Penang Decorative & Fine Arts Association Inaugural Lecture
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There has long been a gap in our cultural activities here in Penang and this in an island, which is full of great art, architecture, and artefacts. So the launch of the Penang Decorative & Fine Art Association (DFAS), an offshoot of NADFAS, which delivers talks and study tours to a worldwide audience, is really timely. The lecture series begins with two fascinating presentations by Lars Tharp – one on the fabulous porcelain produced by China for the West, the other on how one English artist used ceramics in his painting and his life.
The Gate of Heroes The inaugural lecture on 29 November will be given by Lars Tharp (tharp.co.uk) on the topic will be “The Gate of Heroes – on the China Trail.” Lars will trace the epic 800-mile overland journey made by Chinese porcelain destined for Europe. In the 1600s and 1700s millions of pieces – dinner services, vases, and ornamental wares – were carried from the “secret” porcelain city of Jingdezhen over lakes and mountains to Guangdong province, passing through the “Gate of Heroes”.
Hogarth: Harlots, Rakes & Crashing China The eighteenth century artist Hogarth created scenes of everyday life shot through with social commentary. All sorts of chinaware play a role on his painted stage as bit-part players in his evocative dramas. From the Harlot’s dingy garret to milord’s swanky mantelpiece, ceramics teeter, tumble, or merely stand helplessly by, symbolic commentators on the goings-on around them.
“The Gate of Heroes – on the China Trail”
Date: 29 November at 11am
Venue: The Small Theatre at Wawasan Open University, 54 Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, George Town
Price: RM55 to include light refreshments
“Hogarth: Harlots, Rakes & Crashing China”
Date: 30 November at 7.30pm
Venue: The Penang Club, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, George Town
Price: RM120 to include dinner
Please book the lectures by calling the IWA office on 04 898 2540 (9.30-12.30 Mondays to Fridays). Alternatively, the following committee members have agreed to take bookings:
- Marlene Fox 016 491 1658/04 228 5692
- Robert Newton 014 258 6318
- Jenny Ng 015 611 488
- Judith Ellidge 017 578 3965
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