Overview
This lecture is timed to mark World Oceans Day, and will feature images of floods, of water and of oceans as metaphor and as sites of trade and conquest. Works will be selected from the broad tradition of western European art, including the Italian renaissance, the seventeenth century Dutch Republic, Turner’s depictions of the seafaring elements of the industrial revolution, and the more recent understanding of the sea as a site of migration and displacement in contemporary art.
What you will discover:
• Key insights into understanding and interpreting seascapes
• Knowledge of key artists and masterpieces
• Growing confidence in discussing works of art
Credit: On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
Academic Profile
Aliki Braine
Born in Paris in 1976, Aliki Braine studied at The Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford, The Slade School of Fine Art, London and The Courtauld Institute where she was awarded a distinction for her masters in 17th century painting. Aliki has been a regular lecturer at the National Gallery since 2001 and also teaches at the Wallace Collection, Courtauld Gallery and for The Arts Society. She is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Fine Art Photography for the University of the Arts London. Aliki is also a practicing artist who regularly exhibits her photographic work internationally.
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