Category Archives: SWIMMING IN ART

    LeWitt took the planning process very seriously. He argued that ideas for works of art actually ARE art. Five people drew it on the wall according to the artist’s designs from 1982. They worked outside the Modern and Contemporary galleries for four weeks. The installers followed LeWitt’s instructions very closely. First, they divided […]

 The day I spent with Artist David Hockney (British, born 1937) by Jack A. Atkinson I was working for The San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner as Art Director of the Sunday Magazine, California Living. They sent me to the IDCA (International Design Conference in Aspen). When I arrived the directors of the IDCA contacted me […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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. =========== […]

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.  […]

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 […]

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 […]