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Recent
exhibitions of new work inspired by ancient Egyptian art.
Coningsby
Gallery, 30 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4RJ
12-18 July 2009 Sunday-Friday 10am-7pm, Sat 10am-1pm.
Private View 14 July 5.30-9pm
www.coningsbygallery.com
and
Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall, Twigworth, Gloucester, GL2 9PA
11-30 August 2009 Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm
www.nature-in-art.org.uk
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My latest venture
is to illustrate a research project investigating the wildlife species
depicted in ancient Egyptian art. In Autumn 2008 I spent six weeks
in Egypt with a team of researchers, led by ornitho-egyptologist
John Wyatt. We visited museums and historic sites from Alexandria
to Abu Simbel, looking at art from Predynastic to Roman times.
My particular
highlights were:
- Seeing
the real "Geese of Meidum" at Cairo museum
- Tombs of
Ti and Ptahhotep at Saqqara
- Tombs
of the nobles at Beni Hassan
- Abydos
- The White
Chapel in Karnak
- The Valley
of the Kings
- Tombs
of the nobles at Luxor
My role is to
make as accurate as possible representations of the art when a photographic
image is not possible. Later we can use the resulting paintings
for study and identification of the species depicted. So far we've
looked at paintings, carvings, hieroglyphs, objects, ostraca, and
papyrus, and are also checking bone and mummy records. The results
will be published as A Guide to the Birds of Ancient Egypt, with
further publications planned for the future.
When trying
to identify species from the art there are a number of variables
to consider, such as:
- Quality
of workmanship and materials
- Date of
work, and therefore the colours/techniques available
- Damage,
either natural or deliberate
- Other
occurrences of that species
- Context
- Habitat
In addition
I'm producing paintings from Egyptian works that inspire me personally,
and investigating the art techniques and materials used. I plan
to make a painting using authentic as possible pigments and materials.
Please contact
me if you would like updates as the project progresses.
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