by Sandy | Aug 27, 2015 | Art, Artist, Blogroll, Culture, Photograhy
Roy DeCarava, 1919 – 2009, left behind a treasure trove of black and white images spanning over 6 decades. He captured images of the famous of the day, Paul Robson, John Coltrane, however, his pictures were usually of the regular inhabitants of Harlem and their everyday life. DeCarava said that “black people in America were not viewed as worthy subject matter” for art but rather were usually “portrayed either in a superficial or a caricatured way or as a problem.” … he wanted to achieve “a creative expression,” not a “documentary or sociological statement.”
Harlem born DeCarava encouraged and influenced the work of many black photographers over the years. He was the first African American to win the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1952 and was awarded a National Medal of Arts in 2006. He collaborated with poet Langston Hughes, another Harlem native, for the acclaimed book, “The Sweet Flypaper of Life” in 1955.
(Image: “Man Coming Up the Stairs”, 1952)
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by Sandy | May 5, 2015 | Art, Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“This exhibition features Warhol’s depictions of the persona that forever embedded celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Sylvester Stallone and Prince – to name a few – into America’s cultural conscience as well as several of his self-portraits including silkscreen works…”
“Andy Warhol: Portraits includes nearly 200 portraits, paintings and drawings produced by Warhol from the 1940s to the 1980s.”
“Andy Warhol: Portraits” – Until June 21, 2015
Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N. Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ
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by Sandy | Apr 26, 2015 | Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Galleries
We’ve enjoyed Bob’s online presence for several years and now we get a chance to see his work up close and personal as part of a group show, “Know Yourself At Every Age”.
Stop by and meet him on May 1, 2015. More than 25 pieces of Bob’s art will be on view until the end of the month.
“Know Yourself At Every Age”
Bob Martin – Artist Reception
Friday, May 1, 2015, 6 – 10 PM
First Studio, 631 N. 1st Ave, Phoenix, AZ
PS – you can also see some of his work here!
by Sandy | Feb 2, 2015 | Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Museums
“In 1978-79 Andy Warhol produced Shadows, a monumental, 102-part series of silkscreened canvases. The work’s internal compositions are culled from photographs of shadows taken in The Factory, the artist’s New York City studio.”
“MOCA’s presentation will feature the full collection of paintings from Dia Art Foundation. Installed edge to edge, the series of abstract panels-once referred to by Warhol as “disco decor”-create a haunting, environmental ensemble.”
“Andy Warhol: Shadows”
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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by Sandy | Oct 29, 2014 | Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Galleries, Museums
“Egon Schiele (1890-1918) is considered one of the twentieth century’s most important artists. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele is celebrated for his singular style of draftsmanship, unusual use of color, and physically raw, often sexually provocative depictions of his sitters. Schiele’s expressive style and controversial subject matter played an important role in the advancement of modernism in Europe.“ This is the first exhibition, approximately 125 paintings, drawings, at an American museum to focus exclusively on portraiture in Schiele’s work.
“Egon Schiele: Portraits” – Until January 19, 2015
Neue Galerie Museum for German and Austrian Art
104 E 86th St, at 5th Ave, NYC
(Image: Self Portrait, 1910)
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by Sandy | Sep 25, 2014 | Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
This American artist’s work will be all over the Whitney Museum as the building is filled with “Jeff Koons: A Retrospective” until October 19.
“Examining the breadth and depth of thirty-five years of work by Jeff Koons (b. 1955), one of the most influential and controversial artists of the 20th century, this highly anticipated volume features all of his most famous pieces.
Also included are preparatory sketches and plans for sculptures and paintings as well as installation photographs that shed light on Koons’s artistic process and trace the development of his work throughout his landmark career.“
Jeff Koons: A Retrospective
Until October 19, 2014
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street, NYC
(Image: “Michael Jackson and Bubbles”, 1988)
