1935-04-15 — Page 3

EXHIBITION OF

PAINTINGS

Art And Accuracy

(BY “L. C")

In my Artiele "What to Seek in Pictures which appeared on the December-5-1934-in-the-"Hong Kong Daily Press," I concluded thus: To paint in accordance with the. frivolous idea of the spectator who knows nothing technical is to retard the progress of art of a spontaneous emotional nature a quality only true and progressive art possesses." 11་་་

I fear that I might here have seemed to imply that a work of art of ." spontaneous and emotional nature" would not ap- peal to the kind of spectator re- ferred to. This should not be so, as any fine work of art can, as It is intended to do, appeal to the public in general. But I am advo- cating the type of work that goes far beyond pretty photographic productions, the type which, hav ing spirit and big essentials of a whole" may taken part by part, - Jeem to have no meaning but looked at in its entirety will make the actual appear dull and Insipid, Unless one's mind is prompt and elastic in appreciating the kind of pictures the artist has intended to present, one can rarely find much spiritual art to live with. Often the trouble with the lay spectator is that on account of ris consciousness of only the actual around him and of his failure to study more pictures he always has In mind that accuracy in detall in a picture is everything, and re- fuses to consider large emotional qualities or anything which is not "real." As a matter of fact Art is neither metely Nature" nor a.C.. tuality, such as a commonplace photograph would show, but some thing mysterious which is created rather than Imitated. (I say ad- visedly a commonplace photo" graph",for there is an Art of photography, which by choice of subject, aspect, light affects, makes the camera ari instrument of creation).

ABSOLUTE ACCURACY Artistically speaking. absolute accuracy in art is apt to be Ilfe-.. less, and the emotional quality with which the artist imbues his picture is what the spectator abould seek. Thus it one merely looks at a picture of the latter quality without feeling what one is looking at, one has not received the message the artist intended to deliver; but if he gets the "feel" of it he will at once realise that that picture bas vitality apart from being an" imitation of the superficial aspects of things."

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their progress in artistic expres-

sion.

Turner began as a realist, at the same time imitating the styles of various old masters. Later he was interested in realising transient effects and colour rather than the form of nature, working on the principles of art he had discovered as a student and doing what the theories of art then required producing beautul ideal com positions instead of mere trans- cription of nature. In his last period, however, he abandoned this ideal, reproducing his own im-f pressions of nature and associat- ing them with his deepest feelings.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1935.

NOEL COWARD HERE

Interview With Pressmen

“GOOD FRIDAY "

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THE ARMY

John Masefield's Play

*For the first time, a Pussion Play is being given this year in St. John's Cathedral & perform ance of John Masefeld's Play "Good Friday" will form part of special evening services this week on Wednesday and Thursday at

The talkies did E certain amount of harm to the stage, but the type which was most affected were the provincial tour- ing companies which were very mediocre," said Mr. Noel Coward.pm. the famous author and playwright on being interviewed on Saturday morning by Pressmen on board the HM.S. Tamar where he is staying as the guest of Comman- der Hussey. Mr. Coward arrived in the Colony on Friday morning by the Empress of Canada and it is understood he will stay here for one week before proceeding to Singapore.

Mr. Coward denied that he was meeting Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, Snr. in Hong Kong, saying that he did

In reply to a further question, Mr. Coward said "The stage will always hold its own with the "Vasari relates of Titian that his pictures. If you have a good east pletures at the beginning of his and a good story the theatre will career, while he was still employ-be packed to capacity. I did it ing the old Flemish technique, myself in London with the 'Royal were painted with unbelievable Family."" Industry and attention to detail and that they were effective both from a distance and close by. Later on his colours were put on broadly, and the plcture looked complete only from a distance; but the figures appeared as i alive. His later manner of paint- ing, in which he suppressed all detalls and aimed at a broad, pic- tortsi effect, was probably due to defective eyesight (farsightedness) in his old age."-C. J. Buillet of the Chicago Dally News.)

BRUSH STROKE Again, if one compares a paint- ing by Corot of his earlier period with another of his later period one notices simlar idiosyncracies

not even know that the famous flm star was coming here.

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Although his present trip is in the nature of a holiday. ME Coward is at present working on his own biography and intends to finish it before he reaches

London.

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WOLF CUB RALLY

in that the first will be found Kowloon Pack Wins

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Totem Poel

The 1st Kowloon Pack (St. An drew's) retained the Totem Pole the annual Wolf Cub Rally, which attended by eight packs,

rendered in more or less meticulous finish and that in the latter every brush stroke was seen to have put in once and for all without. alteration or modification. In the first he was not as sure of himself on account of his lack of ex- perience in Art, but as he ad- vanced in age he began to know.comprising 150 cubs, at the Hong his job, so that in his second Kong Volunteer Headquarters to period he was able to desh in what Saturday afternoon, he saw in his subject thereby re taining a sense of freshness and vitality.

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There arise two questions in this connection; Has the Artist declined rather than made pro- tress by such evolution in his style? Why does the artist biten not develop the fine Anish he has attained in his first period so as to make it super-finish as he ad- vances in age? In reply to the first question "can be cited the high position in which Turner has stood for such a long period to which there still appears no sign of depreciation. As to the second question, let me quote Mr. Harold Speed on an academic drawing that is, a work of art rendered in an absolutely accurate manner:--

Again a work of. Art should not only represent nature as felt by the artist but also be adapted to the particular medium through which that feeling is expressed. For instance, a watercolour should

A FANCIFUL SIMILE look like a painting executed in

"It is difficult to explain what is that medium and not try to wrong with an academic drawing, masquerade as a coloured photo- and what is the difference between

Was

The winners Anished with total of 370 points, while the 12th Kowloon (Kowloon Tong Anglican Church) recorded 352, and the 1st. Hong Kong (St. Joseph's College) were third with 347 points,

The Rev. N., V. Halward, the Commissioner, assisted by Mr. D. A. Pockson, Pay-Comdr. Lander, China Fleet Scout Master, and the Rev. "O'Doyen, Rover Scout, in- spected the cubs, after which the Totem Pole was competed for with Signalling, an Obstacle Race, and Button Sewing and Knot com- petitions.

All the Lubs exceuted two jungle dances, the Dince of the Balco, and the Dance of Kaa, while the

11th did the Dance of Shere Khan.

The models and collections. of also counting in the competition, each pack were inspected, these

After tea has been served, the! Totem Pole was presented to Miss

Hong Kong (Peak) Pack

P. Jordan receiving the trophy.

Warranty Issued

Three warrants were also issued: to Wong Tat-han, 17th Hong Kong (Headquarters), Scout Troop: M. G. Lainz, 1st Hong Kong (St. Joseph's College) Troop, and G. E. Roylance, 1st. Hong Kong (St. Joseph's College Troop, all of of whom are assistant scout-mas

ters.

graph or an oil or pastel or it and a fine drawing. But per-F. Wong's Pack the ist. Kowloon, etching. The same thing applies haps this difference сад be whatever medium is used. Every brought home a little more clear-sident of the Hong Kong Boy by Mrs. E. Cock, wife of the Pre- medium has special qualities and ly if you will pardon a rather scout's Association, Senior Sixer Limitation of its own and should fanciful simile. I am told that if be chosen with a view to display- you construct a perfectly Atted ing or exploiting these qualities, engine the piston Atting the es. depth, lightness, truth of cylinder with absolute accuracy colour, vividness of colour, em- and the axles their sockets with phatic line. It may be elever to no space between, Ac-it will not make a water colour look like an work, but be a lifeless mass of oll, but it is not Art.

iron. There must be enough play between the vital parts to allow of some movement; "dither" is, I believe, the Bootch word for it. The piston must be allowed some play in the opening of the cylin der through which it passes, or it will not be able to move and show any life. And the axles of the wheels in their sockets, and, in fact, all parts of the machine where life and movement are to occur, must have this play, “this Amongst the distinguished "dither," It has always seemed gathering present were:-Bir to me that the accurately fitting Thomas and Lidy Sauthorn, Mr. engine was like a good academic and Mza. E. Cock, Mr. and Mrs. G. drawing, in a way a perfect plece R Sayer The Rev. and Mrs. A. of workmanship, but lifeless. Im Davies, Mr. C. Champkin, Assis perfectly perfect because there tant Commissioner and Mr. O. C. In reality all Art is so intensely was no room left for the Womack."..

Further the work should look like the artist, that is, bear the Impress of his personality. This may not seem important to the public which atmply demands in teresting pictures," and believes it doesn't matter a job about the artist's personality. But doesn't 11? What is true Art of every age but the skilled rendering of the personal and emotional aspect of a subject? A great artist can make almost any subject interesting to others about which he feels strongly Rembrandt's painting

of The Flayed Ox" is a case in

TRANSIENT EFFECTS

he Rev. Halvard gave a short address thanking the Deep Bea Scouts for their invaluable assis- tance and also the Volunteer De fence Corps for the loan of the grounds; he also congratulated the winners on their repeated success

personal in character that no two | play forlife. And to carry The following Packs were pre- rists when depicting the same the simile further, 1 you sentist Kowloon (Miss F. Wong bject, even painting, a portrait allow too great a play between the and Miss I Woolley), 12th Kow- of the person, convey an identical parts, so that they fit one over the loon (Mrs C. B. Easterbrook), ist, impression in their respective plc other too loosely, the engine will Hong Kong (Mr. Lim Kim Hüen), lose power and become a poor 2nd Hong Kong (Mr. N. Lock), rickety thing. There must be the 11th Hong Kong (Mrs. De Ville), smallest amount of play that will 14th, Hong Kong (Mr, Manuel), allow of its working, "And the | 4th, Kowloon (M-. G H Mad more perfectly made the engine dick), and the 9th. Korloon (Miks the leas will the amount of this 8 Dalziel).

dither be

Again the personality of a true riisi, evolves so many adventurous periments that his style will have to be divided into periods, this connection I have in mind famous old masters whose stion in style or rather man

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the pestisite to the hibition my painting wings Shentontwill open the arily due to the ad- and sculpture to be held in the formally on the 15th at Lodo aber age, but mostly to Lounge Room of the Gloucester Fam

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Colonel J. M. Hulton

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Landon, March 30, Colonel, Hulton, CBE, D.SO., late The Royal Sussex Regiment and Royal Tank Corps, retired on March 27 after over 32 years" service.

In the South African War be received the Queen's Medal with Ave claspa. During the Great War John Masefield was made the he accompanied the 4th Battalion, Poet Laureate in 1930. In addition The Royal Sussex Regiment to to his "Good Friday" he is alsoGallipoli, and subsequently took well known for his writings of part in the operations in Egypt the Cathedral is included in his appointed G.8.0.1 to the Military the sea. The play to be given in and Palestine. Later he was

book of Collected Poems which Mission in Siberis, where his pre- was first published in 1923.

vious knowledge of the Far East, The scene of the play is the acquired when attached to the 'paved. court outside the Roman Japanese Army as a language Citadel in Jerusalem. At the student in 1910, gave him special beginning Pilate,

Roman qualifications for this particular Centurion, that the normal cus- Governor, informs Longinus, the post. He was wounded during the

tom, by annually was set free at the time prisoner

of the Feast of the Passover. would be observed and that the .mob had chosen the convict Barabbas. Jesus is already a prisoner but Pilate informs the Chief Priest that he is unable to find Him guilty of the charges of sedition and blasphemy. The Play goes on to relate the story of the Gospels of how Pliste succumbs to the insidious words of the Chier Priest and sentences-Jesus to be crucified.

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Jesus is crucified. One called "Madman", madman in the eyes of the world of that time, in con- trast with the confusion of the fickle crowd, shows that he has seen the true vision of the life of Jesus and His crucifixion.

Story Of The Gospels The play continues to portray' the story of the Gospels and ends with the crowd "settling to the ordinary affairs of the Feast of the Passover, Only that same true vision, that our Lord Jesus "Madman" has really seen the Christ died that we might have etemai Hic.

of Jesus and the events immedi

"Good Friday" recalls the death

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ately leading up to it as seen by a detached but observant on- loaker. In severe and beautiful poetry, fit for the subject, the Play, vividly recreates the setting in time and place of those events. Jesus is never seen but in the lines of "Good Friday" the truth of His passion is communicated to men and women of our own day."

Before the Play, the Passion, according to St. Mark, St. Luke. and St. John, will be read and, at the end, the story of the Emmaus

of the crucifixion on to the glory Road, which leads our thoughts of Easter Sunday, will be read immediately, after the singing of "When I survey the wondrous

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