Ian Kemble joins us in October for "The Art of Trickery: How Magicians are seen in Paintings, Prints and Cartoons". Ian is a Member of The Magic Circle with Gold Star. He has received The Magic Circle Comedy Magic Award and has also won the British Champion of Comedy Magic.
This talk is on how magicians have appeared in art throughout the centuries, whether in paintings, satirical prints or cartoons. Early artists used the magician to symbolise the mysterious and the unknown, associating them with astrology and tarot cards. In the 16th century, Pieter Bruegel and Hieronymus Bosch produced two of the most famous and striking pictures of the conjurer performing the Cups and Balls trick. The 18th and 19th century saw a proliferation in engravings and lithographs showing the magician both indoors and on the streets. Cartoonists and satirists delighted in linking politicians with skulduggery with images of them featuring the Three-Card Trick, Vanishing illusions or pulling a Rabbit out of the Hat. In addition, to bring the illustrations alive, Ian will perform some of the tricks depicted
Our venue is Oak Tree Centre, Wallinger Drive, Shenley Brook End, MK5 7GZ. Doors open at 2:00pm for a 2.30pm start. Coffee, tea and biscuits are available after the talk. Sign up to secure your place for this informative talk.
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