Andy Warhol’s Fine Christmas Pop Art
December 4, 2009
When people think of famous contemporary artists that comment on Christmas, they always think of musicians. However, there are some great contemporary famous artists who made Christmas-related art. I confess that I discovered by accident that pop artist Andy Warhol made a collection of Christmas artworks, depicting a Christmas sled with presents, Christmas Wreaths, a Christmas Tree, Christmas ornaments, as well as Christmas card designs. He made most of these in the time that he was still a commercial graphic artist, in the late ’50s. And while they can be seen as an extension of that... Read more »
The Artist’s Mother ~ Haring, Hockney, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Picasso …
May 10, 2008
For this special day, honoring Motherhood, I thought to look at how some artists have depicted their own mother or an archetypal mother. Who’s Mom? The artists’ real mothers are displayed as persons with their own life. She is an individual with a personal life and character as is witnessed by her child, the artist. By painting his/her mother, child – mother relationship is revealed by the fact that the artist paints his mother and how she is depicted. In contrast, the ‘mother and child’ images are simpler and softer. They symbolize the child’s innocence,... 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 »
Outsider Art – Is It Really Art? – part 1
February 28, 2008
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? What distinguishes the art of Jean Michel Basquiat from Rembrandt van Rijn? Besides the time differences, each artist’s art have been met with different types of criticism. Was one art, and the other just crummy art? Who’s to say? What we can say though is there is an unmistakable mainstream art circuit with art dealers and galleries, critics and fine artists with... Read more »
America’s Top Museums & Art Galleries A-K
February 23, 2008
By A. Lee, copyright 2008. 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 from its extensive collections of works by Andy Warhol as well as from its huge archives and a collection of works by other artists. An ever-changing gallery. Art Institute of Chicago This art... Read more »
Art’s Impact on Society
February 11, 2008
Art is an extremely private experience, yet, it is meant to be shared with the public. Society, as a whole, examines the art produced and has the right to approve, disapprove, acknowledge, ignore, praise and abuse it. The public or society has not remained constant over the years. In the time of the Renaissance, for example, only a select few were “society.” They commissioned art, were patrons of the arts and their artists. Today, almost anyone can share in the experience of art. They can attempt to create, view and act as a critic. Does art make the world a better place, or is it... Read more »
Rembrandt’s Religious Art
January 18, 2008
Throughout his long and prolific career, Rembrandt repeatedly turned to the bible as a source of inspiration. He produced many paintings, drawings and etchings that depicted scenes and characters taken from the Old Testament and Apocrypha. The Sacrifice of Abraham,… Rembrandt van Rijn He also devoted his talents towards bringing to life people and places found in the New Testament, but most particularly the faces and events that pertained directly to the life of Jesus Christ. Rembrandt was a deeply religious man, and his connection to religion was a source of comfort during... Read more »
Rembrandt Impasto – A Master in the Shadows
January 12, 2008
By Jessie Corbett The Baroque period is characterised by dramatic art pieces that are direct and visceral. Paintings of that era depict scenes that imply energy, tension and movement. Rembrandt, a major contributor and forerunner of this period, was a virtuoso with luminosity, as well as a master at infusing his paintings with sympathy and spirituality. Chiaroscuro and Bold Impasto Few Baroque artists can rival Rembrandt in his use of painting techniques such as chiaroscuro and bold impasto. Chiaroscuro, the distribution of light and shadow, was Rembrandt’s method of making his subjects appear... Read more »
The Old Masters – Who Are They?
December 21, 2007
By David Nivala The term Old Master refers to artists or painters that painted between 1400 and 1900. (Some say to 1800) These painters were mainly from Europe. They were people who were fully trained and worked independently. Some of them are household names, even today, like Rembrandt, Leonardo, Rubens, Raphael and Michelangelo. Professional art critiques tend to avoid the term Old Masters, however it is still used by many who admire the works of those painters. When we look at the paintings by these people, we recognize landscapes, people, religious depictions, historical scenes and other things.... Read more »
Art – Rembrandt’s Life
December 16, 2007
By Michael Russell Rembrandt is an extraordinary Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman of the 1600s. He is most well known for his chiaroscuro, his brush work and the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not a happy one. Rembrandt’s full name is Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn. He was born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands and was the son of a miller. His dad wanted him to have a real, learned profession but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden after becoming bored to study art. He began studying under a local teacher but soon left and studied... Read more »
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