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Kitchen Sink Drama. John Randall Bratby Bratby believed his paintings were rooted in general fifties attitudes and outlooks, being ‘’ introvert , grim, khaki in colour , often opposed to prettiness , and dedicated to portraying a stark, raw, ugly reality. ’’. Basin with Green Soap.
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John RandallBratby Bratbybelieved his paintings were rooted ingeneral fifties attitudes and outlooks, being‘’introvert, grim, khaki in colour, often opposedto prettiness, and dedicated toportraying astark,raw,ugly reality.’’
Characteristics • It advances a social message or ideology (which is often leftist) • Settings were middle-class • Bringing social inequality of working class to the stage • Characters’ dissatisfaction with the system • The language is colloquial and slang
FurtherSources Paintings of Bratby • http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/john-randall-bratby Conversationswith Arnold Wesker • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCHb5PKeUoQ
Question Kitchensinkdramas can be ratherdepressingandunrelentingly (rigidly) negative, so WHAT IS THEIR VALUE?