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, […]
Category Archives: SWIMMING IN ART
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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 […]
06
Dec
Dec
(Editors Note: As we were assembling this Winter Issue 2021 of ARTS&FOOD® we were informed Larry Rickards passed away in Dec. 2020.) Larry Rickards, a Colorado native, has been creating unique art objects ranging from Jewelry, ornaments, ornamental utensils to outdoor sculptures. Committed to bringing a sense of happiness and pleasure to the viewer, his […]
25
Sep
Sep
The “Chicago Picasso” in Daley Plaza, Chicago, IL. Up in the sky – it’s a Bird, no it’s an Afghan Dog, no it’s a Baboon! Seriously, what is it? It IS an abstracted Picasso sculpture of a Woman’s Head. Wouldn’t you be disappointed if a Picasso wasn’t slightly weird! As Mayor Daley said at the […]
30
Aug
Aug
“2020 LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY” by Jack Atkinson This Painting (Digital output art) was based on “Le déjeuner des canotiers” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1881) now in The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. (Reference art was the artist’s original photo, taken with the permission of the museum.) Sorry Pierre – This new painting was all done […]
16
Aug
Aug
Kusama’s pumpkins maybe her second most liked art subjects – but nothing can beat the lines of people waiting to get into one of her mirrored rooms, they are like walking into a different world. If art is an emotional connection, then emotion (maybe even love) is the reason so many people enjoy Yayoi Kusama’s […]
08
Aug
Aug
Picasso was the dominant art force of his time because he allowed his imagination to lead him. He once said… yes he makes ugly art sometimes, because he never knows what the art is going to be before he makes it! Other artist, when in that same state, have said, it was like they were […]
25
Jul
Jul
(Above) My ink and brush drawing (copy) of a Wild Thing as envisioned by Maurice Sendak. When my daughter was young we called this one “Sarah Wild Thing” – we named all of the Wild Things after her friends at that time: Topher Wild Thing; Crichton Wild Thing; Sarah Wild Thing; etc. When I was […]
16
Jun
Jun
EDITOR’S NOTE: In this podcast, Marvin E. Newman (his mother put the “E” in his name to make it spell MEN just for good luck) talks about his long and exciting career as a photographer for Sports Illustrated, Time, Life & Look magazines, plus his fine art photography and his mindset/philosophy about taking great pictures. […]