Contemporary Art :: Fine Art
Graham, Davis, Gorky, De Kooning and their circle, 1927–1942. Sometimes the best shows are not on Manhattan, but not too far away. Like this show in the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase NY that’s on now. There are more than sixty works of art from America’s most inventive artists between late 1920s and early [...]
Georgia ‘O Keeffe (1887-1986) sample work Bella Donna, 1939; oil on canvas; private collection, loan to ‘O Keeffe museum Representing the flower ‘Nobody sees a flower, really, it is so small. we haven’t time – and to see takes time like to have a friend takes time. if i could paint [...]
In sum, Angelica Kauffman was one of the most successful and internationally celebrated artists of the 18th century. Swiss/British, 1741-1807 Kauffman achieved extraordinary recognition for a female artist of her day, thanks to her talent and open-minded father who taught her painting… Angelica Kauffman was a child prodigy. it was her exceptional talent [...]
Printed Matter, Inc. Contemporary Artists’ Books Conference The NY Art Book Fair September 30–October 1, 2011 MoMA PS1 22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Avenue Long Island City, NY The Contemporary Artists’ Books Conference is a dynamic, two-day event focused on emerging practices and debates within art-book culture. For the first time, the Conference [...]
Prado Museum is one of Madrid’s a most popular tourist destinations. The focus of this museum is on famous Spanish artists such as Velázquez, Goya and El Greco. However, There is lots of artwork on display by other artists. Actually, there are 7000+ paintings in this museum well-worth visiting. Much of the early collection found [...]
This post today could be considered a present to butting artists and lovers of the photos of Ansel Adams. It entails an Artist Documentary on Ansel Adams which was created in 1981, in his last final years. This seven part documentary offers great insights in both the person and the photographer, called Ansel Adams, as [...]
The American artist Ansel Adams is one of the world’s best known landscape photographers. He was born in 1902 in San Franciso. He died just south of his place of birth, on the beautiful coast of Monterey, in 1984. He was the most celebrated American photographer of the twentieth century, whose photography spans over 60 [...]
It’s coming up: Art Basil – time. Time to book your ticket for Switzerland, if you haven’t yet, is today. The world league art show in Basil will start June 14, 2011, and continue till June 19. As per previous years, Art Basil has a wide range of contemporary art disciplines that it aims to [...]
3 art education opportunities + 3 countries + 3 art focal points + 3 art faculty = 3 totally different learning experiences: 1. MA Curatorial & Critical Studies; Frankfurt, Germany 2. Gwangji Bienanale Int’l Curator Course, China 3. MFA Graduate Programs, Maryland Institute College of Art, US The opportunities to study art are [...]
The US art community can rejoice: a renewed Salvador Dalí museum (nicknamed, ‘the Dalí’) has just opened on its new premises: 1 Dalí Blvd, St. Petersburg, Florida, this January 11,’11 at 11:11. The Dalí’ Museum, A New Era In line with Dali’s amazing sense of lines and space, the museum is an amazing structure [...]
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