The Ruskin

'The scallop also is a pretty radiant form' Explore John Ruskin's shell collections and shell studies in 'Radiant Form: Ruskin and Shells', curated by Sandra Kemp. Now open at Brantwood @RuskinsFriends (30 July-29 September 2024) brantwood.org.uk/exhibition/rad…

Read more about the exhibition here: brantwood.org.uk/exhibition/rad…

Pictured: John Ruskin's Shell Box, Notebook and Small Shell Box, n.d. © The Ruskin, Lancaster University

‘I never buy shells either for locality or rarity, but only for beauty’, John Ruskin, c.1884. See Ruskin's shell boxes, notebooks and paintings in the exhibition, 'Radiant Form: Ruskin and Shells', at Brantwood @RuskinsFriends

The nineteenth century was one of the great ages of collectors and explorers. For Ruskin’s fascination with the fabric of the earth, see Miniature Mountains artsandculture.google.com/story/vAWRP0Fv… @royalsociety @RuskinsFriends #johnruskin @RuskinToday @SheffMuseums #theroyalsociety #Geology

‘I well remember the intense mortification of first looking down on the dirt bands of the Mer de Glace (…) That we never should have seen them before! (...) so inevitable now’ (LE 27 1907, 639) @royalsociety #johnruskin #daguerreotype #climatechange #glacier #lancasteruniversity

Professor Sandra Kemp discusses her new exhibition at the Royal Society which places the work of John Ruskin in the context of developments in science and photography: John Ruskin and ‘heart-sight’ royalsociety.org/blog/2022/10/r… #johnruskin #science #sight #lancasteruniversity #geology

‘John Ruskin and The Science of Sight’ at the Royal Society 19th century new optical devices that challenged the authority of the image and kinds of image that could serve as scientific standards. @royalsociety @guildofstgeorge @RuskinToday @SheffMuseums

‘John Ruskin in the Age of Science, April-Dec 2022 Three exhibitions curated by Sandra Kemp, The Ruskin, with Keith Moore @royalsociety and Howard Hull @royalsociety @guildofstgeorge @RuskinToday @Ruskin_LU @RuskinsFriends #johnruskin #science #optics #lancasteruniversity

Explore the Exhibition 'John Ruskin and the Science of Sight', part of the series 'John Ruskin in the Age of Science'. Now open at The Royal Society, London. @royalsociety @guildofstgeorge @RuskinToday @RuskinsFriends #JohnRuskin #theruskin #lancasteruniversity #theroyalsociety

Fascinated by form and pattern, Ruskin used processes of abstraction to communicate his thoughts through the composition of his works. Find spheres, cones, planes and spirals in ‘Ruskin’s Perspectives: The Art of Abstraction’. 22 July - 25 Sept | brantwood.org.uk

Explore a cultural history of maths in ‘Ruskin’s Perspectives: The Art of Abstraction’, and discover how the geometric imagination was central to Ruskin’s work. Curated by The Ruskin with @royalsociety & @RuskinsFriends Brantwood | 22 July - 25 Sept | brantwood.org.uk

Images: John Ruskin, Frederick Crawley, 1996D0125 (detail) © The Ruskin, Lancaster University | Plate X (detail) The Laws of Fésole (London: George Allen, 1879) | Unknown creator [Presented by Charles Hudson], Quadrature of the Circle, c.1831. Ref: MOB/048 © The Royal Society

'Whenever you look at a form, [try] to see the lines which have power over its past fate, and over its futurity.’ On Now: 'Ruskin's Perspectives: The Art of Abstraction', curated by The Ruskin with @royalsociety & @RuskinsFriends 22 July - 25 Sept | brantwood.org.uk

Ruskin said, art begins with 'command of line'. ‘Ruskin's Perspectives: The Art of Abstraction’, curated by The Ruskin, with @royalsociety & @RuskinsFriends, is now open. Brantwood | 22 July - 25 Sept | brantwood.org.uk

It was a privilege to give the oration for Gabriel Meyer's Honorary Degree today. Congratulations from us all! @guildofstgeorge @RuskinToday @RuskinsFriends @SheffMuseums

It also expresses our thanks to Professor Birch for her leadership of the Ruskin Advisory Board 2017-2020, as we embarked on the ambitious project to ensure the Ruskin Whitehouse Collection's permanent home here, @LancasterUni. Thank you, Dinah! 2/2 #Gradcaster

Today, Professor Dinah Birch CBE received the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters @LancasterUni. This recognises the contribution that Professor Birch has made to higher education, literary scholarship, and cultural life. 1/2 #LoveLancaster #Gradcaster

✨ 'Loved it!', they said! ✨ Thanks to woven textile designer @dalia_james, and all who joined us at #LancasterCastle, for an inspiring introduction to hand weaving. We used #naturallydyedyarn that echoed the colours of @mjparchitects's Ruskin building, dyed by Dalia.

Until 26 June: explore Ruskin's cloud studies in ‘The Skies are for All: Ruskin & Climate Change’ An exhibition at Ruskin’s home, Brantwood. Curated by Sandra Kemp, The Ruskin with Keith Moore @royalsociety & Howard Hull @RuskinsFriends brantwood.org.uk