Jackson Pollock and Abstract Art - Art Appreciation
This year marks the fiftieth year since Jackson Pollock was tragically killed in a car crash. I was always fascinated by his "living on the edge" lifestyle. By that I mean his chain smoking, heavy drinking, and radical way of painting. I have .. [... more]
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Bill Gates, British Royals Share Interest: Da Vinci Code ...
We all know about Dan Brown's fictional book, "The Da Vinci Code." But how many of us are so well versed on Leonardo da Vinci's Codex? In 1994, Bill Gates paid $30 million for Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester, By contrast, the British [... more]
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Caravaggio - Sinner or Artist Extraordinaire? - Art ...
There was an exhibition at the National Gallery in England, titled, "Caravaggio: The Final Years." This blockbuster show is an example of conflicting theologies between the artist himself and his subject matter. Caravaggio was considered a ... [... more]
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Sargent and Velázquez: Comparison Study - Art Appreciation
John Singer Sargent was born in 1856 to American parents in Florence, Italy. He is best known for his portrait of Madame X (Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY). I truly feel Sargent is in a class of his own when it comes to portraiture. Take for ... [... more]
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Textiles in Art - The Quilts of Gee's Bend - Art ...
Until September 2005 there was an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY called, "Matisse: The Fabric of Dreams - His Art and His Textiles." Matisse was said to have collected fabrics that became backdrops for some of his paintings. [... more]
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Where Bosch and Harry Potter Coexist - Art Appreciation
Before Harry Potter there was Hieronymus Bosch. Both books can be found in the children's room of your local library. "Impossible," you say, "The painting by Bosch, 'The Garden of Delights,' has evil, sex, and torture." Are not our [... more]
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Warhol: Great Artist ? - Art Appreciation
Have you ever wondered why artists like Andy Warhol became famous? Let's face it, he was a commercial artist, drawing women's shoes for newspaper ads, until a friend suggested he try screen prints. Warhol was a child of the 60's, the Pop art era, ... [... more]
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Women Artists Coping With Illness: Frida Kahlo - Art ...
Art and medicine is a partnering that has healed many bodies and souls. To the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, her painting was therapy. After being stricken with polio as a child and then surviving a bus accident, Ms. Kahlo used her time alone to ... [... more]
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Mark Rothko on Nature and Surrealism - Art Appreciation
It began in 1948 with a Bonnard retrospective at MOMA in New York and then in 1949 Matisse's "The Red Studio" was hung there. These artists, using extraordinary colors, along with Gaugin, would greatly influence the artist Mark Rothko. His [... more]
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Red is the Color of Love, Passion, and Henri Matisse - ...
Red is the color of the heart, thus love and passion. Valentine's Day is an occasion when men think "red" and traditionally buy red roses for their sweetheart. Then there is Henri Matisse, a famous 20th century French artist who painted with [... more]
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'The Taking of Christ '- and Other Lost Religious ...
The Old Master Italian painter Caravaggio may not be a household name like his contemporary Picasso, but he certainly has earned some notoriety. Recently, a number of Caravaggios have been re-discovered and accepted by experts to be by the master ... [... more]
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Vatican Art -- The Other Michelangelo - Art Appreciation
Best known is Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Italian Renaissance artist. Having painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1536-1541) with its depictions from the Old Testament and sculpting the "Pieta," in Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome. Born [... more]
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