Category Archives: SWIMMING IN ART

“No, I wasn’t trying to be streamlined or futuristic,” architect Charles Deaton said, explaining the evolution of his Sculptured House in Genesee. “I was going to do a piece of sculpture for its own sake. It became long and low and flat because of the internal planning, and also to be part of the mesa. […]

Vincent Van Gogh (given name Vincent Willem van Gogh) Dutch painter (1853–1890) He was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who also worked in France and is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created approximately 2100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of […]

Poster for The Art Show in NYC Nov. 2-5, 2023 – Art Dealers Association of America – (art credit to come.) In the realm of art, the upcoming season promises an exhilarating convergence of creativity and history. Prepare to be enthralled by the enchanting rendezvous between two giants of the art world, Manet and Degas, […]

(Photo: Taken at The Met Museum, by AgnosticPreachersKid via Wikimedia Commons)   Artist Edgar Degas Degas and Impressionism: Edgar Degas was indeed associated with the Impressionist movement in the 1870s and 1880s. While he shared some techniques with other Impressionist painters, such as quick brushstrokes and the use of vivid color, he also had distinct characteristics in […]

The Dada drawing that was a “light switch” for Ed Ruscha “UNTITLED – BEETLES” by artist Johannes Baargeld, c.1920 In art school Ed Ruscha was struck by an unusual drawing by Dada artist Johannes Theodor Baargeld that he developed a “mystical connection” to. He made a cold call to MoMA to see if he could […]

Title: Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh   Van Gogh’s Cypresses is the first exhibition to focus on the trees—among the most famous in the history of art—immortalized in signature images by Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Such iconic pictures as The Starry Night  (in this exhibition) take their place as the centerpiece in a presentation that affords […]

American artist Lauren Halsey (b. 1987, Los Angeles) was commissioned to create a site-specific installation for The Met’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. Halsey created a full-scale Egyptian structure imbued with the energy and imagination of South Central Los Angeles–where she was born and still works today. title: “the eastside of south central […]

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC has the most complete collection of any encyclopedic art museum in the United States. Their collection is so vast that only a fraction of it is on display at any one time. That is why it’s always exciting to return to the Met in NYC over and over […]

Vermeer’s famous “Milkmaid” painting.     As I walked through the Rijksmuseum in Holland, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. I was about to enter the Vermeer exhibition, a collection of works by the renowned Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. I have always been fascinated by Vermeer’s use of light and […]

As long as we are looking at ceilings we thought a photo essay of NYC’s Grand Central Terminal Ceiling would be appropriate.     (Source: Photos from various sites, if a photo has been used without proper credit or permission, please let us know and we will remove it or credit the photo correctly.)