Artist: Joachim Knill Swiss Artist Joachim Knill has lived in the U.S since 1983 and currently lives in Hannibal, Missouri. He presents a suite of charmingly strange paintings displayed in a custom-made packing crate museum. The installation, titled “National Treasure” comes complete with an imaginary backstory with vague political and social messages. Knill writes: National Treasure, his […]
Category Archives: SWIMMING IN ART
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FIRST PERSON: by Anna Addoms The Accademia Gallery is founded in 1784 upon Grand Duke Leopoldo of Lorena’s decree, La Galleria dell’Accademia was created to host a collection of antique and modern paintings and sculptures so the students of the nearby Accademia di Belle Arti could pursue their studies in the light of these great masterworks. […]
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The painting shows Hudson River School artist, Thomas Cole chatting with naturalist and poet William Cullen Bryant. ART Closely Looking at “Kindred Spirits” by Asher Brown Durand Asher Brown Durand (1796-1886) painted “Kindred Spirits” in 1849. As stated in the wall plaque beside the painting: “Kindred Spirits” is a memorial to the artist Thomas Cole, […]
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LANDSCAPE WITH CLAY PIPE (1941) by Stewart Davis, Oil on Canvas. This painting is a variation of the Radio City Music Hall mural. “Stuart Davis: In Full Swing” Artist Stuart Davis (1892 – 1964), was an early American modernist painter who spent time living in Paris as well as in New York City. He is remembered for his […]
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Michelangelo, Divine Draftsman and Designer Exhuibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – NYC Listen to the Met’s commentary AUDIO AUDIOGUIDE used at the Met exhibition: Michelangelo, Divine Draftsman and Designer (click on each track to listen – play in the browser.) Images and captions from the Met exhibition: Michelangelo, Divine Draftsman and Designer Exhibitions. =========== […]
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Stephen A. Davids (SAD), The Art Movement, London UK ART The AAF NY The Affordable Art Fair is here again for its NYC Fall 2017 Exhibition It’s September, bring on the Fall ARTS Season! First add a new pleasure to your home by investing in “affordable art” from the Affordable Art Fair’s NYC Fall 2017 edition. […]
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Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, “Bus Stops in Armenia, 1997-2011 ART On otherwise desolate Armenian Landscapes, other-worldly bus stop designs brighten up life. Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, “Bus Stops in Armenia, 1997-2011, gelatin silver prints, galleryluisoti Photographer Ursula Schulz-Dornburg Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, “Bus Stops in Armenia, 1997-2011, gelatin silver prints, galleryluisoti Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, “Bus Stops in Armenia, 1997-2011, gelatin […]
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ART Art from Frieze 2017 NYC (Editor’s Note) As I entered the tent this year – an announcement came over the speakers that the event was closing early as a safety precaution due to high winds and rain. I ran through the event as fast as I could capturing images left and right as I power walked […]
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ART Andy Warhol and his love for the Campbell’s Soup Cans Andy Warhol became famous after he focused his pop artworks on the commercial world of retail packaging, advertising and America’s love of celebrities. Some of his most iconic works are based on the Campbell’s soup can. (Source: […]
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Meg Hitchcock: Credo – The Nicene Creed, 2015, Letters cut from the “Upanishads”. (Ancient Sanskrit texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts and ideas of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.) ART Meg Hitchcock Pretext Reading Series At Studio10 Gallery Meg Hitchcock’s medium is typography – the words, […]