Comments on: JGB Meets John Constable

By: johnny

johnny — Sat, 20 May 2006 00:22:47 +0000

How right you are.

By: IAN PARKINSON

IAN PARKINSON — Fri, 19 May 2006 12:34:10 +0000

An interesting face alone isnt very Ballardian though. An interesting face with the scars and stitches of a face-lift, like in Jenny Saville’s paintings.

By: johnny

johnny — Thu, 18 May 2006 01:13:02 +0000

That’s a given, preaching to the choir. But beyond that? An interesting face (mind you) beats a fuckin feild.

By: IAN PARKINSON

IAN PARKINSON — Wed, 17 May 2006 12:14:27 +0000

The Haywain? Give me an abandoned petrol station, a dual carriageway,anyday.

By: johnny

johnny — Tue, 16 May 2006 15:35:11 +0000

I like Sir John Mortimer’s comments.

By: Anthony Osborne

Anthony Osborne — Tue, 16 May 2006 11:37:14 +0000

Of all the pundits asked to comment on Constable, Ballard is the only one to provide a quote not awash in nostalgia and fake sentiment.
Long may he continue.