by Bob Martin | Mar 17, 2013 | Art, Drawing, Exhibits
Prints from the “War” and “Death” Portfolios
Käthe Kollwitz Self Portrait
When in New York, especially in the spring, the Brooklyn Museum is (in my opinion) a great museum to visit. I love this museum because it usually stays away from doing the spectacular event (no fireworks) and lets the art speak for itself.
Starting March 15th thru November 10th, prints of the Expressionist artist Käthe Kollwitz from the Museum’s private collection will be on exhibit.
Kollwitz’s etchings and drawings are powerful, honest and beautiful in there simplicity.
by Sandy | Nov 19, 2012 | Art, Blogroll, Drawing, Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago/ AIC offers something a little different, a little unusual – “Rarely Seen Contemporary Works on Paper“.
“This exhibition brings together nearly 100 of these highly popular contemporary works on paper, many of which have not been seen in our galleries in years (or ever)…”
“…Harlem Renaissance artist Romare Bearden’s iconic collage, The Return of Odysseus (Homage to Pintoricchio and Benin), makes a rare and welcome appearance, given that it is not often exhibited due to its fugitive materials—cut and pasted papers, graphite, and touches of black and gray wash. Also included are multiple works by Carroll Dunham, Martin Kippenberger, and Ed Ruscha, some being exhibited for the first time in Chicago.”
Rarely Seen Contemporary Works on Paper until January 13, 2013
AIC, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Image: “The Return of Odysseus”, 1977, Romare Bearden
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 | Jun 2, 2011 | Art, Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Books, Drawing, music
His birthday slipped up on me this year. The artist known as Bob Dylan was 70 years old on May 24. I salute and congratulate him!
Of course he is a Gemini. We all know that he writes, he sings, he’s a poet, he’s a musician – truly the classic example of the Air sign’s communication gifts. A few years ago, he received an honorary Pulitzer Prize for his “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.” Nice, but, did you know that Bob Dylan also paints?! 
His book of his art work, “Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank Series” (March 2008) has 170 of his drawings rendered in water color and gouache. Drawings done in restaurants, hotel rooms are presented here along with little notes or poems.
by Bob Martin | Sep 30, 2010 | Art, Creativity, Drawing, Film
art21 presents on PBS Oct. 21“Anything is Possible” William Kentridge.
In trying to make sense of what is going on around me and inside of me, I forget that the world doesn’t owe me an explanation nor does it owe me an outcome that I will be satisfied with. Artist live in a realm of make believe where anything is possible and nothing needs to be explained or justified. William Kentridge provides a reminder that it is not necessary for us to know and understand everything. It’s all make believe and we should enjoy what can be enjoyed.
With all the viewing media options available to us, It is my wish that we don’t lose sight of PBS and there continued efforts to help educate us. Thanks PBS.
by Bob Martin | Jun 4, 2010 | Art, Drawing
The masters of functional art, architects create structures that live on into the future. With the preservation of drawings and photograph taken throughout the building and completion of the project, the “Mystery of the Pyramids” is avoided. What is still a mystery for me is how an Architects’ brain is able to straddle the lines between pure creativity and engineering. Even with training, schooling etc, it is still not easy.
Chicago (when the weather is mild), is a great place to see amazing architecture in part because the streets are so wide you can stand back and see an entire structure. The Art Institute of Chicago beginning June 19th 2010 will be presenting “Looking after Louis Sullivan: Photographs, Drawings, and Fragments”. Sullivan’s influence can be seen in building structure in many major cities and in the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, who was greatly impacted by Sullivan.
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