Contemporary Art (Graffiti on Canvas) by Jean Michel Basquiat
March 13, 2009
I thought to feast the eye and nourish the soul with some paintings by Jean Michel Basquiat today. It’s Friday after all. I know that Basquiat’s work is not everybody’s cup of tea, but I personally love his work because it is vibrant, articulate, offers social commentary and is overall interesting: there’s stuff to see and learn from every painting. To me, his paintings read like a personal art journal, which displays his cultural history, his heros, his beliefs of social justice, his poetry and overall his personal identity. Learn more about the graffiti and other art... Read more »
Cubist Artist Juan Gris
March 11, 2009
Spanish Cubist Artist Juan Gris (1887-1927) was born in Madrid, with his original name Jose Victoriano Gonzalez. Gris was one of the lead artists in the cubist movement. As a painter, Gris was part of the ‘School of Paris’ (Ecole de Paris) -movement. Gris’s subject-matter was always his immediate surroundings: he produced still lifes composed of simple, everyday objects, portraits of friends, and occasionally landscapes or cityscapes. Biography Juan Gris A highly intelligent man, Juan Gris initially went to study engineering in Madrid in 1902. Then in about 1904, he switched... Read more »
Christo & Jeanne-Claude - Interview, Environmental Art, Gates
March 10, 2009
Large-scale public art installations are conceptually and aesthetically daunting to produce. However, that is the easy part when compared to the physical labor and the public lobby involved to obtain permits, privileges and community consent. Ask Christo ~ arguably the most visible and widely known public artist alive today. Project for the Gates, IV Christo The husband-and-wife collaborators and renowned environmental artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have tackled monumental-size art installations in man-made and natural environments. And they have been for three decades. They... Read more »
Modern Art of Jim Dine Goes Beyond Hearts and Bathrobes - 4
March 5, 2009
This concludes the four part biography of Jim Dine. Jim Dine as Artist Today To conclude this article, here is a video of his show in New York City December 2008-February 2009. This show was the first New York show in 4 years at Pace. Jim Dine’s work is shown around the world, however, he has been working with Pace gallery since 1976 to represent him. The show is called ‘Hot Dreams: 52 books’, an installation celebrating the publication of Dines Jim 52 books. For a whole year, Jim Dine made one book each week. With examples of images that have proliferated over the last half... Read more »
Modern Art of Jim Dine Goes Beyond Hearts and Bathrobes - 3
March 4, 2009
This is part 3 of the biography of modern artist Jim Dine, continuation of part 2. Motifs in the Art of Jim Dine Jim Dine has been depicting everyday household objects and his personal possessions as far ranging as hearts, hammers & other hardware tools, painting tools such brushes, palettes and canvases, bathrobes (self-portraits), as well as shoes, neckties and other articles of clothing to braids (portraits of his wife). He even depicted a bathroom sink. It’s a little hard to pin him down as additional new motifs keep appearing. And there is no predictability re. his usage for... Read more »
Modern Art of Jim Dine Goes Beyond Hearts and Bathrobes - 2
March 4, 2009
This is part 2 of the biography of Jim Dine. Jim Dine as Masterful Artist of Many Trades As an artist, Jim Dine has explored a wide range of media for their expressive capabilities. He moved from happenings to paintings, drawings, printmaking, poetry, and later expanded into sculptures, photography and the production of book series. While he is creatively exploring new art forms, his is not abandoning his prior art mediums either. Let’s start at the beginning. Pinocchio, 2008 Jim Dine Jim Dine as Happenings Artist When Jim Dine moved to New York city in 1959, he started working... Read more »
Modern Art of Jim Dine Goes Beyond Hearts and Bathrobes
March 3, 2009
4-part biography of Artist Jim Dine. Well-known living American Artist Jim Dine (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1935-) is often associated with pop art, however he seems to operate in a field of his own. While pop art reflects society’s consumerism, media and obsessions, Jim Dine instead displays the autobiographical. “Dine has often been out-of-step with the major movements of the post-World War II period and must be considered a modern individualist. While he was part of a group during the time of the Happenings and was linked with the Pop art movement through his use of subjects from everyday... Read more »
Gerhard Richter ‘Abstract Paintings’ on Show in Europe
March 2, 2009
Gerhard Richter Concurrent Art Shows 2009 The Abstract Art of Gerhard Richter (1932-, Dresden) is currently on show everywhere in Europe, it seems: * Richter en France, Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble, France March 07 2009 - June 01 2009 * Gerhard Richter. Abstract Paintings, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany February 27 2009 - May 17 2009 * Gerhard Richter. Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK February 26 2009 - May 31 2009 * Overpainted Photographs, Centre de la photographie, Geneva, Switzerland February 20 2009 - April 12 2009 * Gerhard... Read more »
Peter Max’s Art - Video
January 12, 2009
This video post is the first sequel to my earlier foundation article on artist Peter Max. As you can read in that prior article and as it touched upon again today in this article here, in Peter Max’s 30-year-career as an artist, he has painted for high-profile events and a variety of media outlets—using distinct bold colors to create a psychedelic experience. In this video, Interviewer Patrick Murphy happily features the art, achievements and the philosophy of his favorite artist, Peter Max ~ all for his show ‘Living St. Louis’, KETC, Channel 9. In the interview, Peter Max... Read more »
Did Anybody Really Know Pop Artist Andy Warhol?
December 21, 2008
Did Anybody Really Know Pop Artist Andy Warhol? American painter Andy Warhol was a central figure in the Pop Art movement. His work was reactionary to the prior Abstract Expressionists. He realized a level of notoriety normally reserved for Hollywood stars, and has been a major influence on other artists then and now. NYC Street Map, c.1949 Andy Warhol Andy Warhol - Biography Born in Pittsburgh in 1928, Andy Warhol was American painter, printmaker, sculptor, draughtsman, illustrator, film maker, writer and collector. Andy Warhol - The Pre-Pop Years He moved to New York in 1949,... Read more »
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