September 2012

A new season approaches

September, and autumn is on its way in the northern hemisphere. Artists have long appreciated the ‘mellow fruitfulness’ of this month; some examples are the realistic autumn fruits in Dutch Still Life paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries, Autumn Rhythms (number 30) by Jackson Pollock and Patrick Caulfield’s Still Life Autumn Fashion . Autumn also means that the academic year is about to start.

Cassone has some exciting news for all first year students of art, fine art, architecture, photography and the visual arts of film, video and television. As a ‘fresher’ you are entitled to a year’s free subscription. Your tutors should give you the details, but if they do not do so just contact us through the website . If you are not in your first year, a student subscription is only £5.00 (about $8) amazing value for an ever-growing reference library of over...

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