Outsider Art – Is It Really Art? – part 2

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Continuation of part 1 of the article: Naive and Primitive Artists Dubuffet was working with the mentally ill artists, while “Outsider Art” outside of France was known to be a much more general term. It included not just the psychotic art, but also naive, self-taught, and primitive art as well. On the American scene in [...]

Outsider Art – Is It Really Art? – part 1

Jean Buffet's Dhôtel nuancé d'abricot, 1947

What actually is art? Give me ten people and I’ll give you ten different definitions of the word. What it means to you is as unique to you as your fingerprints. But who’s to say what qualifies as art, or fine art?

Art Nouveau – A Period of Style & Elegance

Die Tänzerin 1916-18 by Klimt

The French and the Belgians called it Art Nouveau or the New Art. This period of integrated art may have been short lasting a mere 24 years from 1890 to 1914, however, the influence of that time has continued to this day. The artists who were in vogue then are just as much in demand [...]

The French Art Revolution

Liberty Leading the People (1830, Louvre) by Delacroix

Modern art owes a great debt to the revolution in art that took place in France in the 19th century. From Delacroix, and the impressionists such as Monet, to Van Gogh and Gauguin, the world of art was to be transformed forever.

America’s Top Museums & Art Galleries L-Z

MoMA New York - photo by Marcos Plaza

J. Paul Getty museum, Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art, New York City Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts houses and preserves preeminent collections and aspires to serve a wide variety of people through direct encounters with works of art. The museum display the art from many cultures and from different [...]

America’s Top Museums & Art Galleries A-K

Guggenheim Museum New York, photo by Ijsendoorn

My list of US-based art museums and public galleries, in alphabetical order. Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh Housed in a renovated seven-floor warehouse building, the Andy Warhol museum displays more than 500 works of art in film, paintings, prints, and drawings, offering a comprehensive presentation of the development of Warhol’s work. The artworks displayed are drawn [...]

Discover Five Highly Collectable Living, French Artists…Unique And Affordable!

By Rose Bourne In the 19th and 20th century many French artists left their undeniable influence on the art world. Artists such as Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet and Jean Miro created a style so unique that books have been written about them and their works. Their art hangs in [...]

Chuck Close & Robert Rauschenberg: 1 hr video interviews

This 1 hour video is a great treat!!! It contains two artists interviews of contemporary artists about their art. Interview with Chuck Close, Artist 1) Artist clips: “Chuck Close: Portrait in Progress” [Muse Film and Television / Art Kaleidoscope Foundation /WNET]; 2) book: “Chuck Close” [The Museum of Modern Art] “The Portraits Speak: Chuck Close [...]

Paint Brushes are an Investment

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Paint brushes are the most important painter’s tools. Buying paint brushes is not just a random decision, but one that should be made carefully. Selection of brushes is personal and is based upon needs and level of investment desired. Because a paint brush will only last as well as it is cared for, proper cleaning [...]

Op Art

B: That dreadful write up about this new Op art in the paper!
K: Well that’s how it is. I’ve seen it.
B: The picture of it made me feel sick.
K: Movement, that’s what it’s all about.
B: Well, I can see plenty of movement without looking at that!