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Location: SULLY, Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom

I have worked as a professional artist and poet for many years and often exhibit a related mix of poems, short stories and paintings.Main subjects are industrial images and townscapes. Much of my work is dislplayed on a range of blogs.It is simply a matter of pictures by paint and pictures by word. I see little difference between one medium and the other.

Monday, January 02, 2006

Igor Stravinsky


Stravinsky, a Russian composer born near St. Petersburg in 1882, worked in Europe and the USA. His individuality did not emerge until his contact with Diaghilev which resulted in the composition of the ballet, 'The Firebird'. This was succeeded by a series of startling works such as 'Petrushka' and 'The Rite of Spring'.

The Rite, with it's rhythms employed to orgiastic effect, famously created an uproar in the Paris opera house in 1913. My painting with its plush greens is an attempt to capture the staginess and cold individuality of the composer's works.

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