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 […]
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 […]
Andy Warhol’s Fine Christmas Pop Art
December 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
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 […]
Modern Art of Jim Dine Goes Beyond Hearts and Bathrobes – 4
March 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
Modern Art of Jim Dine Goes Beyond Hearts and Bathrobes – 2
March 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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. […]
Modern Art of Jim Dine Goes Beyond Hearts and Bathrobes
March 3, 2009 by 1 Comment
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 […]
Warhol-mania
January 21, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Commerce Turned Art Turned Commerce…Warholmania. ‘I don’t know where artificial starts and real stops’ Andy Warhol once said. In my research for the feature article on Warhol, I could not help but being amazed with the wide range of products for sale carrying his name and or his art, or are inspired by his work. […]
Factory Girl – Andy Warhol (movie clip)
January 16, 2009 by 1 Comment
** This webpage has been updated. sorry this video has been removed by youtube. ** This biographical video clip highlights the relationship of Andy Warhol with socialite Edie Sedgwick. She was an American actress, socialite, model, and heiress who starred in several of Andy Warhol’s short films in the ’60s. Sedgwick met Andy Warhol in […]
Peter Max’s Art – Video
January 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
