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Tony Auffret

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I remember the Masquerade puzzle;e book from the 70's - way beyond my reading out - but hadn't realised he was such an accomplished artist.  Thanks for highlighting him, Lew.
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Tony Auffret

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Opps, double clicked!

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Russell Edwards

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Brilliant introduction Lewis and what an incredible artist he is. My sister had the 'Masquerade' and was intent on solving the puzzle but I was just enthralled by his illustrations. I'm rather ashamed to say that I'd forgotten all about him until now but seeing his work again is wonderful and yes I would gladly have a painting of his on my wall!

Alan Bickley

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A really informative intro Lew, fascinating stuff indeed and an new artist to me!
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Lewis Cooper

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'Masquerade' came out in 1979, we had a copy that got lost over the years, no doubt many of us had a copy or saw one.  It was the BBC documentary on Kit in December 2009 that renewed my interest in his art.  (I provided a link above, if anyone's interested). Here's another of his paintings.  'Blue Dress, White Rose' from 2016.  Note how the marquetry roses in the frame line up with those in the painting.  It includes falling rose petals, he's added a marquetry petal on the bottom of the frame.  A thoughtful and precise artist, he produces a quality product, if one dares to use those words about art.
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I too haven't heard of this artist, an eye opener for sure. Hunter's moon is exquisite, the skin tones are a delight to look at. The painting with the marquetry doors is something else, I can understand why they might want to close them, what goes on in the kitchen stays in the kitchen. 
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Lucian Hodoboc

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Very talented and ingenious, but his choice of themes is not to my liking. Surrealist or absurdist scenes with an abundance of nudity and hidden symbolism are definitely someone's cup of tea. Just not mine.
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Russell Edwards

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Just watched The BBC documentary on youtube that Lewis recommended and I found it fascinating, he's such a talented and interesting artist  well worth a watch.
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Lewis Cooper

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One certainty in life is that we can't all like the same things Lucian, especially on the subject of art.  This series of threads has proved that...something we all knew anyway.  I believe that's a good thing.  Thanks for having a look. Yes Russell, I like the documentary very much, chiefly because it's mostly the artist talking about his art, not some expert.  Always the more interesting kind of documentary. Here's another image from the Masquerade book...page 12 to be precise.  Another odd thing about Kit Williams is that he says he had no interest in puzzles, quizzes and the like...yet he comes up with one of the most successful puzzle books. 'When shoes are ships and dragons fly' 2019.  I've no idea what the title means,  I just like the image.  A beautiful landscape.
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Lewis Cooper

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Here's an odd thing that struck me about art.  It arose from Lucian's post in this thread.  He's not taken with this artist, and I am.  Nothing odd in that, I don't think any of us would like to live in a world where we all LIKED and DISLIKED the same things.  How boring that would be. It set me thinking about landscapes.  Kit's work is largely figurative, but his landscapes are highly detailed.  In the thread about Edward Hergay we saw the work of another artist painting landscape in great detail.  I made no comment on that.  His skills are hugely impressive, yet the work did not appeal to me. They both paint detailed landscape, but look very different (to me at least.)  So even in the world of 'detailed' artwork there are differences. Odd.  In Kit's landscape I'm getting an element of fantasy. I like some fantasy art...the stress there is on the word 'some'...I certainly don't like ALL fantasy art, or ALL of any kind of art. Just one of the reasons why I find art so magical.  I've not explained this well, because art cannot be 'explained'. I've just realised I'm speaking fluent 'arty-bollaks' but I don't care.

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Great introduction Lewis. I've never come across any of his work. Interesting to look at and the frames are appealing in their shapes. I can certainly appreciate the talent and hard work he put in to these works.
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Lew you speak excellent arty bollocks and it makes sense , your too normal to be a arty farty critic and you main failure is that you can actually produce brilliant artwork. Hell I hope this doesn’t sound like a insult. 
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