{"id":3942,"date":"2011-11-18T08:42:51","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T08:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=3942"},"modified":"2011-11-18T08:42:52","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T08:42:52","slug":"landslides-in-art-part-12-low-tide-by-arthur-homeshaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2011\/11\/18\/landslides-in-art-part-12-low-tide-by-arthur-homeshaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Landslides in Art part 12: Low Tide by Arthur Homeshaw"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary: <\/strong>A new post in the series on the ways in which landslides are depicted in art: this time Low Tide by Arthur Homeshaw<\/p>\n

It has been a long time since I have posted in my series on landslides in art (part 11 was as long ago as May<\/a>!), so in celebration of the opening of the Christmas exhibition<\/a> at the Bianco Nero Gallery<\/a> tonight, I thought it was time that I put this right.\u00a0 Thanks to Nick Rosser<\/a> for bringing this image to my attention.\u00a0 Part 12 focuses on a painting by the British Artist Arthur Homeshaw, who sadly died earlier this year<\/a>.\u00a0 Homeshaw taught art at Queen Elizabeth’s School in Crediton, Devon until his retirement in 1992.\u00a0 He was a highly respected artist, with work in the Victoria and Albert Museum.<\/p>\n

The piece below is a linocut entitled Low Tide:<\/p>\n

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There are a number of interesting aspects to this image that resonate deeply.\u00a0 First, the picture has a slightly threatening air, and a sense of loneliness and perhaps danger for the two individuals digging at the bottom of the cliff.\u00a0 The stormy skies suggest bad weather to come.\u00a0 Second, the attention to detail means that the geological structure – and in particular the steep dips in the rocks – are well-captured.\u00a0 There is a change in the dip between the cliff and the foreshore, suggesting a complex geological setting.\u00a0 Note the face parallel fractures in the rock face – surely a clear illustration od stress release jointing?\u00a0 High on the rock face above the people is a fresh rockfall scar, with some evidence of blocks below.\u00a0 The pseudo-arrow from the slope indicates the movement, but the material has been mostly removed.\u00a0 To the left is a block that looks to be next to go, but as this is directly above the people the lurking risk is evident.<\/p>\n

The site reminds me of some ongoing and recent landslides, such as the San Pedro slide in California<\/a> (which appears to be accelerating), the recent cliff collapse in Wales<\/a>, and this fatal cliff collapse event in Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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