by Sandy | Aug 17, 2015 | Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums, Photograhy
“In 1948, Gordon Parks (1912–2006) became the first African American photographer to be hired full time by LIFE magazine… In 1950, Parks returned to his hometown in Kansas to make a series of photographs meant to accompany an article that he planned to call “Back to Fort Scott” …focusing on the realities of life under segregation during the 1940s, but also relating to Parks’ own fascinating life story. “
“Back to Fort Scott”
Until September 13, 2015
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA
(Image: Mrs Jefferson, Fort Scott, Kansas, 1950)
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by Sandy | Jul 24, 2015 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
At the Museum of Arts and Design, their latest exhibit highlights photo realism. “Spanning from the mid-1960s to the present, Richard Estes: Painting New York City presents works by this quintessential New York artist and enduring leader of the Photorealist movement. Providing an unprecedented insight into the artist’s creative process, the exhibition reveals a full range of Estes’ paintings and works on paper, including his photographs, silk screens and woodcuts and their various proofs, states, and art-making tools.”
Richard Estes: “Painting New York City”
Until September 20, 2015
Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY
(Image: Study XIII, Theater 1997)
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by Sandy | Jul 17, 2015 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Galleries, Museums
In April, the “Neue Galerie New York opened “Gustav Klimt and Adele Bloch-Bauer: The Woman in Gold,” an intimate exhibition devoted to the close relationship that existed between the artist and one of his key subjects and patrons. Included in the exhibition will be a display of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, paintings, related drawings, vintage photographs, decorative arts, and archival material.”
When I saw “Adele” a few years ago, I was surprised because at a distance, she looked paler than I expected, but as I moved closer, the painting became more vibrant. The silver and gold on canvas is the glitter/glint shine of the Sun and a gentle silvery Moon-like glow surrounding her. (You can see why it took Klimt 3 years to complete this layered, elaborate work. It is beautiful.)
“Gustav Klimt and Adele Bloch-Bauer: The Woman in Gold “
Until September 7, 2015
Neue Galerie Museum for German and Austrian Art
104 E 86th St, at 5th Ave, NYC
(Image: Adele Bloch-Bauer, Gustav Klimt 1907, oil, silver and gold on canvas)
FYI: Klimt was a member of the “Vienna Secession”, a group of artists that broke away from the traditional way of painting.
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by Sandy | Jul 5, 2015 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“Discover how they left their mark on Detroit. And how Detroit left its mark on their art. Exclusively on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit brings together nearly 70 works of art that depict the evolution of these two extraordinary artists’ careers, including eight of Rivera’s epic preparatory drawings for the Detroit Industry murals and 23 pieces by Kahlo, whose work has never before been shown at the DIA.”
“Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit”
Detroit Institute of Arts / DIA – Until July 12, 2015
5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
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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!
