L. S. Lowry is mostly thought about in terms of his people (‘matchstick men’) and their industrial setting but there is much more to be read from the his paintings. Throughout his artistic career, Lowry used street furniture to brilliant effect. He was a master of observation and composition: lamp-posts, telegraph poles, flag poles, fences (and sometimes just vertical posts with no apparent use) form an important but rarely considered part of Lowry’s busy industrial scenes. As his work developed, lamps became a subject in their own right and became the focus of some of his later quiet, solitary works. Lowry’s careful thought about lamps and lamp posts is evident in his response to young artists asking for career advice: ‘no need to go to London to become a famous painter. You won’t find better lamp-posts there.’
Richard Mayson was brought up in Lowry’s home-village of Mottram-in-Longdendale and has a life-long passion for street lamps and street furniture. In this illustrated talk, taking some of Lowry’s best-known works as a reference, Richard Mayson highlights Lowry’s use of lamps and street furniture in his handling of composition, perspective and colour. He compares the treatment of street furniture in Lowry’s paintings with the reality of Salford and Manchester streets from 1916 to the 1970s illustrating how Lowry’s work evolve
Please join us for coffee and biscuits in Francine’s beautiful home for this illustrated and enlightening talk on Lowry by Richard, a valued supporter of The Buxton International Festival
Venue
Thorneycroft by kind permission of Francine Salisbury
6 Burlington Road,Buxton SK17 9AL
Parking on Burlington Road or Pavilion Gardens Car park
Access: Up 2 flights of Stairs to the Doll Museum
Pricing
Tickets are £10, please book using the booking form below
