Bloomsbury Stud: The Art of Stephen Tomlin | Exhibition Film

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  • čas přidán 1. 06. 2023
  • Starting off at Charleston, where Stephen Tomlin’s friends, lovers, and sitters came together, this exhibition film traces Tomlin’s life and career, revealing the stories behind the artworks on display in 'Bloomsbury Stud: The Art of Stephen Tomlin', on view at the Philip Mould Gallery from 5th June until 11th August 2023.
    Stephen Tomlin, the Bloomsbury group’s primary sculptor, immortalised the faces of Bloomsbury’s best-known characters, including Duncan Grant, Lytton Strachey and Virginia Woolf.
    With inexhaustible charisma, disarming good looks and undeniable talent, Tomlin captivated his contemporaries, and references to Stephen Tomlin pepper countless biographies of 20th century figures. However, until recently, that was where his story remained.
    Now, this exhibition aims to return Tomlin to the artistic spotlight where he belongs.
    Find out more: philipmould.com/bloomsbury-st...
    View the exhibition catalogue: philipmould.com/usr/library/d...
    Filmed by Mike Hopkins.
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Komentáře • 57

  • @diannacatesdunn
    @diannacatesdunn Před rokem +6

    Please, Phillip, do more of these insight pieces on the great artists you admire. For those of us in the hinterlands, they are rays of light!

  • @dorothysmith7289
    @dorothysmith7289 Před rokem +5

    ❤ Thank you for your insight into this group of artists. Tommy's work still portrays them in 3D splendor. D.

  • @tomjoelberglind1924
    @tomjoelberglind1924 Před rokem +3

    The way you have with Words Phillip. ❤ it🇳🇴

  • @williamevans9426
    @williamevans9426 Před rokem +4

    A most welcome and fascinating new episode. Many thanks!

  • @lynnblack6493
    @lynnblack6493 Před rokem +4

    Another fantastic character of the Set! And you are correct. The busts provide great images, more telling than mere pictures and some of the portraits I've seen. You realize the sculptor had intimate knowledge. 😂

  • @abesouth3805
    @abesouth3805 Před rokem +2

    Sounds like the Bloomsbury Group were a precursor to the hippie movement of the sixties. I am enjoying these shorts of yours Philip.

  • @rosered103
    @rosered103 Před rokem +5

    That was different and interesting. Thank you!

  • @karla5227
    @karla5227 Před rokem +3

    How lovely - much enjoyed this Philip. You always manage to get across the essence of the artist in a captivating and succinct way.

  • @davidbiagini9048
    @davidbiagini9048 Před rokem +2

    A very insightful biography that is both enjoyable and educational.

  • @jackie4286
    @jackie4286 Před rokem +4

    Thank you. Beautifully put together, a fascinating person,. His sculpture is fascinating too. I had no idea the bust of Virginia Woolf was by him.

  • @francoisederocher
    @francoisederocher Před rokem +2

    Always a treat to see one of your programs. Thank you.

  • @peterostermiller3576
    @peterostermiller3576 Před rokem +3

    Interesting and fascinating video. When you said, Henrietta Bingham was an American socialite. I wondered if she was one of the Bingham‘s in Louisville, Kentucky, where I live. Checked online, and she was born in Louisville. She died in 1968 and is buried with her father and Louisville. The Bingham family at one time owned newspapers, a TV station and a radio station in Louisville.

  • @GarnetLynne
    @GarnetLynne Před rokem +1

    Lovely to see you Philip! Hugs.

  • @troygaspard6732
    @troygaspard6732 Před rokem +2

    Thank you, I was unaware of this artist.

  • @mindakahn9964
    @mindakahn9964 Před rokem +2

    Thank you for the tutorial. It was brilliant.

  • @Schlei602
    @Schlei602 Před rokem +2

    More of this, please. It's joy!

    • @philipmouldco4360
      @philipmouldco4360  Před rokem +2

      Thank you!

    • @Parianparlay
      @Parianparlay Před rokem

      It most certainly is a joy! Thank you so much Mr Mould I love the way you present it’s SO elegant!

  • @mch12311969
    @mch12311969 Před rokem +4

    I am familiar with with so many of the names of those connected to the Bloomsbury Group, but sadly not all of their work. Thank you for these interesting and revealing videos.

  • @beiderbecke1927
    @beiderbecke1927 Před rokem +1

    Those who comprised Bloomsbury, and other artists and writers of that period, fought so valiantly to shake-off the hypocrisy and overwrought culture of the Victorian era, and as artists succeeded, and set the pace for the 20th century. But as individuals, they paid a price, unable to fully pull themselves free of their Victorian roots. Tomlin is a perfect example. Perhaps Lytton Strachey was the most successful, personally and as a writer. A wonderful vlog, thanks so much.

  • @andrewbaker8373
    @andrewbaker8373 Před rokem +2

    Affectionately put

  • @orionfoote2890
    @orionfoote2890 Před rokem +1

    What a wonderful production - I’ve always had a strong interest in this crowd, but I’ve learned so much in the space of 10 minutes.
    What a gem - beautifully produced and scripted.

  • @chrisruss9861
    @chrisruss9861 Před rokem +2

    Great sculpture. People don't have the mentality to achieve anything as humanistic and genuinely creative as this, without sterile gimmickry, today.

  • @juliancoulden1753
    @juliancoulden1753 Před rokem +1

    Fascinating, I history of which I was unaware. Thank you

  • @layalabi1667
    @layalabi1667 Před rokem +2

    Thank you! So interesting!!

  • @markwalford-groom
    @markwalford-groom Před rokem +1

    SUPER MINI DOCO great work

  • @Ceelle2
    @Ceelle2 Před rokem +3

    Thank you for this exploration. I wonder if anyone has ever done a psychological study of the Bloomsbury Group? Great art, great pain--experienced and inflicted. Group think in their non-convention, peer pressure in their individuality, and a seemingly never ending sexual partner bingo. We saw this in the 60's hippy age with the added seasoning of political protest. I'm sure its been done, so I will explore google a bit.

  • @stephenparkin3220
    @stephenparkin3220 Před rokem +1

    Well worth visiting this exhibition. Beautifully presented. Can also highly recommend the Art in Isolation videos posted on this platform.

  • @andrewnorris2
    @andrewnorris2 Před rokem +1

    As with your wonderful exhibition of Bloomsbury paintings from last year I am coming over from Croatia to see this. Thank you for mounting it.

  • @Jenniferconverseart
    @Jenniferconverseart Před rokem +1

    Lovely Video excellent production your videos are absolute treasures, great to see you Philip!

  • @ivorytower99
    @ivorytower99 Před rokem +4

    Philip,
    What fantastical commentary and video with some exquisite pieces! And just when I (too) believe modern 20th century busts to be en vogue.~
    I *just* did a photoshoot yesterday of my bust collection -- both real and decorative, out on the veranda--high above the West End of Boston, on the waterfront. It was like the Valley of the Kings. lol
    While I do love pictures. This illumination on the Bloomsbury set's "Stud" (I love that stoutness-- you're publicly using both the word and term "Stud".), and the sculptures that surrounded them. Highly enjoyable - and educational.
    What is more, here in the U.S. - specifically Boston, Massachusetts, it is "Gay Pride Month" --which began yesterday on the 1st. So, Perfect timing!
    Ta!
    -Mätthew
    PS Please create more videos. These videos burn a fire of inspiration within me. Please continue to thrall us with your acumen. Cheers!

  • @Robin-no8cu
    @Robin-no8cu Před rokem +1

    Sir, I have to tell you how much I have enjoyed your channel!! I wish I had found you during the pandemic, but better late then never! Kudos, well done, and thank you! Haven’t enjoyed anything so well since my college art history lectures. 😊 Subscribed and looking forward to more!

  • @janetthomas8244
    @janetthomas8244 Před rokem +1

    Grazie Mille

  • @Schlei602
    @Schlei602 Před rokem +1

    Thanks!!!!!

  • @user-zz1us7zx7p
    @user-zz1us7zx7p Před 7 měsíci

    Wonderful video and so instructive about one of the lesser-known Bloomsbury denizens. A slight correction -- at 6;00 in the film we are shown 2 men, Ralph Partridge
    and another whom Philip then identifies as Lytton Strachey. I believe, in fact, this is Lytton's brother, James Strachey, the English translator of Sigmund Freud.

  • @lynnblack6493
    @lynnblack6493 Před 11 měsíci

    As Tommy hammed for the camera, cigarette in hand, there was just a fleeting image of Brad Pitts doing the same, not long ago. Gorgeous men, being crazy!

  • @user-tl8zp2vs3e
    @user-tl8zp2vs3e Před 29 dny

    Poor Tommy, consumed by ‘The Beasts of Bloomsbury’

  • @speakrussian6779
    @speakrussian6779 Před rokem +2

    Thank you! Can you tell a story about Russian art in Great Britain?

  • @mjjames2442
    @mjjames2442 Před rokem +2

    Where can I see the paintings on the walls in this film?

    • @philipmouldco4360
      @philipmouldco4360  Před rokem

      Most of the paintings are on display at the gallery and can also be viewed on our website: philipmould.com/artworks/categories/modern/-20th-century/modern-british-art-for-sale/

  • @ArtHistoryProfessor
    @ArtHistoryProfessor Před rokem +2

    Hello, Philip. As an American follower, I was wondering if you could do an extended in-depth episode about the life and work of Duncan Grant? He's one of my favorite 20th-century British painters of the seismically pivotal Bloomsbury Group. I find his interestingly complex and charismatic life (especially at Charleston House) as fascinating as his work. By the way, I love your channel and content. I also like your Fake or Fortune series. All the best from North Carolina, USA. Cheers.

  • @jakecavendish3470
    @jakecavendish3470 Před rokem +1

    Interesting, I find his art derivative and dull but his life story is interesting

  • @nagolhayze9366
    @nagolhayze9366 Před rokem +1

    ‘Uninhabited free love’ with respect, many would conclude, code for sexual perversity amongst the creative elite.

  • @janoginski5557
    @janoginski5557 Před rokem

    What is remarkable & evidential about Tommy is how banal the work is. What a load of precious tosh. Get objective.