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  Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “African Art, New York, and the Avant-Garde” An Exhibition focused on the African art collected by New York’s avant-garde following the landmark 1913 Armory Show of “Modern Art”. Charles Sheeler  (1918 Photo of the African sculpture below) African Negro Wood Sculpture Portfolio of 20 photographs – gelatin silver print H. x […]

ART A Close Look at Raphael’s painting “St. George and the Dragon” In this, our third close inspection of an artwork in a row, we have selected a very small painting by the great master of the Renaissance, Raphael. It is arguably his best and most interesting piece! St. George was an English knight, who went […]

Thomas Moran (artist) American, 1837 – 1926 Green River Cliffs, Wyoming, 1881 oil on canvas 25″ x 62″ ART A CLOSE LOOK AT THE PAINTING   “GREEN RIVER CLIFFS,   WYOMING”   by artist Thomas Moran A National Gallery of Art Special Exhibition Up until June, 2013   In June 1871, Thomas Moran, a gifted young […]

  A young curator currently at The Whitney has organized a show that makes a cogent case for Digital Art, “Wade Guyton, OS.” Guyton is a 40-year-old New York artist who uses digital tools to create large-scale “paintings” on linen and digital “drawings” by printing over found offset book pages.   ART: “WADE GUYTON OS” The Whitney […]

  Below the horizon in the right half of the scene, you’ll notice the interior of Endeavour Crater. Formed after a meteorite blasted the planet billions of years ago, the crater is where scientists found both gypsum deposits and high concentrations of zinc. Together, they suggest that shallow water once existed there. ART PHOTOS of […]

ART JUST FOR FUN! Art School – In One Sitting!   Need a good headshot for Facebook or Linkedin Photographer Peter Hurley shows “tricks of the trade.” How to Take a Good Photograph (Headshot) How to Draw – A Cartoon Children show us how!   How to Draw – A Realistic (Manga) Head How to Sculpt […]

ROBERT HUGHES – Photo from “Shock of the New” WNET 13   ART 2012  In Memoriam Robert Hughes, (July 28, 1938 – Aug. 6, 2012) Art Critic died after a long illness at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, age 74. He had lived for many years in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. From a review: “Truly bad art is always […]

“Angel” Date: 18th–19th century, Italian (Naples) Medium: Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; straw and various fabrics; silver-gilt censer   A Nativity scene under the Christmas tree with angels swirling upward to the crowning star. In front of a Spanish choir screen. ART:  Met Tree & Crèche (Editor’s Note: This is a re-run of a very popular article we published a […]

New Acquisition at Crystal Bridges Museum Mark Rothko’s ‘No. 210/No. 211 (Orange)   ART: CRYSTAL BRIDGES Opened on 11-11-11 Now at 12-12-12  It’s Time for an update, one year later! Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened in the heartland of America (Bentonville, AR) one year ago with only 1000 pieces in its collection. Admittedly, most […]

Rodin: The Thinker Price: $250.00 Bonded bronze. Hand patinated. 7 1/2”H x 6”L x 4 1/2”W. Met Museum NYC ART SHOPPING: ARTSnFOOD GIFT GUIDES Table of Contents   #1 Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shopping – Holiday Gift Guide 2012 – #1   #2 Neue Gallery, NYC Museum Shopping – Holiday Gift Guide 2012 – #2 […]