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Post by bonkers on Apr 21, 2011 5:32:24 GMT -5
Oasis star Noel Gallagher pays tribute to LS Lowry in a new documentary on the famous Manchester artist to be aired on Sunday. The Burnage-born rocker explains how Lowry’s life appears to have chimed with his own, saying: “It’s like when did you first hear the Beatles? Lowry has always been there ...I guess all the people Lowry ever met are there in his paintings.” Noel and brother Liam made their own tribute to Lowry with the promotional video to song The Masterplan in 2006, before Oasis’s messy split. In the video, the band transformed into matchstick men. The Lowry documentary is presented by movie star Sir Ian McKellen, another self-professed fan of the artist. Sir Ian shot much of the production at The Lowry Arts Centre, where staff were delighted to welcome the crew. Spokesman Michael Simpson said, “It was a joy to spend time with Ian whose commitment to LS Lowry was very impressive. “His theatrical perspective genuinely brought new insights to Lowry’s work, which was a revelation both to the curators and film makers.” McKellen travels through today’s Salford and Manchester, bringing Lowry’s character vividly to life. He says: “If you want any proof that Lowry was a great painter you only have to look at his crowds. It’s hard to be in a crowd without saying ‘We are all in a Lowry painting!” Meanwhile Lowry’s heiress Carol Ann Lowry appears for the first time on film, vividly describing her unique 19-year friendship with ‘Uncle Laurie’. When Lowry died, he left everything to her in his will; the film uniquely features her own personal archive which was found in Lowry’s house. Looking For Lowry is on Easter Sunday at 10.15pm on ITV1. menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/tv_and_showbiz/s/1418663_noel-gallagher-paints-vivid-picture-of-ls-lowrys-influence
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 7:48:03 GMT -5
Art is good for the soul!
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Post by NYR on Apr 21, 2011 9:12:04 GMT -5
i was a humanities major in college. studied a lot of 20th century art. never heard of lowry.
does anybody know of his most well-known pieces for starters?
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Post by gdforever on Apr 21, 2011 10:53:50 GMT -5
Sale of a Riverbank Going to the Match Industrial Landscape
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Post by bluemagpie on Apr 21, 2011 12:02:58 GMT -5
i was a humanities major in college. studied a lot of 20th century art. never heard of lowry. does anybody know of his most well-known pieces for starters? I learned of him through the Masterplan video, which is one of my favorites. I'm a big fan of his now.
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Post by matt on Apr 21, 2011 13:16:17 GMT -5
i was a humanities major in college. studied a lot of 20th century art. never heard of lowry. does anybody know of his most well-known pieces for starters? My favourite artist, I did a project on him at school once! His matchstick industrial landscape paintings are the famous ones. Look at Going To The Match, V.E. Day, Lancashire Fair as a couple of good examples. I like the matchstick style of his - gives the paintings a lot of charm personally amongst such bleak industrial North England. The colours aren't bright and happy and seem to go well with the harsh conditions of these cities. However, the uplifting thing about it is the sense of togetherness with the people in the paintings - like going to a football match or a fair. Just looking at the sense of detail is enjoyable - as Noel says in the film there is no figure who is exactly the same! Although there are sad undertones to it it is heartwarming. I think this is what folk like Noel can relate to. He's just one of those artists you can spend hours looking at he's that great.
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Post by ruchin on Apr 21, 2011 15:03:30 GMT -5
Heres a fact: hes got a shopping mall named after him next to his gallery, in salford, in the outskirts of manchester. the shopping mall is awful.
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Post by thuperthonic on Apr 21, 2011 15:25:55 GMT -5
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Post by gdforever on Apr 21, 2011 16:26:25 GMT -5
Cool article!
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Post by matt on Apr 22, 2011 9:27:07 GMT -5
I think The Masterplan video is the greatest music video ever. The song just goes so well with it.
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