Massive Whale Sculpture By Adrián Villar Rojas Warns of a Species Under Threat Adrián Villar Rojas's representation of a whale in the Patagonian forest is haunting My Family Dead looks eerily real The statue is located outside of Ushuaia, Argentina Adrián Villar Rojas working in his studio About The Author Leon Kaye Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com. The William Blake Archive Homepage A hypermedia archive sponsored by the Library of Congress and supported by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Rochester, and the Scholarly Editions and Translations Division of the National Endowment for the Humanities. With past support from the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia, the Getty Grant Program, the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, the Preservation and Access Division of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Sun Microsystems, and Inso Corporation. Editors Morris Eaves, University of Rochester Robert Essick, University of California, Riverside Joseph Viscomi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Technical Editor Michael Fox, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project Manager Joseph Fletcher, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project Coordinator, University of Rochester Laura Bell, University of Rochester Bibliographer Mark Crosby, Kansas State University
Claude Oscar Monet - The complete works The Embroidered Secrets of Maurizio Anzeri >> As long as something creates a reaction it’s alive << says Maurizio Anzeri, the Italian born artist from the city of Loano. Known for his series of eerie portraits or photo-sculptures, a term used by himself to describe his portraits, Maurizio’s work will be presented this month at the Baltic (25 June - 11 October 2011) and will mark his first solo show in a major UK institution. Yatzer caught up with Maurizio Anzeri and discovered the man behind the embroidered vintage photographs who is enjoying an extraordinary moment in his career. Maurizio’s Mediterranean temperament and warm nature was evident in the way he talked about his work, an element that deeply engaged me to our conversation. Shifting from his previous project to his current practice, Maurizio says that he is interested in everything a photograph represents. His intimate relationship with the people in the photographs is so powerful that Maurizio seamlessly admits: >> I develop relationships with each one of them.
100 Ideas That Changed Art by Maria Popova From cave paintings to the internet, or how art and cultural ideology shape one another. On the heels of yesterday’s 100 Ideas That Changed Photography comes 100 Ideas That Changed Art (public library) — a succinct account of the most influential developments in the history of art, from cave paintings to the internet, compiled by art historian and broadcaster Michael Bird. Bird writes in the introduction: What does it mean to ‘change art’? On Trajan’s Column in Rome significant moments in the story of Trajan’s Dacian campaign are grouped to align vertically, so that they make sense from several standpoints when viewed from the ground. Whereas stories are diachronic — they take time in the telling and involve the unfolding of events through time — visual images work synchronically, being interpreted almost instantaneously by the viewer. Polykleitos was credited with 'the idea that statues should stand firmly on one leg only.' Images and captions courtesy of Laurence King
Atmospheres Question Paul Klee - paintings, biography, and quotes of Paul Klee List of most visited art museums - Wikipedia This article lists the most visited art museums in the world (significant museums where art is the major focus; i.e., some museums that contain art are not included such as the Natural History Museum) based in part on an attendance survey for 2014 compiled by The Art Newspaper.[1] Many of the most visited art museums also feature on the overall list of the most visited museums in the world. Figures may be unreliable due to conflicting sources or self-reporting. List[edit] Notes[edit] ^ii Getty Center: 1,356,381; Getty Villa: 372,434)^iii M. H. de Young Memorial Museum: 1,304,339; California Palace of the Legion of Honor: 385,739)^iv Scottish National Gallery: 933,296; Scottish National Portrait Gallery: 261,937; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: 265,091^v Queensland Art Gallery: 597,157; Queensland Gallery of Modern Art: 627,807^vi includes the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Olympic Sculpture Park See also[edit] References[edit]
Biography - Arne Quinze ‘Cities like open-air museums – it sounds like an idealistic dream, but I am striving to realize this dream. Confronting a public surrounded by art every day. Art has a positive influence on people and their personal development: it broadens their horizons and renders them more tolerant towards differences in society.’ Arne Quinze was born in 1971 in Belgium and lives and works in Sint- Martens-Latem, Belgium and Shanghai, China. What drives Quinze is the belief in the possible realization of an idealistic society where all individuals communicate and interact, aiming to bring people together and push them into a vigorous dialogue. In every culture Quinze comes across, he unravels physical processes, drawing inspiration for his oeuvre, and is fueled by overwhelming optimism.
Why Virtual Galleries Could Help Shape a Different Future for Artists | Artsy Shark by Chris Davies Virtual art galleries may be an emerging concept for many, but there are several good reasons why these could provide an exciting new avenue for artists working in all mediums. Ever-advancing technologies, combined with radical changes in consumer trends and how art collections are curated, could all point the way towards an exciting digital future for creatives. But what are these changes, and how can artists get involved? What is a Virtual Art Gallery? A virtual art gallery is more than just a website featuring images of artists’ work. Examples include: New York’s New Museum This innovative gallery has been commissioning artists specifically for its New Art Online series for the past few years. This latter project involved turning the museum’s collection of sculptures into interactive 3D scans that can be viewed, appreciated and downloaded by anyone, regardless of where they are in the world. Virtual Art Space The Infinity Pool Petrella’s Imports WHERE Gallery Light and Wire
Painter - Georges Seurat The artist Georges Seurat is best known for originating the Pointillist method of painting, using small dot-like strokes of color in works such as "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte." Synopsis The artist Georges Seurat was born on December 2, 1859, in Paris, France. After training at the École des Beaux-Arts, he broke free of tradition. Early Life Georges Pierre Seurat was born on December 2, 1859, in Paris, France. Seurat received his earliest art lessons from an uncle. Artistic Training and Influences From 1878 to 1879, Georges Seurat was enrolled at the famous École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he received training under artist Henri Lehmann. Seurat was also interested in the science behind art, and he did a good deal of reading on perception, color theory and the psychological power of line and form. New Approaches and Neo-Impressionism Seurat exhibited a drawing in the annual Salon, a major state-sponsored exhibition, for the first time in 1883. Major Works Death and Legacy Related Videos
The Real and the Virtual Art Museum Screenshot of Google Art Project featuring Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night So much of the press and discussion around the Google Art Project has focused on comparing the experience of the virtual gallery with the real, in-person experience. The question seems to be, will the Google Art Project replace or somehow despoil the experience of the museum visit? But I think this commentary overlooks an important part of the Google Art Project: the way it allows users to—in a way—remix and share their experience of so many great works of art. At the recommendation of a colleague and fellow teacher, I began reading On Beauty and Being Just by Elaine Scarry, Walter M. We’ve all felt this, right? James McNeill Whistler. For me, what is most pleasurable about the Google Art Project is how it lets me do what Scarry describes. So what do you think?