Theo Van Rysselberghe, (Belgian, 1862-1926) “Intimacy” 1890, conté crayon, (detail) ART: Small Treasures at the Met Museum NYC David Cox, British, 1785-1859, “Sky Study of Clouds”, watercolor. Cox manipulates translucent layers of watercolor to describe these summer clouds. The dark undersides hint at rain. Eugene Carriere, (French, 1849-1906) “Women Sewing at a Table”, 1894-96. Oil […]
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Photographer Nicholas Nixon (left to right) “Self, Albuquerque” & “Self, Brookline” © Nicholas Nixon from his recent book About Forty Years. “The Brown Sisters” photo series by Nicholas Nixon: Heather, Mimi, Bebe & Laura Year 1975 left & 2013 right ART Nicholas Nixon’s Photography “The Brown Sisters” Documenting how one family of Baby Boomers has changed over the […]
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FOOD: Is good health, a result of diet, exercise or both? Did you find the answer of good health in this video? Tell me what you think! (Source: NutritionFacts.org) 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 […]
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Portrait of Pompey the Great Period: Late Republican ca. 50 B.C. Roman Marble ART Antiquities: Art & Design During the Time of Alexander the Great at the Met (continued – Issue #3) (From the Met Museum of Art NYC Exhibition: Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World) The Hellenistic Age […]
SPECIAL EDITORIAL: A Point of View by Editor/Publisher Jack A. Atkinson This point-of-view is specifically one person’s opinion and we recognize many differing opinions exist. “DEEP-THOUGHTS about Ethnicity” I have decided that ethnicity (race) is less about skin color and other physical features and more about our geographic heritage and the external cultural influences which […]
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Stater of Mithridates VI Eupator (120-63 BC) ART Antiquities: Art & Design During the Time of Alexander the Great at the Met (continued – Issue #2) (From the Met Museum of Art NYC Exhibition: Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World) Terracotta statuette of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his […]
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Limestone metope with battle scene. Greek, Hellenistic period, late 3rd-mid-2nd century b.c. ART Antiquities: Art & Design during and after Alexander the Great (From the Met Museum of Art NYC Exhibition: Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World) The Hellenistic Age that followed the conquests of Alexander the Great witnessed unprecedented cultural exchange […]
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ART “A Mid-America Road Trip” Photo Essay by Jack A. Atkinson As summer comes to an end, most Americans have done some sort of recreation, taken some time off from work, or gone on a vacation, to recharge their batteries and to attach a memory to the 2016 summer season. ARTSnFOOD’s editor / publisher Jack A. Atkinson shows some […]
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“Marilyn” by Andy Warhol ART MARILYN MONROE is AN ICONIC IMAGE in CONTEMPORARY ART Marilyn Monroe has become as much a part of the art scene as the contemporary art stars who are featured at major art galleries and art auctions. As a “Madonna figure”, a beautiful symbol of the perfect female body, as a model for photographers […]
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“Cedar Drawing” by Jack A. Atkinson, Ink & Brush on Arches Paper I STOPPED MAKING ART DURING “ADOLESCENCE POSTURING” – THINKING I WAS NO GOOD & I WAS EMBARRASSED TO BE AN ARTIST! AS AN ADULT, I LONG FOR THE LOVE I LOST. Editor’s Note: This issue has been adapted from The Painters Keys blog. […]