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Estelle Lovatt and the worst portraits | The Standard
Social media users were quick to mock the artwork, with one calling it “the stuff of nightmares” and another bluntly saying that “it looks nothing like him”.
Even experts weighed in, with art critic Estelle Lovatt telling Sky News: “If you think about it historically, a public statue was there to immortalise, show off and loudly boast of the achievements and accomplishments of the person.
“If it doesn’t really bear a resemblance to the person, it’s quite difficult to relate to it.
“I just thought the Roman emperors wouldn’t have put up with it, with this sort of standard. It’s imposing because of its size and its fantastical because of its size, but it lacks any aesthetic creativity.”
Estelle Lovatt FRSA New Art Club is alive at BBC
Club Alive CollaborationEstelle Lovatt will be sharing her passion for the arts via BBC Club Alive.
This will include:
- Interviews with those connected to the art world
- Art courses @ LBH using dry art materials
- Lectures
- Historical walks and talks
- Art Coaching
- Exhibition reviews
About Estelle
Art Critic Estelle Lovatt FRSA has the experience of being on both sides of the canvas, having trained as a painter, read Art History and as a gallery exhibition curator, Estelle is able to teach, judge and talk about works of art, from Cave Art to Banksy, with expert opinion.
She has worked as a freelance art critic for the BBC as well as for various independent Radio stations throughout the UK.
Contact Details
Estelle Lovatt
W: Estellelovatt.com
E: estellelovatt@gmail.com
https://www.bbcclub.com/clubs/alive/health-wellbeing/clubs-alive-love-art/
Estelle Lovatt & Banksy on TalkTV with Julia Hartley-Brewer
British Museum ‘staff sacked over missing, stolen or damaged’ treasures
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Yoko Ono’s peace protest art on show in London
Estelle Lovatt, art critic: ” was really lucky to interview Yoko when she was here in London a few years ago, and I found her the most remarkable experience. And I say experience because she’s almost like a walking gallery herself. She’s full of poetry and passion and pain and excitement and thought. And I came away almost as if I had been meditating. And it’s interesting because the way that she relates to the world and relates to the art world are very connected. And she says without art, she feels she would choke.”
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