Category Archives: SWIMMING IN ART

A Sunday Afternoon Walk Through The Met Museum in NYC

The first and last thing you see, the flowers at the front of the Museum, in the Grand Hall. ART A Sunday Stroll Through The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px; font: 12.0px […]

Jerry Saltz – The Art Critic as The Artist

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Photographer William Eggleston Lives and Works in Memphis, Tennessee

(PHOTO) William Eggleston, Untitled, c. 1983-1986, Pigment print, 45 x 64 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches edition of 1 of 2, 2AP Signed in ink and numbered David Zwirner Gallery, New York London / davidzwirner.com ART William Eggleston A man of few words, explores democratic color photography (The mundane life surrounding us is filled with beauty […]

ARTISTS Paint on Hands to Create Animals!

ART WOW A M A Z I N G ! ARTISTS PAINT ON HANDS ! (Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPLM3H4dT5E) FOOD Apples (Source: EatHealthyLiveFit.com) 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 encourage all readers to invest in and participate in “The Joy […]

John Currin at Gagosian’s Booth / Frieze NYC, 2017

 “Untitled” 2003, charcoal and chalk on paper ART John Currin at Gagosian / Frieze NYC May 5th-7th 2017 A wall of sketches by John Currin made up a large portion of Gagosian’s  exhibition booth space at Frieze this year.   Artist: John Currin, “Untitled” Artist: John Currin, “Untitled” Artist: John Currin, “Untitled” Artis”Untitled” 1993-1994 Ink on […]

Master Class / Preliminary Studies for Classical Paintings from the Met Museum

ART Master Class /  Preliminary Drawings  for Classical Paintings FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART One of my favorite parts of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the Gallery Hallway leading to the 2nd Floor Special Exhibition Spaces as you turn left off of the central Grand Staircase. This extra wide corridor is always […]

ART: Many Small and Midsized Art Galleries Closing in NYC

NYTimes reports Feuer/Mesler Gallery is Closing, Pictured above: Artist, Johannes VanDerBeek, “Primitive Landscape Suspended Leaves”, 2015, Aqua-Resin, fiberglass, steel, clay, silicone, paint Photo courtesy of Feuer/Mesler Gallery In the Art World  and in Food Publishing, “The times they are a-changing!” ART Small and Midsized Art Gallery Closures Grow in NYC and Around the USA. The New York Times reports […]

It’s Like an Hopper’s Painting!Edward Hopper’s Influence on the Art World!

Edward Hopper, Lomgard’s House, 1931   ART Edward Hopper’s Influence on the Art World! Diane Arbus A house on a hill, Hollywood, Cal. 1963 Diane Arbus, Woman at a counter, smoking, NYC 1962 Edward Hopper, Circus Wagon, 1928   Edward Hopper, Wellfleet Road, 1931 Lee Friedlander Kentucky, 1977 Lee Friedlander, Memphis, 1973 Lee Friedlander, Western […]