ART NYC’s Armory Art Week 2016 Listed below is an overview of the art fair options for what has come to be known in NYC as ARMORY ART WEEK. It may be the “biggest” weekend of the year for visual art internationally! People fly into NYC from all over the world to exhibit, view and invest in […]
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Jackals & Hounds – Game of the Ancient Pharaohs. ART: Met Museum’s Ancient Egypt: The Middle Kingdom – Objects of Daily Life and Ceremony (Issue 2 of 2) During the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (mid-Dynasty 11–Dynasty 13, around 2030–1650 B.C.), artistic, cultural, religious, and political traditions first conceived and instituted during the Old Kingdom were […]
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Flail of Hapiankhtifi ART: Met Museum’s Ancient Egypt: The Middle Kingdom – Objects of Daily Life and Ceremony (Issue 1 of 2) from a recent exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art During the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (mid-Dynasty 11–Dynasty 13, around 2030–1650 B.C.), artistic, cultural, religious, and political traditions first conceived and instituted during […]
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Artist Nora Al-Badri and Jan Nikolai Nelles with their “Other Nefertiti” now placed in the permanent collection of the American University of Cairo. ART 100 YEARS LATER QUEEN NEFERTITI RETURNS TO EGYPT (As a perfect reproduction.)German-Iraqi artist Nora Al-Badri and German artist Jan Nikolai Nelles entered the Neues Museum in Berlin and clandestinely 3-D scanned the bust of Queen Nefertiti. […]
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Colossal statues became much more common during ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom. Notice the realism of this ear detail. Throughout the history of the world, invading forces and political/ruling/dictatorial leaders of later years have had former rulers and their tombs, plus their temples of worship destroyed. All periods of ancient Egypt suffered this fate. Above, […]
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“Holding Hands” – representing Love and Family in The Middle KIngdom ART Ancient Egypt The Middle Kingdom Representations of Women, Family + Male & Female Jewelry from a recent exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art During the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (mid-Dynasty 11–Dynasty 13, around 2030–1650 B.C.), artistic, cultural, religious, and […]
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A detailed, close-up look at John Singer Sargent’s drawing style, at the Met Museum NYC Most visitors to the museum pass through this hallway quickly, but the museum dedicates this space to showing small works from their collection. It’s a treasure trove of changing art, showing the techniques and insights behind many of the great […]
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“Cowboy Hats” are mandatory, shaped and sized to the specific requirements of each individual at the National Western! ART a Photo Essay on The Romantic American Western Lifestyle – RODEO. It’s Alive & Well at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo In Denver, Colorado An iPhone Photo Essay by Jack A. Atkinson Brahma breed at The National […]
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Photo from “12 Things You Can Do With an Egg”. FOOD: SPECIAL EGG ISSUE There is something special about sharing breakfast in bed with your lover, on a cold wintery day and or having a quiet Sunday Brunch at home. Both of these fantasy meals usually revolve around eggs. In this issue we share a […]
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The Met Museum’s Grand Entry Hall (NYC) Picasso’s “Woman in White”, as it appears hanging on the gallery wall of the Met Museum. The Met Museum’s descriptive wall plaque. ART: Closely Looking At… “Woman in White” Painted in 1923 by Pablo Picasso Editor’s Note: As a Christmas / Holiday Present for all who love art and […]