Omega and After: Bloomsbury and the Decorative Arts.(布魯姆斯伯里團體 在裝飾藝術領域的設計成就。由羅傑·弗萊於1913年在倫敦創立的歐米茄工作室，可謂史無前例，其目標是以繪畫而非工藝為背景，創作裝飾藝術。工作室匯集了凡妮莎·貝爾、亨利·高迪耶-布熱斯卡、鄧肯·格蘭特和溫德姆·劉易斯等傑出人才。歐米茄工作室於1919年關閉，但布魯姆斯伯里團體的裝飾藝術創作並未就此停止。凡妮莎·貝爾始終是核心人物；她定居於蘇塞克斯郡的查爾斯頓，與鄧肯·格蘭特繼續設計器物和方案，她的孩子們後來也各自貢獻了自己的力量，昆汀成為陶藝家，安吉莉卡則成為畫家。伊莎貝爾·安斯康姆的著作取材自未出版的資料，生動地捕捉了那個時代的風貌和人物，從波西米亞人到上流社會人士，無不栩栩如生。 )
鄧肯‧格蘭特 Duncan Grant, Bathing裸體戶外游泳, 1911 © Tate. Purchased 1931
Tate
Nude outdoor bathing
Even though now it is seen as a Hollywood cliché for youthful rebellion, it was standard for men until the nineteenth century and survived well into the next. Nude swimming inspired countless softly homoerotic scenes painted near the turn of the century across Europe and America.
Hyde Park’s Serpentine, the setting of this painting by Duncan Grant, was a men-only swimming spot until the 1930s, with nude bathing still common then. The Serpentine was on the unofficial gay sightseeing list, even if park regulations attempted to bar voyeurs from the lido.
Grant understood the gay viewpoint he was subtly presenting. He emphasises his message with a set of poses that are almost scandalously suggestive - just imagine the water gone for a moment.
This text is an extract from ‘A Queer Little History of Art’, written by Alex Pilcher. You can find the artwork on free display at Tate Britain.
Duncan Grant, Bathing, 1911 © Tate. Purchased 1931
Tate
Nude outdoor bathing Even though now it is seen as a Hollywood cliché for youthful rebellion, it was standard for men until the nineteenth century and survived well into the next. Nude swimming inspired countless softly homoerotic scenes painted near the turn of the century across Europe and America.
Hyde Park’s Serpentine, the setting of this painting by Duncan Grant, was a men-only swimming spot until the 1930s, with nude bathing still common then. The Serpentine was on the unofficial gay sightseeing list, even if park regulations attempted to bar voyeurs from the lido.
Grant understood the gay viewpoint he was subtly presenting. He emphasises his message with a set of poses that are almost scandalously suggestive - just imagine the water gone for a moment.
This text is an extract from ‘A Queer Little History of Art’, written by Alex Pilcher. You can find the artwork on free display at Tate Britain.
Duncan Grant, Bathing, 1911 © Tate. Purchased 1931裸體戶外游泳
儘管如今它被視為好萊塢電影中青春叛逆的陳腔濫調，但在19世紀之前，裸體沐浴卻是男性的普遍習俗，並延續到了20世紀。在世紀之交，歐洲和美國湧現出無數以裸體游泳為主題的、帶有柔和同性戀色彩的繪畫作品。
鄧肯·格蘭特這幅畫作的背景是海德公園的蛇形湖，在20世紀30年代之前，這裡一直是男性專屬的游泳場所，而當時裸體沐浴仍然十分普遍。蛇形湖是同性戀者非官方的觀光勝地，儘管公園規定試圖禁止偷窺者進入泳池。
格蘭特深諳他所巧妙表達的同性戀視角。他透過一連串近乎驚世駭俗的暗示性姿勢來強調他的訊息──試想一下，如果湖水瞬間消失，會是怎樣一番景象。
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鄧肯‧格蘭特，《沐浴》，1911年 © 泰特美術館。 1931年購入。
儘管布魯姆斯伯里團體成員的文學作品已被深入研究，但他們活動的另一個方面卻鮮為人知，那就是他們在裝飾藝術領域的設計成就。由羅傑·弗萊於1913年在倫敦創立的歐米茄工作室，可謂史無前例，其目標是以繪畫而非工藝為背景，創作裝飾藝術。工作室匯集了凡妮莎·貝爾、亨利·高迪耶-布熱斯卡、鄧肯·格蘭特和溫德姆·劉易斯等傑出人才。歐米茄工作室於1919年關閉，但布魯姆斯伯里團體的裝飾藝術創作並未就此停止。凡妮莎·貝爾始終是核心人物；她定居於蘇塞克斯郡的查爾斯頓，與鄧肯·格蘭特繼續設計器物和方案，她的孩子們後來也各自貢獻了自己的力量，昆汀成為陶藝家，安吉莉卡則成為畫家。伊莎貝爾·安斯康姆的著作取材自未出版的資料，生動地捕捉了那個時代的風貌和人物，從波西米亞人到上流社會人士，無不栩栩如生。霍華德·格雷獲準沖印和複製早期快照底片，他自己的照片（在鄧肯·格蘭特去世之前就開始拍攝）包括查爾斯頓的獨特記錄，當時查爾斯頓仍然由其創建者之一居住。
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