Maureen Swanson

Maureen Swanson

Maureen Swanson (Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 25/11/1932-United Kingdom, 18/11/2011).

Maureen Swanson

Knights of the Round Table 1953

First MGM film to be shot in CinemaScope.

Robert Taylor was never comfortable filming these types of movies. He often referred to them as "iron jockstrap" movies and actually preferred doing westerns.

Knights of the Round Table was the second in an unofficial trilogy. The other two movies were Ivanhoe and The Adventures of Quentin Durward. The three movies were made by producer Pandro S. Berman and director Richard Thorpe. Robert Taylor starred in all three movies.

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Orders Are Orders (1954) David Paltenghi

August 10th 2022

Maureen Swanson

Maureen Swanson

Went and saw “At Thresholds” at City Gallery. Curated by Moya Lawson. Thought it was super relevant as the show is about trying to draw humans away from the center, and reconsider the way the non-human, or more-than-human exists in this space that humans have populated - and how we as humans might try to be more conscious about living in these shared spaces.

“Bloom” Maureen Lander, 2022. (Jellyfish)

“Crown of Samuel” Denise Batchelor, 2016-2020. (Seaweed)

“Lawn” Zina Swanson, 2017.

Maureen Swanson-Robert Taylor "Los caballeros del rey Arturo" (Knights of the round table) 1953, de Richard Thorpe.

Maureen Swanson

City Gallery

At Thresholds: Olivia Blyth, Georgette Brown, Debra Bustin, Richard Frater, Ioane Ioane, Fiona Pardington, Emily Parr, Maureen Lander and Denise Batchelor, Lucy Meyle, Sorawit Songsataya, Zina Swanson. curated by Moya Lawson.

‘At Thresholds explores humanity’s place within the multispecies—a vibrant universe of lifeforms, including fungi, plants and animals. In a time of ecological crisis, the artists in this exhibition consider how art might renew our awareness of living with our more-than-human cohabitants. They take a range of perspectives at the thresholds of other existences. Through imaginative visual languages, the artists evoke diverse, commingling ways of being, which help shape and sustain the planet we share. Their work destabilises our human-centred present, proposing that much can be learned from telling stories about life, as one amongst multitudes.’

I found this exhibition to be really interesting. The sheer amount of people that has been brought together to exhibit is very cool and a fascinating mix. I did find that this exhibition definitely explored the environment and all that is in it and how all of these artists interpret it differently. The works that I liked were Debra Bustin's, Maureen Lander’s and georgette Brown’s. I am glad that I finally got to see some of Debra Bustin’s work in person even if it was just a snippet of it. I liked Maureen Lander's jellyfish and the shadows that they gave off were so cool ! Lastly the works that I enjoyed from Georgette Brown were here fashion fungi in the dark space with Debra bustins work, they went well together! There were some spikes I saw on those works 👀 

Joanna Margaret Paul: Imagined in the Context of a Room

‘Imagined in the Context of a Room is a major retrospective celebrating the career and legacy of Joanna Margaret Paul (1945–2003). Paul’s intimate explorations of domestic life pushed the boundaries of artistic practice through an experimental, multi-disciplinary practice spanning drawing, painting, poetry, photography and film. Imagined in the Context of a Room considers the resonance and legacy of Paul’s work in the contemporary moment. This major exhibition presents a close study of her career from the 1970s to the 2000s and is accompanied by a significant publication. Moving across the different phases of Paul’s life as an artist, the exhibition traces key journeys that shaped her career: from Ōtepoti Dunedin to Te Pataka o Rakaihautū Banks Peninsula, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Whanganui and beyond; traversing the spaces between the mind, body and spirit; between the domestic and the political; between grief and beauty.’

This body of work sort of made me think of our group exhibition baby teeth in an interesting way. I thought of our works being placed in a traditional dealer gallery when we don’t sell our works, and I thought of our works being placed in a non-traditional gallery space. The space was very domestic, with shelves and a fireplace to work with, it was very interesting for us. So I think the mixture of art and domesticity made me think about our exhibition. The traces of emotion present throughout this exhibition and throughout Paul’s time as an artist is really successful in this show. 

Simon Morris: Room of Time

A large-scale drawing moves across the two long walls of the Hancock Gallery. Recurring forms painted directly onto the wall, will develop a pattern that is repetitive and geometric in nature, but also responsive to variables related to the body, time and application over the period of its making. 

The Spanish Gardener (1956) dir. Philip Leacock

Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Michael Hordern, Jon Whiteley, Cyril Cusack, Bernard Lee, Maureen Swanson

Maureen Swanson