Famous Vogel Collection of 2500 artworks to be gifted in 2008/2009
May 1, 2008
A dream is coming through for 50 art institutions around the nation, as the renowned Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection of 2500 works of contemporary art is gifted and distributed among America’s 50 states, art museums around the country are getting excited. The Dorothy & Herbert Vogel Collection’s focus of the collection is on conceptual and minimalist art. They were ahead of their time and selected artists who were lesser known (before they were well-known) for their collection. They bought directly from the artists, and often developed a relationship of ongoing support... Read more »
Robert Rauschenberg - video
April 28, 2008
This video is an excerpt of Robert Rauschenberg’s orginal footage ‘Linoleum’ It is part of his 1966 art ‘Happening’. Black/white, silent film. Read More →
Klimt: video on ‘The Kiss’ & his love for Women
April 19, 2008
This is a short informational video lecture about the classic impressionist painting ‘The Kiss’ by Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt (1862 – 1918). The video pulls together strands of his background, his passion, his travels, and shows you how these inputs translate into his painting. It comes as no surprise that Klimt’s favorite subject to paint was women. As a prominent member of the Vienna Art Nouveau movement, Gustav Klimt made major artistic contributions in paintings, murals, sketches and objects d’art. Many of his works can be found in the Vienna Secession... Read more »
Vincent Van Gogh - A Depth of Passion Transformed - II
April 3, 2008
By John Keaton Continuation of part I of his article: Arles : A New Hope Turns Tragic Arriving in Arles on February 20, 1888, Vincent had most certainly hoped that the light of provence would inspire his work and raise his artistic abilities to a new, creative plateau. By this point, the plein-air painting he had explored along with the influence of impressionism and the japonaisse elements he utilized were fused and became, certainly without his own realization, the style that would become distinctly “Vincent “ The Sower, painted in June of 1888, displays a return to one of Van Gogh’s favorite... Read more »
Vincent Van Gogh - A Depth of Passion Transformed - I
April 1, 2008
By John Keaton “And my aim in my life is to make pictures and drawings, as many and as well as I can; then, at the end of my life, I hope to pass away, looking back with love and tender regret, and thinking, ‘Oh, the pictures I might have made!’” -Vincent Van Gogh, Letter 338, 9 November 1883 In the annals of art history, there is no comparison to the enduringly tragic and passionate life of Vincent Van Gogh. His works have been embraced and are treasured by a world which once scarcely understood or accepted this tragic and tortured genius. The beauty of his remarkably... Read more »
No Name For Art - # 1
March 31, 2008
Welcome to the March 31, 2008 premiere edition of the fine art blog carnival ‘No Name For Art‘. It is our objective to showcase the best current blog articles on fine art that would be of use and interest to collectors of fine art. We’ll work with our submissions, reviewing what comes up. The submissions for this unmarketed first issue were interestingly coherent: The clear and overwriting theme across all submissions for this issue is :What makes art art and kitsch kitsch? Art Collecting As I have ‘no name’ for this carnival yet, I certainly have ‘no... Read more »
Leonardo Da Vinci - excellent video
March 28, 2008
A close examination of Leonardo’s famous works provides a basis for appreciating his particular style and the beauty of his art. Reflecting his position as one of the foremost figures of the Renaissance, Leonardo’s versatility is revealed as an artist, anatomist, mathematician and architect. Read More →
A Glimpse of the real life of Frida KAHLO - 2 Videos
March 26, 2008
Frida Kahlo painted her own life. This is one of the inputs of her art being so unique and intriging. Therefore, I am showing a double video in this article on Frida Kahlo, whereby one video complements the other. The first video features Frida in person, portraying her in her relationships, fame and painting environments. It gives you a glimpse of what her life must have been like. This second video of Frida Kahlo offers a great sample of her famous and not so famous artworks, portraying them in the right context of her sadness, mystique and pain. It shows some of her more astonishing... Read more »
Opinion, Value, & Taste in Art From Botticelli to Goya - Artistic Variations of the Human Body
March 22, 2008
It is fair to say that many observers of art, professional or otherwise, are hampered by preconceived ideas of what represents good art. The uninitiated might consider Botticelli’s “Venus” the epitome of female beauty and use it as an unswerving benchmark. Many of the images and concepts that have so outraged the gallery going public of late may appear shocking but also reflect to an extent our cocooned and politically correct world. Step back a century or three and one is confronted by some difficult and deeply affecting portrayals of life. These frequently spoke of truth and reality and... Read more »
How We Live with Art - Banksy video
March 19, 2008
This is an interesting video of how people interact with a work of art. It shows the mix of appreciation of the art itself aestetically, of its whimsy and fun, of its serious message and and a ‘trying it on for size’ - identification with the art. Banksy This fine art video shows graffiti artist Banksy’s latest street work on the Essex and its people: Banksy Books Amazon.com Widgets A little book review Wall and Piece: this book is great ~ page after page after page of stencils and stories. A how to stencil book that makes you think. Highly recommended. Banging your head... Read more »
