Frauhaus: Moroccan paintings

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I have ten Moroccan paintings hanging at Frauhaus, Chattan Place, Aberdeen. These include paintings from 2025-6, as well as older paintings.

The Christophers (2025): review: 6.5/10

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An artist began painting a series of portraits of a lover which he then abandoned. His talent long since diminished, now he resides, embittered, in a huge London apartment.

His two children want these paintings as they ae highly valued. They hire a young woman -an art restorer- to find the paintings and complete them while masquerading as an assistant.

There then ensue are all manner of plot twists.

The film is not a success. 

While interesting themes are touched upon (talent and what permits it to flourish, resentment, aging, use of technology) these are not given their due. The many subplots are fussy and irksome. 

The acting styles, attempting humour, of the two siblings played by James Corden and Jessia Gunning jarr with that of Ian McKellan and his opposite, Michaela Coel.

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Valencia: street; about Valencia

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 Valencia

Valencia is the most depersonalising big city I`ve spent much time in. I think you could become quite depressed living here.

It`s one of the least inspiring places to make art, despite the sunshine.

There`s a lot of flatness in Valencia. Flatness is very bad for a sense of place. You can feel quite hemmed in by buildings. The seafront is oddly uninspiring and sad and sits some way from the centre.

There are grand and often fantastical structures in the centre: railway stations, a fine food market, and of course the absurd but undoubtedly memorable City of Arts and Sciences building, but most of the city consists of eight storey peach, ream or light yellow blocks going on and on for mile after mile.

Valencia: street, oil on card, 25 x 20 cm - available

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Valencia: flat 2

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Valencia: flat 2, oil on card, 20.1 x 21.6 cm - available

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Valencia: flat 1

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Valencia: flat 1, oil on card, 22.3 x 21.7 cm - available

This flat had some sort of nastiness in it so we were always suffering from faint maladies Sick building syndrome.

Valencia: space between blocks in Patraix

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Valencia: space between blocks in Patraix, oil on card, 22.5 x 21.1 cm - available

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