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 […]
Famous Art Quotes by Spanish Artist Juan Gris
March 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Famous Art Quotes by Spanish Artist Juan Gris Since it’s his birthday today, let’s celebrate the Spanish Artist Juan Gris, by highlighting some of his most famous art quotes. As you may have read in my recent article on Juan Gris had a distinct role in the art movement of cubism. The Violin, 1916 Juan […]
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 […]
Picasso Museum Malaga
November 24, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Pablo Picasso ‘s art is found in museums in all countries around the Mediterranean sea, and around the world for that matter. However, it is an interesting fact that Picasso had always wished for his art to also be shown in his birthplace, Málaga, Spain. That wish has come true, thanks to a collaboration between […]
