Geometry of Fear – British Sculpture and Conflict 1945 – 1962 – GI 25 086 (also Online)
16 September 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm BST
Tutor: Ronnie Ireland D.A. (Drawing and Painting; Glasgow School of Art) B.A. (Hons) Open University
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At the end of WWII, when mankind became clever enough to destroy itself, many were unsure if it was clever enough to save itself. The climate of fear and apprehension was reflected in the British sculpture of the time, from 1945 to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. We will look at powerful works by Moore, Chadwick, Butler, Armitage, Paolozzi, Frink and Turnbull.
This is a repeat course.
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Elisabeth Frink, In memoriam I, 1981. Flikr via Wikimedia Commons.
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About the Speaker
Ronnie Ireland
Ronnie’s life has always revolved around art and music. He has drawn and painted all his life and made music (mainly singing; from opera through to rock and jazz) during much of it.
He was born and educated in Glasgow, then moved to Edinburgh where he taught art and ran a company, organising and playing music. Ronnie moved to the south of England in 2011, realising he needed a fresh start and new challenges in a new place.
The regular art classes which Ronnie now runs are very important to him. They aim to encourage artists to develop their own ideas and voice, and he finds it exciting and gratifying working with the artists as they progress. He feels it is the most difficult, but also the most rewarding part of art. Ronnie also gives regular talks, demonstrations and workshops on many aspects of art and creativity to art societies, educational institutions and the corporate world.
His own art centres around the idea of identity and how it manifests in many different ways from the theatrical to the everyday.
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