Can you get a decent art education on the web? The answer is a qualified ‘yes’, …. if you do your homework, and if you select a reputable art school. The internet is actually a good way to find out about various art programs around the country, around the world. First you have to select […]
Famous Vogel Collection of 2500 artworks to be gifted in 2008/2009
May 1, 2008 by 2 Comments
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 […]
How to Get Your Photography Noticed, Gain Recognition and Start Making Money
April 30, 2008 by 4 Comments
From time to time we post articles that are written with the artists in mind. Usually, we choose articles that offer a glimpse behind the scene for art collectors and art market observers, to gain understanding of the input that goes into art making. I hope this is an educational art article in that sense. […]
How We Live with Art – Banksy video
March 19, 2008 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
America’s Top Museums & Art Galleries A-K
February 23, 2008 by 1 Comment
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 […]
Discover Five Highly Collectable Living, French Artists…Unique And Affordable!
February 21, 2008 by Leave a Comment
By Rose Bourne In the 19th and 20th century many French artists left their undeniable influence on the art world. Artists such as Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet and Jean Miro created a style so unique that books have been written about them and their works. Their art hangs in […]
The Life of Joan Miro
February 14, 2008 by 1 Comment
Often overshadowed by his peer and fellow countryman Picasso; Miró is undoubtedly one of the more influential artists of the 20th century. His adaptability to work in many mediums and his unique style place him at the vanguard of the modern art movement…
Roy Lichtenstein
February 4, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Introduction Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) was an American artist born in New York City. He epitomized pop art, and brought popular culture into fine art. Personally, he described his pop art as industrial painting. Pop Art started in the ’50s and referred to the interest of a number of artists in the images of mass media, […]
Leonardo Da Vinci – A Legacy of Immortal Genius – II
January 23, 2008 by Leave a Comment
By John Keaton — part II of his article on Leonardo Da Vinci: MONA LISA DEL GIACONDA Began in 1503, the Mona Lisa was a commissioned portrait of the Florentine nobleman, Francesco di Bartolommeo di Zanobi de Giocondo’s third wife, Lisa di Antonio Maria di Noldo Gjerardini at the age of twenty four. Painted on […]
Constructionist Artist Varvara Stepanova
January 23, 2008 by 1 Comment
By Astrid Lee The great Russian artist Varvara Fedorovna Stepanova (1894-1958) delved into to a wide range of artistic trends from Social realism to Symbolism. However, Stepanova is mostly known for exploring and furthering Constructivism. New Abstract Art in Russia began around 1909 – some say, actual Constructivism started in 1919 when first mentioned by […]
