Appreciating art is a pleasurable experience and should be one that nurtures your creative spirit and creates beautiful memories. But most of us are overwhelmed by the prospect of a trip to an art gallery and feel a little inept to appreciate fine art. A simple approach and a little bit of research can make your experience with art much more enjoyable and also help you develop your own unique art sense.
Art 39 Basel: THE International Art World Fair
June 2, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Tomorrow, Art 39 Basel kicks off with a vernissage for invited guests. The 39th edition of Art Basel takes place in the museum-rich city of Basel (Switzerland) from June 4 through June 8, 2008. As the world’s premier art show, Art Basel is the annual meeting place of the international art world. This year’s 300 […]
Art and Form
June 1, 2008 by 2 Comments
Oh, it is not always easy to decide what is art, why art is art, and how art comes about being art. This article discusses the relationship between art and form. Defining Art from Form “Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.” – Joseph […]
Moscow World Fine Art Fair’s Art valued at $1.6b
May 31, 2008 by Leave a Comment
6,000 artwork and 60 galleries – strong, the Moscow World Fine Art Fair is in full swing. It started May 28 and will go on till June 2. There are fine art works by famous European artists like Marc Chagall, Leger, Magritte, Picasso, Renoir, Egon Schiele, Nikki the Ste Phalle, and of worthwhile Russian artists […]
Piet Mondrian’s Abstract Art
May 17, 2008 by 1 Comment
Piet Mondrian was an influential Dutch Abstract painter of the first half of the 20th Century. When standing in front of one of Mondrian’s later artwork of the 1920s, you might think that his work is derived from a strict ordering of geometric shapes & lines and a scientific balance of colors. Instead, what is […]
The Artist’s Mother ~ Haring, Hockney, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Picasso …
May 10, 2008 by 6 Comments
For this special day, honoring Motherhood, I thought to look at how some artists have depicted their own mother or an archetypal mother. Who’s Mom? The artists’ real mothers are displayed as persons with their own life. She is an individual with a personal life and character as is witnessed by her child, the artist. […]
History of Surreal Photography
May 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Surrealism in photography was one of the major revolutionary changes in the evolution of photography. Rather than art, photography was reviewed as a copying effort. Surrealism is the introduction of the ‘more than real’ images to the art forms. Surrealism was a movement in the art and intellectual activities, emerged after World War I. Andre […]
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 […]
Klimt: video on ‘The Kiss’ & his love for Women
April 19, 2008 by Leave a Comment
This is a short informational video lecture about the classic impressionist painting ‘The Kiss’ by Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt (1862 – 1918). The video pulls together strands of his background, his passion, his travels, and shows you how these inputs translate into his painting. It comes as no surprise that Klimt’s favorite subject to […]
Art Education @ Art Schools in the US
April 17, 2008 by 1 Comment
I’m often asked what in my opinion the best art schools are in the United States. So, I researched the topic before making my careful selection. Of course, some schools are better for film and others for fine art/paintings, and others again for art history. And this list is no more than my opinion after […]
