Prado Museum is one of Madrid’s a most popular tourist destinations. The focus of this museum is on famous Spanish artists such as Velázquez, Goya and El Greco. However, There is lots of artwork on display by other artists. Actually, there are 7000+ paintings in this museum well-worth visiting. Much of the early collection found […]
Frank Stella Video: Artist Interview & Metropolitan Museum Exhibitions
January 27, 2009 by 2 Comments
Further to my base article series on the 50 years of art by abstract painter and sculpture Frank Stella, this video article offers an extensive visual illustration of various stages of Stella’s work. It displays the Metropolitan Museum’s double exhibition: ‘Frank Stella; On the Roof’ & ‘Frank Stella: Painting into Architecture’. As well, this video […]
Outsider Art by Henry Darger ‘In the Realms of the Unreal’ – Biography & Video Documentary
January 10, 2009 by 1 Comment
The works by the American artist and writer Henry Joseph Darger (1892 -1973) have become one of the most celebrated examples of Outsider Art. The extremity of his labor coupled with the innocence portrayed in what were meant-to-be-private artwork and subject matters invokes both awe and an uneasy feeling of voyeurism. Henry Darger Biography While […]
The Realist Art of American Artist Andrew Wyeth
October 7, 2008 by 1 Comment
The American painter Andrew Newell Wyeth was born July 12, 1917. He is currently one of the more popular artists in the country. Christina’s World (1948; in Museum of Modern Art, New York City), is a most famous 20th century American artwork. Wyeth is a realist painter producing regional art. Andrew was lucky enough to […]
The Complex Simplicity of Henri Rousseau’s Art
September 9, 2008 by Leave a Comment
By Jessica Cander A few basic, descriptive words can define a person’s reputation in a mere brush stroke. Naïve, childlike, primitive – words like these have lived on long after the renowned French painter Henri Rousseau has left this world. Yet time and time again they are the tidbits of vocabulary, or the glaring labels […]
Timeline of Art History: United States & Canada, 1900 ad – present
September 5, 2008 by 1 Comment
List of significant American art, artistic events and influences that mark the last century of American art. ARCHITECTURE 1900 In the design of the Ward W. Willitts House in Highland Park, Illinois, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) creates the “Prairie Style,” a modernist aesthetic for architecture and design that complements the Midwestern landscape. DANCE 1903 San […]
Salvador Dali: Musical Interpretation of his Paintings – video
September 2, 2008 by Leave a Comment
This video offers an oral sensory interpretation of three of Dali’s painting. The interpretation may resonate to your own, or … ?! I find that the soothing tones makes me stay in front of the paintings, so what could be better than to appreciate art, in all its nature. What the musician says: “The crossover […]
Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night
August 24, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Starting September 21, the Museum of Modern Art in New York will feature the exhibition ‘Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night’. Starry Night Exhibition This exhibition will present new insight into Van Gogh’s depictions of night landscapes, interior scenes, and the effects of both gaslight and natural light on their surroundings. Representing all […]
The Life of Francisco Goya
July 9, 2008 by 2 Comments
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born in Fuendetodos in 1740, a town close to Saragossa in the North east of Spain. Shortly after his family moved to nearby Saragossa and this is where he spent the early years of his life. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to José Luzanan, an […]
No Name For Art Carnival #3
June 30, 2008 by 2 Comments
Welcome to the #3 edition of the no name for ART carnival. The sections to this carnival are: museum shows and gallery shows artwork and artist reviews art collecting how art is made other submitted articles on contemporary fine art museum shows | gallery shows Pooch by Oscar Oiwa The Museum of Contemporary Art in […]
