Celebrating Frida Kahlo’s 103st birthday, we thought to highlight her on the blog today. Art by Frida Kahlo is Art on Frida Kahlo Articles Featuring Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo Auto-biographical Artwork A glimpse of the real life of Frida Kahlo (video) The life of Diego Velasquez Art Books on […]
Art Basel 41 ~ Art Films
April 27, 2010 by 1 Comment
The Art Film program at Art 41 Basel again features a varied program of films by and about artists, screened at the Stadtkino Basel. The nightly program from Tuesday to Friday, curated by film scholar Marc Glöde (Berlin), presents films by artists including Michaela Meise, Guy Ben-Ner, Korpys/Löffler, Sean Snyder, Clemens von Wedemeyer, Ryan Gander, […]
Andy Warhol Arrived in Vienna With 35 Cars
April 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
What I’m referring to of course is the current Andy Warhol exhibition ‘Cars’ that the Albertina in Vienna is putting on currently till May 16 2010. The show is called ‘ANDY WARHOL. CARS’, and holds works by Warhol, Fleury, Longo and Szarek. The Albertina expains: “CARS presents works from the Daimler Collection, by artists […]
Pop Art by Robert Rauschenberg Celebrates Earth Day
April 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
As an artist and as a citizen, Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) was deeply concerned with how his art could help change the world for the better. During his lifetime, his artwork addressed issues of environmentalism, war, racial equality, nuclear disarmament, apartheid, economic development, and artists’ rights – an array of big-picture social and political themes that […]
Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair in April: Sweet Spot in New York to Visit
March 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The 12th edition of the Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair (SOFA) in New York City is poised to present a great range of arts and design of value in today’s international markets. The show is scheduled for April 16-19, 2009 with an Opening Preview Gala on Wednesday, April 15 at the historic Park Avenue […]
Contemporary Art (Graffiti on Canvas) by Jean Michel Basquiat
March 13, 2009 by 1 Comment
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 […]
Cubist Artist Juan Gris
March 11, 2009 by 1 Comment
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 […]
Pablo Picasso Paintings: Blue Period
March 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Well-illustrated analysis of Pablo Picasso paintings: blue period, 1901-1904. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Spanish; School of Paris painter, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, ceramist and designer; influenced 20th century art enormously; worked in an unprecedented variety of styles. Picasso’s art is categorized into periods. The most well-known periods in his work are the Blue Period, the Rose Period […]
Modern Art of Jim Dine Goes Beyond Hearts and Bathrobes – 3
March 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
Gerhard Richter ‘Abstract Paintings’ on Show in Europe
March 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
