Background
Szirtes, George was born on November 29, 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. Arrived in England, 1956, permanent resident.
(This text traces the career of Ana Maria Pacheco, a sculp...)
This text traces the career of Ana Maria Pacheco, a sculptor-painter-printmaker, from her origins and education in Brazil, through her arrival in England as a British Council scholar at the Slade in 1973, and her development into one of the most renowned figurative artists of her time, with a career crowned by a residency at the National Gallery, London in 1999. The book explores the strands of the Baroque, the magical and the humane in her imagery and relates these to the culture of post-colonial Brazil as well as to the visual language of power and potency in Europe. At a time when most artists shy away from literature and myth, Pacheco meets them head on and draws sustenance from the fields of reference they provide. By following the progress of her imagination through the various media in which she works, the book reveals the scale of Pacheco's vision and highlights the streams of visual narrative that make her a unique figure; one uniting the sensibility of South America with that of Western Europe.
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(A collection of 50 riddles in verse for children, featuri...)
A collection of 50 riddles in verse for children, featuring many everyday topics such as household objects, natural phenomena, traffic lights and electricity.
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Szirtes, George was born on November 29, 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. Arrived in England, 1956, permanent resident.
Bachelor in Fine Art, Leeds College Art and Design, 1972.
Art teacher Cheshunt School, Herts, England, 1973—1974. Literature teacher Hitchin College, 1974—1975. Teacher Arvon Foundation, 1975—1981.
Visiting lecturer, creative writing Norwich School Art and Design, 1989—1991. Literature panel Eastern Arts Board, 1980—1984. Director art, teacher St. Christopher School, Letchworth, 1982—1992.
External examiner, Master of Philosophy in Creative Writing Trinity College, Dublin, since 2004. Teacher, creative writing University East Anglia.
(This text traces the career of Ana Maria Pacheco, a sculp...)
(A collection of 50 riddles in verse for children, featuri...)
Board Norwich Puppet Theatre, 1996—1997, board chairman, 1997—2000.
Married Clarissa Upchurch.