class you can take from home - Royal Academy …
WEBFeb 13, 2018 · It's a free online life drawing class you can take from anywhere! Life drawing is the artistic tradition of drawing the human body from a live model – something that the likes of Turner and Constable would have studied at the Royal Academy, and which still takes part in our Life Room today. Life drawing can be an important way for artists to ...
Eileen Gray: an architect and designer you should know
WEBPublished on 2 March 2021. A designer of decorative furniture and Modernist architecture, Eileen Gray found recognition aged 94. Here's our guide to the life of this overlooked master, and her infamous seaside villa, E-1027. It's a story as old as art history – a woman, ingenious and indefatigable, produces groundbreaking work while eluding ...
Marina Abramović - Royal Academy of Arts
WEBSep 23, 2023 · Marina Abramović Hon RA has earned worldwide acclaim as a performance artist. She has consistently tested the limits of her own physical and mental endurance in her work, subjecting herself to exhaustion, pain and even the possibility of death. In her early work Rhythm 0, Abramović invited audiences to freely interact with her however they ...