Detail of a mural by artist Diego Rivera at the museum (Museo Anahuacalli). Unveiling this Cultural Oasis By our traveling correspondent – Crichton Atkinson Diego Rivera, a towering figure in the annals of Mexican art, was more than just a painter–he was a cultural iconoclast whose bold strokes reshaped the […]
Category Archives: SWIMMING IN ART
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Isn’t art supposed to be weird? Something that the majority of people would hate at first? Many people feel that way – they want to be shocked, uncomfortable, or even upset that “THAT” could be called “ART,” and then later, they somehow appreciate it ! ? ! I am Jack A. Atkinson (artist), and 99.9 […]
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The Painting Girl with a Pearl Earring At the Frick Museum in New York City, an exhibition of fifteen paintings included the beloved Girl with a Pearl Earring (c. 1665) by Johannes Vermeer. This exhibition continued the Frick’s tradition of presenting masterpieces from acclaimed museums not easily accessible to the New York public. Girl with a […]
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(From now through Jan. 2025, there is a retrospective of Sendak’s life and work at The Denver Art Museum.) A Day in the Life of an Artist – by Jack Atkinson While writing my thesis for my Master’s Degree, I went to interview Maurice Sendak at his home in Connecticut. A friend said […]
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HIGH-END ART FAIRS are basically conventions for the art world, where galleries set up booths to display a selection of the art in their gallery and to meet new collectors. Sometimes prices are shown, sometimes not. When I ask the price the answer is often cryptic… “1.3”? Is that thousands or millions? I guess, if […]
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Oldest photos & old portraits of famous people.
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“Daniel in the Lions’ Den” by Peter Paul Rubens (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. – Flemish c.1613-1615, Oil on Canvas, 7 feet 4 1/4 inches by 10 feet 10 inches) An ARTWORK by Peter Paul Rubens In this article ARTSandFOOD® is closely looking at the painting “Daniel in the Lions’ Den” in the collection of […]
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One of Joan Miro’s main wishes was to free Western art from the mimetic depiction of reality and to restore to it the sacred character it had had at the dawn of civilization. This left him to eliminate from his work pictorial devices such as scale, perspective, and chiaroscuro and instead to give drawing a […]
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The Yellow House – Vincent rented the upstairs bedrooms of this corner house with green shutters. VINCENT VAN GOGH had a magnetic attraction to the landscapes, people, and buildings in Arles and nearby St. Rémy, France. The pastoral beauty of the landscapes in the south of France, along its famous quality of light and […]
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Welcome to a lesser-known, yet profoundly innovative, facet of Pablo Picasso’s artistic genius – his pottery. Beyond his renowned contributions in the realm of painting and sculpture, Picasso’s artworks in pottery represent his admiration of this ancient Spanish craft. Picasso’s foray into pottery commenced during his time in Vallauris, France, in the late 1940s. Inspired […]