Every Picture Tells A Story

Erwin Olaf - ‘Hollandse meester' - RIP

by Andrew Shanahan
Erwin Olaf - ‘Hollandse meester' - RIP

Erwin Olaf - Nina Siegal - Mutual Art

The most important influence on Olaf’s work was Robert Mapplethorpe, the paragon of studio photography, whom Olaf met while Mapplethorpe was visiting Amsterdam. He was especially taken with Mapplethorpe’s use of square format images, a technique also employed by Peter Hujar and Diane Arbus for their portrait work.

Posted in Arbus, artist, dutch, E, Erwin Olaf, fetish, Gay, gay interest, Hujar, male form, New York Times, Nina Siegal, photgraph, photographer, RIP, Square Format, Tokion

RIP Zoran Vidinic 1932-2024

by Andrew Shanahan
Caravaggio is a 1986 British historical drama film directed by Derek Jarman. The film is a fictionalised retelling of the life of Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. It is Tilda Swinton's film debut and Sean Bean's second film.
'I hadn't realised that dying was going to be so difficult.' 'You're not trying hard enough' his friends came to reply.    Matthew's portrait ...
Posted in artist, Caravaggio, Derek Jarman, every picture tells a story, Matthew R Lewis

Oasis - What's the story?

by Andrew Shanahan
Oasis - What's the story?
Front cover BEYOND magazine    This months beyond Magazine features Matthew's portrait of Oasis outside the Oasis Market Manchester. I...
Posted in artist, Beyond Magazine, brian cannon; marcus levine; nails; hammer; album art;, card, cards, every picture tells a story, Gallagher, Liam, national portrait gallery, Noel, NPG, Oasis

Stephen Fry has a halo...

by Andrew Shanahan
Stephen Fry has a halo...
  Stephen Fry - London 2009 ‘Stephen Fry has a halo encircling his head. This photo is cropped so tight you cannot see it, which is why he looks so...
Posted in Edita Wellington, every picture tells a story, halo, letter, Matthew R Lewis, photgraph, portraits, qi, Stephen Fry

The Only Woman - Immy Humes

by Andrew Shanahan
The Only Woman - Immy Humes
Matthew's iconic portrait of Pam Hogg in Hogg Heaven is to be found in Immy Humes's latest book 'The Only Woman', out now from Phaidon. Revie...

Grayson Perry - The Pre-Therapy Years - York Art Gallery

by Andrew Shanahan
Grayson Perry - The Pre-Therapy Years - York Art Gallery
Now Open - Grayson Perry - The Pre-Therapy Years - York Art Gallery

Crowned

by Andrew Shanahan
Young man with arms raised to either side, his head turned to side. Religious style. Torso. Crucifixion. © Matthew R Lewis 2000
It started with a clock It was over twenty years ago. And yes it seems like yesterday. With part of an old clock, a length of gold cord, a piece o...
Posted in Archive, artist, artistsupportpledge, bound, Caravaggio, clock, connection, crown, halo, loin cloth, male form, matthew, nipple, photgraph, portraits, saint, time

Sir Harold Acton - La Pietra - Florence

by Andrew Shanahan
Sir Harold Acton - La Pietra - Florence
Sir Harold Acton - Florence - Fothergill - Waugh - Anthony Blanche

Boy With Syringe Lemon & Spoon

by Andrew Shanahan
... Unfortunately, Caravaggio was not available to see it, but William Burroughs admired it very much and he thoughtfully signed it ‘For a friend’. It also caught the eye of Derek Jarman...
Posted in Archive, boy, Burroughs, Caravaggio, Gaie Pied, Jarman, Lemon, My Way, Naked Lunch, photgraph, portraits, Spoon, Syringe

Portraits of Matthew by Giancarlo Gemin

by Andrew Shanahan
Portraits of Matthew by Giancarlo Gemin
New portraits of Matthew from the early 80's by Giancarlo Gemin.
Posted in Archive, lewis, matthew, photgraph, portraits

Dear Roman Polanski

by Andrew Shanahan
Dear Roman Polanski

Dear Mr. Lewis

Thank you for your letter of April 11,...

With my best wishes,

Roman Polanski

Posted in Archive, Dear, letter, lewis, matthew, polanski, roman polanski

Grayson Perry: Will Gompertz reviews the artist's show at Holburne Museum in Bath

by Andrew Shanahan
BBC Radio 4 - Will Gompertz     
Posted in artist, ceramics, claire, gompertz, grayson, holburne, lewis, matthew, museum, national portrait gallery, perry, photgraph, portraits, pots, reviews