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[generallygothic]

After studying theology at university, and becoming ordained in 1978, a Reverend resigned from his role as a London vicar to attend circus school in Bristol. Upon learning the art of clowning in 1990, he became known as Reverend Roly Bain Clown. Generally gothically speaking, David Cobley (English portrait artist, b. 1954) conjures tones of the carnivalesque and the gothic realism of the southern American states in this incredibly lifelike impression of Rev. Roly Bain Clown (also the title of the piece, 1992). . #generallygothic #gothic #carnivalesque #carnivale #circus #circus250 #circus250bristol #rwa #rwabristol #royalwestacademy #art #artist #artgallery #portrait #portraiture #davidcobley #clown #theology #religion #christianity #southerngothic #southernamerica #bristoluniversity #circomedia #bristol

[gregramsden]

Pre-selected for the Royal West Academy 'Looking through the fourth wall' just packing it up to go to the #royalwestacademy #openshow2017 #rwa

[ayeshas-arthouse]

@ the #RoyalWestAcademy today with my @BBFA sisters @enamgd @carleendesozer @arlene_wandera ....missed you @cksappleton ! #black #British #female #artists

[generallygothic]

"This print was prompted by a quote from Virginia Woolf's 'Moments of Being - Sketch of the Past': 'standing at the flap of a tent watching the circus going on inside.' It reveals her feeling of being socially marginalised, a female writer amongst male contemporaries and resonates with the experience of women in the arts and wider society. Woolf's words made a clear impression in my imagination, subtly evoking tensions between concepts of hierarchy and inclusivity inherent in the idea of circus but obscured by the spectacle. Fragile and fallible structures are a recurring theme in my work." - Katherine Jones discussing her piece 'Witness to a Spectacle', pictured (2018) . #generallygothic #gothic #art #artist #katherinejones #circus #circus250 #virginiawoolf #rwa #royalwestacademy #gallery #exhibition #sequinsandsawdust #witnesstoaspectacle #momentsofbeing #woolf #artonart #inspiration #quote

[generallygothic]

"The white-faced clown's traditional melancholy may reflect the fact that before greasepaint was ibvebtrd, many clowns died from blood poisoning as their white make-up contained the toxic substance bismuth." 'A member of 'The Stecklus' musical clown troupe, Belle Vue', platinum print by Peter Lavery (English photographer, b. 1948), Christmas 1971 . #generallygothic #gothic #clown #clowns #circus #peterlavery #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #1970s #poison #makeup #sadclown #melancholy #circus250 #rwa #royalwestacademy #bristol #sawdustandsequins #art #artgallery #exhibition #history #bellevue #history #circushistory #runawaywiththecircus