What About Art?

An Interview with Marcel Duchamp

Jill — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:11 +0000

This is a photo of Marcel Duchamp taken at the Walker Art Center in 1965, three years before the artist’s death. Photo: Eric Sutherland for the Walker Art CenterMarcel Duchamp - The Passage from Virgin to Bride - 1912 - oil on canvas - 23 3/8 x 21 1/4" (59.4 x 54 cm) - Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) New York, NY (click photo for larger image)“I believe that a picture, a work of art, lives and dies just as we do...” These word were spoken by French born American artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) who is most closely associated with Cubism (a movement in which subject matter is broken up, analyzed and reassembled) and Dadaism (a movement which ridiculed contemporary culture and traditional art forms).

“To coincide with a current exhibition on Marcel Duchamp at the Barbican, London (until 9 June), here is an interview with the artist from the March 1993 issue of The Art Newspaper, until then unpublished.”

A History of Art and Fashion Collaborations

Jill — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:13:39 +0000

An Image of a Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama Concept Store, Summer 2012

“While the crossover of fashion and art is hardly a new phenomenon, the nature of today’s partnerships differ greatly from those of the past.”

READ MORE in an article by Meredith Blechman that reviews how the relationship between fashion and art has evolved.

Source: A History of Art and Fashion Collaborations (http://www.artspace.com/magazine/art_101/art_101_art_and_fashion_collaborations)

Exhibition of Paintings By the Preeminent Realist Painter Claudio Bravo

Jill — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:03:44 +0000

Claudio Bravo, Morteros / Mortars, 2001. Oil on canvas, 31 1/2 x 39 3/8 in., 80 x 100 cm. © The Estate of Claudio Bravo, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York (click photo for larger image)

“Marlborough Gallery announces an exhibition of paintings by the preeminent realist painter, Claudio Bravo. This is the artist’s first show since his untimely demise in 2011....”

Bravo (1936-2011) was a realist of major proportions, from Chile. He was influenced by Renaissance and Baroque painters, as well as by such Surrealists as Salvador Dali.

Source: Exhibition of Paintings By the Preeminent Realist Painter Claudio Bravo (http://artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=62325#.UZG5t5UZ748)

Detailed Urban Landscape Images Are Actually Ultra-Realistic Paintings

Jill — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:12:51 +0000

The gifted artist, Nathan Walsh, at workNathan Walsh - A Finished Product (click photo for larger image)

“Nathan Walsh (born 1972) is an English realist painter who specializes in urban landscapes. He pays tribute to some of the world’s most beautiful cities, like New York, Chicago or London, through photo-realistic paintings of various urban locations.”

This artist goes through a lengthy, meticulous process to create his wonderful works--and feels that process is far superior to working from photographs. The process becomes an “experience” in Walsh’s view.

Source: Detailed Urban Landscape Images Are Actually Ultra-Realistic Paintings (http://www.odditycentral.com/art/detailed-urban-landscape-images-are-actually-ultra-realistic-paintings.html)

Exhibition of Nude Photography From Around 1900 on View At Berlin's Photography Museum

Jill — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:08:13 +0000

“A visitor looks at a collection of postards depicting nudes, from 1900 at the "The Naked Truth and More Besides - Nude photography around 1900" exhibition at Berlin's Photography Museum May 2, 2013. The exhibition "presents the astonishing diversity of photographic depictions of the disrobed human body that existed around 1900". The exhibition will open from May 3 to August 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL.” (click photo for larger image)

"At the dawn of the last century, photographs of nudes could be found everywhere. The exhibition The Naked Truth and More Besides presents the astonishing diversity of photographic depictions of the disrobed human body that existed around this time.”

Source: Exhibition of nude photography from around 1900 on view at Berlin's Photography Museum (http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=62317#.UYW9w78Z74_)

Historical Hipsters: Shakespeare and Elizabeth I Get Makeovers From Modern Artists

Jill — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:06:41 +0000

“Elizabeth I - A powerful, no nonsense leader, Elizabeth would likely have straightened her striking red hair in a short, cropped style...” (click photo for larger image)

“Several of the world’s most historic figures have been given a 21st century make-over via a new art project.”

Click on the “View Gallery” link to peruse the makeovers of other famous figures. It’s a lot of fun!

Source: Historical Hipsters: Shakespeare and Elizabeth I Get Makeovers From Modern Artists (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/historical-hipsters-shakespeare-and-elizabeth-i-get-makeovers-from-modern-artists-8599291.html)

Mosque Conversion Raises Alarm

Jill — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:10:00 +0000

A unique ensemble of 13th-century Christian paintings, sculpture and architecture (click photo for larger image)Christian art located in the famous Byzantine church, Hagia Sophia--now a museum, is now at risk after a controversial court ruling that will result in the structure’s becoming a mosque.

Let us hope that the wonders of this marvelous location are not lost forever.

Source: Mosque Conversion Raises Alarm (http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Mosque-conversion-raises-alarm/29200)

Man Made: A Selling Exhibition of Works By Jean-Michel Basquiat Opens At Sotheby's S/2 Galleries

Jill — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:06:20 +0000

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Love Dub for A. Signed, titled and dated 1987 on the reverse. Acrylic and oilstick on canvas, 87 by 114¼ in. 221 by 290.2 cm. Photo: Sotheby's. (click photo for larger image)

“From 2 May through 9 June 2013, Sotheby’s S|2 private sales galleries in New York will host an exhibition of works by the Brooklyn-born painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, offering a comprehensive view of his short but legendary career.”

American Neo-Expressionist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) began his career as a grafitti artist, in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York. "Basquiat's canon revolves around single heroic figures: athletes, prophets, warriors, cops, musicians, kings and the artist himself."

Source: Man Made: A Selling Exhibition of Works By Jean-Michel Basquiat Opens At Sotheby's S/2 Galleries (http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=62296#.UYK7VpUmW0t[/url)

Mmmmm......Rothko Toast!

Jill — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:09:24 +0000

The latest tasty available at SFMOMA’s café on Third Street, in San FranciscoMark Rothko, No. 14, 1960, 1960; painting; oil on canvas, 114 1/2 in. x 105 5/8 in. (290.83 cm x 268.29 cm); Collection SFMOMA, Helen Crocker Russell Fund purchase; © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New YorkRussian born Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was--and remains--one of the most famous postmodern American artists. His works introduced contemplative introspection into the post-World War II Abstract Expressionist school. Using color as the sole means of expression led to the development of Color Field painting. And Now...“Behold: Rothko toast, the latest artsy menu item SFMOMA's café on Third Street. Like the work that inspired it ("No. 14, 1960") the toast features two tones of color (apricot butter and wild blueberry jam).

David Hockney

Jill — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:09:04 +0000

David Hockney - The Road to York through Sledmere, 1997 oil on canvas, 48x60 in.British artist David Hockney (born 1937) was one of the major contributors to the Pop Art movement of the 1960s, and is highly regarded today as one of the most important and influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Hockney’s work is imbued with his interest in light, and with a frank realism the derives from Pop Art. He is internationally known as a painter, draftsman, printmaker, photographer, and stage designer.