‘The Norwegian cruise liner Viking Star traversing the Giudecca Canal at Venice on her maiden voyage’ by
Robert Lloyd. Oil on canvas, 2015: Courtesy f Justin Reay by permission of the artist
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24th June
A Painted Ocean: seascapes, ship portraits and life by the sea in marine art
by Justin Reay
For millennia mankind has been fascinated by the sea, marvelling at its awesome power and ethereal beauty, and utilising the coastal sea-roads and the great oceans for travel and trade. Artists have depicted the sea in all its moods and our involvement with it, and the range of subjects in marine art is wide, including seascapes, ship portraits, naval battles, strange sea creatures imagined and real, portraits of naval heroes and explorers, the seaside as a location for recreation and pleasure, and the reality of the seafarer’s life. In this talk Justin introduces unfamiliar and well-known examples from around the world and across the ages.
‘Cala Galdana, Minorca’ by Anne Durham. Oil on canvas, 1979.
From the artist’s collection curtesy of Justin Reay
Justin Reay
After officer service in the Royal Navy Justin had a long career in business, becoming CEO of a healthcare company and Director of Studies for Japanese executive colleges in Oxford and Washington DC. Retiring from business in 2000, Justin studied the History of Art and Architecture at Oxford, and classical culture with the university of Athens. While researching for a doctorate in naval history he was invited to become a senior academic manager at the Bodleian Library, advising graduate researchers and editing manuscripts, retiring in 2016. A qualified teacher, he tutors the History of Art and classical studies for independent colleges at Oxford, and private graduate students. He is a member of the AI & Arts Group at the Alan Turing Institute, and was recently commissioned to write a university preparation course exploring human creativity and the impact of Artificial Intelligence. A Fellow of two learned societies, and a member of the Walpole Society and the Arts Society West Oxfordshire, Justin is a frequent lecturer for The Arts Society.
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