“If there is one spot of sun spilling onto the floor, a cat will find it and soak it up.” – Joan Asper McIntosh – American Writer I came across this miniature book (The Artistic Cat) published 30 years ago and I thought I would promote it. If you find one at a used book […]
Category Archives: SWIMMING IN ART
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Sep
Sep
This exhibition is the work of Annabelle Mauger and Julien Baron, who collaborated on the creation of immersive shows at Cathédrale d’Images in Les Baux-de-Provence, using the concept of Image Totale© conceived by Albert Plécy. For Imagine Van Gogh, they employed advanced techniques of multi-projection and immersive audio to add emotional depth to each image, allowing us to live and […]
07
Jul
Jul
George Condo is an artist who works in NYC. Hauser & Wirth Gallery represents George Condo in NYC. Hauser & Wirth’s bio on George Condo. Born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1957, George Condo lives and works in New York City. He studied Art History and Music Theory at the University of Massachusetts […]
07
Jul
Jul
One of the great assets of summer is the Farmer’s Market. It is such a pleasure to buy fresh produce from these local growers, who sell their products directly to us. These markets are a visual and culinary delight to attend. For now, enjoy the warm days of summer and consider buying your produce from […]
07
Jul
Jul
Tim Flach is a photographer with a unique eye! – Check out his website to see a slide show of his fabulous photos of extraordinary animals. (Link at the bottom of this page.) https://timflach.com/work/more-than-human/slideshow/#1 (Source: TimFlach.com, see the slide show.)
07
Jul
Jul
Knotted, Torn, Scattered: Sculpture after Abstract Expressionism (the current exhibition) The exhibition features sculptural work in the Guggenheim collection from the 1960s and ’70s by six artists who helped redefine the legacy of postwar art in the United States. The works in this exhibition—produced by Lynda Benglis, Maren Hassinger, Robert Morris, Senga Nengudi, Richard Serra, and Tony […]
06
Apr
Apr
ALICE NEEL: Met 5th Ave. “People Come First” is the first museum retrospective in New York of American artist Alice Neel (1900–1984) in twenty years. This ambitious survey positions Neel as one of the century’s most radical painters, a champion of social justice whose longstanding commitment to humanist principles inspired her life as well as […]
21
Mar
Mar
NEWS: The artist Beeples’ online digital artwork, titled “Everydays: The First 5000 Days”, recently sold at auction, as a crypto (NFT) digital only work for the third-highest price of any art EVER, for a living artist. WHAT IS AN NFT? NFT stands for “non-fungible token”, fungible means interchangeable. Example: a $20 bill is not unique, […]
13
Jan
Jan
“The Goldfinch” – A painting, plus a book and movie with this painting as the centerpiece of the plot. The Goldfinch, in Dutch, “Het Puttertje”, is a painting by Carel Fabritius (c.1654) of a chained bird (goldfinch), is an oil painting on panel, 13.2” by 9”. The work belongs to the collection of the Mauritshuis […]
07
Dec
Dec
Sharon Duffield is a photographer living in Maine. For 40 years she previously lived in Colorado, but growing up on the East Coast she wanted to return to her roots. Duffield has delved into the world of photography for many years and continues to evolve as a visual explorer, adventurer, and wanderer. She often hops in […]