by Sandy | Aug 31, 2012 | Artist, Blogroll, Creativity, Exhibits, Museums
This July, the Detroit Institute of Arts presents the work of 2 legendary artists together is the presentation: Picasso and Matisse: The DIA’s Prints and Drawings
“Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) and Henri Matisse (1869–1954) were ground-breaking visionaries who constantly experimented with techniques and materials… The story of Picasso’s and Matisse’s stylistic progression and artistic range will be told through more than 100 prints and drawings, including exceptional works such as Matisse’s 1919 drawing The Plumed Hat and Picasso’s 1939 gouache The Bather by the Sea. Other highlights include Matisse’s famous series Jazz and Picasso’s etchings for the Dream and Lie of Franco, as well as many linoleum cuts by both artists.”
Picasso and Matisse: The DIA’s Prints and Drawings
Until January 6, 2013
Detroit Institute of Arts/ DIA, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI
by Sandy | Aug 6, 2012 | Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Drawing, Exhibits, Museums
Using some 50 prints and drawings from their collection, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston presents, “Manet in Black”
“Manet was a master in the use of black, asserting his bold and subtle imprint on a range of subjects, from exotic Spanish dancers to the horses and spectators at a thrilling Paris racetrack. This exhibition celebrates Manet’s brilliant achievements as a graphic artist. Known as the painter of modern life and the father of Impressionism, Manet was also an exceptionally gifted printmaker and draftsman, among the most daring and innovative of the nineteenth century.”
“Manet in Black” Until October 28, 2012
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Avenue of the Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
by Sandy | May 24, 2012 | Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston celebrates a 17th century artist in the exhibit, Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst .
Van Aelst (1627–1683) “painted still lifes that are remarkable for their fine finish, carefully balanced composition, elegant subject matter, and rich, jewel-toned palette. Elegance and Refinement is an unprecedented exhibition of more than 25 paintings that celebrate the exquisite work of a neglected master who had a significant impact on late-17th-century still-life painting.”
Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst
Until May 28, 2012
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / MFAH
by Bob Martin | May 22, 2012 | Artist
Annie Lennox’s “Bitter” from her album “Bare” there is this great rift in the middle which recalls (for me) George Clinton and Funkadelic of the 1970.
This is one my favorite tracks, the lyrics seem personal, which is consistent with Ms. Lennox and the music’s energy seems to make it OK to eaves drop on something so private, it makes it easier to swallow.
” Bitter pill to swallow
Slidin’ down my throat
Bitter pill to swallow
How it makes me choke
How the hell am I gonna find
Happiness and peace of mind
When I’m losin’ all the time?
Yes… bitter” From Bare, by Annie Lennox
by Sandy | Apr 10, 2012 | Art, Artist, Blogroll, Museums
An unusual pairing at the Metropolitan Museum, NYC –
Rembrandt and Degas: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Collected from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the museum has put together “Self-portraits made by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) and Edgar Degas (1834–1917) at the start of their illustrious careers …seen side by side, for the first time, in an exhibition that highlights the Dutch master’s guiding influence on the young French Impressionist and offers an intimate look at their unique kinship.“
Rembrandt and Degas: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – until May 20, 2012
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave and 86 Street, NYC
(Images: Rembrandt van Rijn, Sheet of Studies with Self-Portrait (detail), 1630–34 and Edgar Degas, Self-Portrait (detail), ca. 1855–57)
by Sandy | Mar 14, 2012 | Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago presents, The Last Harvest: Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore – Indian-Bengali artist (1851-1941).
“A renowned novelist, poet, musician, and philosopher—the first non-European to beawarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913—Tagore is responsible for shaping the modern Indian identity. While perhaps lesser known, his paintings also demonstrate his profound cultural impact. Sixty-one of these impressive works, drawn from three collections in India, come together in this exhibition and offer a glimpse into the visionary mind of this influential thinker.”
The Last Harvest: Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore
Until April 15, 2012
The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
(Image: “Untitled”, 1934)
“Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) and Henri Matisse (1869–1954) were ground-breaking visionaries who constantly experimented with techniques and materials… The story of Picasso’s and Matisse’s stylistic progression and artistic range will be told through more than 100 prints and drawings, including exceptional works such as Matisse’s 1919 drawing The Plumed Hat and Picasso’s 1939 gouache The Bather by the Sea. Other highlights include Matisse’s famous series Jazz and Picasso’s etchings for the Dream and Lie of Franco, as well as many linoleum cuts by both artists.”
