Artist Honoree Kenny Scharf being introduced by Maria Giulia Prezioso Maramotti at ArtWalk NYC 2016. ART: ArtWalk NYC 2016 The 22nd Annual ARTWALK NY (a fundraiser supporting the Coalition for the Homeless, NYC) was held on Thursday, November 3rd at the Metropolitan Pavilion ,125 West 18th Street. Doors opened at 6:30 p.m. and lasted until 11p.m. The […]
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ART Non-Representational Art that says so much! i.e. The Paint left over on Working Artist’s Hands! Art is often a messy business! Anyone who has ever worked at painting with brushes, pastels, or drawing with charcoal knows that much of the medium ends up on their hands. There is true beauty in these unintended artworks, and they represents the […]
FOR ARTISTS: REMAKING YOUR ARTISTIC PROCESS As artists, we are generally undisciplined people, unfortunately relying on self-discipline to make our life’s work actually happen. Here are a few pointers to read and execute if success is to be in your future! • When you say “NO” to unimportant things, you have more time for important […]
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Theo Van Rysselberghe, (Belgian, 1862-1926) “Intimacy” 1890, conté crayon, (detail) ART: Small Treasures at the Met Museum NYC David Cox, British, 1785-1859, “Sky Study of Clouds”, watercolor. Cox manipulates translucent layers of watercolor to describe these summer clouds. The dark undersides hint at rain. Eugene Carriere, (French, 1849-1906) “Women Sewing at a Table”, 1894-96. Oil […]
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Photographer Nicholas Nixon (left to right) “Self, Albuquerque” & “Self, Brookline” © Nicholas Nixon from his recent book About Forty Years. “The Brown Sisters” photo series by Nicholas Nixon: Heather, Mimi, Bebe & Laura Year 1975 left & 2013 right ART Nicholas Nixon’s Photography “The Brown Sisters” Documenting how one family of Baby Boomers has changed over the […]
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FOOD: Is good health, a result of diet, exercise or both? Did you find the answer of good health in this video? Tell me what you think! (Source: NutritionFacts.org) Until later, Jack ARTS&FOOD is an online magazine dedicated to providing artists and collectors around the world with highlights of current art exhibitions, and to […]
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Portrait of Pompey the Great Period: Late Republican ca. 50 B.C. Roman Marble ART Antiquities: Art & Design During the Time of Alexander the Great at the Met (continued – Issue #3) (From the Met Museum of Art NYC Exhibition: Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World) The Hellenistic Age […]
SPECIAL EDITORIAL: A Point of View by Editor/Publisher Jack A. Atkinson This point-of-view is specifically one person’s opinion and we recognize many differing opinions exist. “DEEP-THOUGHTS about Ethnicity” I have decided that ethnicity (race) is less about skin color and other physical features and more about our geographic heritage and the external cultural influences which […]
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Stater of Mithridates VI Eupator (120-63 BC) ART Antiquities: Art & Design During the Time of Alexander the Great at the Met (continued – Issue #2) (From the Met Museum of Art NYC Exhibition: Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World) Terracotta statuette of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his […]
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Limestone metope with battle scene. Greek, Hellenistic period, late 3rd-mid-2nd century b.c. ART Antiquities: Art & Design during and after Alexander the Great (From the Met Museum of Art NYC Exhibition: Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World) The Hellenistic Age that followed the conquests of Alexander the Great witnessed unprecedented cultural exchange […]