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Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner: Rare Photos, 1949

Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner: Rare Photos, 1949
Is he the greatest living painter in the United States? That was the direct, provocative question asked in an August 1949 LIFE magazine article that helped cement Jackson Pollock’s reputation. It was a question Pollock spent much of the rest of his life struggling to answer — while desperately hoping to show the skeptics why LIFE was right to even ask such a monumental question in the first place. As the single most recognizable practitioner of Abstract Expressionism — the movement that put America and, specifically, post-World War II New York at the epicenter of painting’s avant-garde — Pollock was a genuine art star. But he soon abandoned the radical “drip” technique that had earned him both fame and, among some art critics, vilification and spent the last few years of his life battling the twin demons of depression and alcoholism. Today, a painting from Pollock’s “drip period” can fetch north of $100 million at auction.

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Découvre Pierre-Auguste Renoir Carte d'identité Prénom : Pierre-AugusteNom d’artiste : Renoir (sa signature) ?Date de naissance : le 25 février 1841Lieu de naissance : LimogesNationalité : FrançaiseProfessions : ? Formation De 13 ans à 20 ans (de 1854 à 1861), Renoir est apprenti ouvrier dans un atelier de décoration sur porcelaine. ? ? Renoir est issu d’une famille modeste. Principaux lieux de vie Paris, quartier du Carrousel, durant son enfance, et Montmartre. ? Principaux lieux de travail ? - en région parisienne : ? Voyages à l’étranger ? Pays visités ? Caractère de sa peinture De 1869 à 1881, Renoir est impressionniste. En savoir plus sur la peinture de Renoir Les artistes qu’il admire et qui l’influencent ? Ses amis Georges Rivière (1855-1943), fonctionnaire et critique d’art; il soutenait le mouvement impressionniste; Ferdinand Deconchy (1859-1946), architecte, peintre et maire de Cagnes-sur-Mer; ? Ses principaux modèles féminins ? Idée de l’« artiste » et de la peinture selon Renoir ? Date de décès ?

100 Excellent Art Therapy Exercises for Your Mind, Body, and Soul January 9th, 2011 Pablo Picasso once said, "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." It's no surprise, then, that many people around the world use art as a means to deal with stress, trauma and unhappiness – or to just find greater peace and meaning in their lives. If you're curious about what art therapy has to offer, you can try out some of these great solo exercises at home to help nurse your mind, body and soul back to health. If you like the experience, you can also seek out professional art therapy treatment in your area. Emotions Deal with emotions like anger and sadness through these helpful exercises. Draw or paint your emotions. Relaxation Art therapy can be a great way to relax. Paint to music. Happiness Art can not only help you deal with the bad stuff, but also help you appreciate and focus on the good. Draw your vision of a perfect day. Portraits Often, a great way to get to know yourself and your relationships with others is through portraits. Collaging Self

MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles La Renaissance Période de renouveau artistique, littéraire et scientifique, la Renaissance débute au XIVe siècle en Italie du Nord. Véritable révolution de la pensée et de tous les champs artistiques, ce mouvement diffuse rapidement ses modèles dans toute l’Europe, où il domine jusqu’à la fin du XVIe siècle. Il transforme radicalement l’art occidental, mais plus profondément, au-delà des modes de représentation, il s’infiltre jusque dans le rapport de l’homme à la nature, au monde, à Dieu, à l’autre. Le mot Renaissance est employé pour la première fois au XVIe siècle par Giorgio Vasari, père fondateur de l’histoire de l’art des Temps modernes, dans le célèbre recueil Vies des plus célèbres peintres, sculpteurs et architectes, pour évoquer le courant artistique apparu en Italie deux siècles plus tôt. La Renaissance s’épanouit sur près de trois siècles, en trois périodes successives : le Trecento (XIVe siècle), le Quattrocento (XVe siècle) et le Cinquecento (XVIe siècle). Cranach et son temps

The Next Breadbasket Using hand tools and draft animals, a family harvests wheat in Ethiopia’s famine-prone highlands. Education has helped small farmers become more efficient, but wheat yields are still a third below the world’s average. With more than a third of Ethiopians malnourished, the government is courting industrial farms to help close the gap. By Joel K. Bourne, Jr. Photographs by Robin Hammond She never saw the big tractor coming. “No one even talked to me,” the 45-year-old Chirime says, her voice rising with anger. Chirime’s situation is hardly unique. Sugarcane hawkers await customers on the Nacala railway in northern Mozambique, where Brazil and Japan hope to turn 35 million acres of small farms over to industrial-scale soybean production. Though some corporate farms have pushed small growers off their land, Bananalandia, a 3,500-acre enterprise near Maputo, has improved life for the locals. Many of those hurdles are now falling. It’s an optimistic vision, for sure.

The British Museum › Welcome to the British Museum 25 Things You Keep In Your Life That Are Only Holding You Back 1. The phone numbers of people that never, ever call you or text you first, and often don’t even respond when you text them. 2. Mean or uncomfortable exchanges with people — either in your text or internet history — that you occasionally go over and re-read because they make you feel angry and terrible all over again. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. For more good advice and inspiration, read The Truth About Everything here. Museo Nacional del Prado My Plexus Products - My Plexus Builder Lose pounds and inches fast with the Plexus weight loss system. Try it today! No meal replacements or shakesLose weight & look fantasticBurn fat & inches, not muscleIncrease energy & feel greatFast & easyProven ingredients Accelerator+ Accelerator+ helps speed up weight loss and overcome weight plateaus. Plexus Slim Plexus Slim is the most-natural, healthy solution to help you lose weight and inches by burning fat, not muscle. Plexus Boost Looking to turn up the heat on your weight loss? Lost 26 lbs. and 4 Sizes. I started taking Plexus Slim with Accelerator four months ago and I have lost 26 pounds. - Hope S. Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Remedios Varo Remedios Varo Biography Remedios Varo's storied life began in 1908 when she was born in Spain. She fled the Spanish Civil War and headed to Paris to further her artistry in Surrealism. The surrealist movement was strong there and she honed her skills along with painters who received more notoriety. The Nazi occupation of France forced Varo into exile. Remedios Varo's artistic influences included the work of Hieronymus Bosch. Philosophically, Varo was influenced by a many mystic traditions of both Eastern and Western society. Remedios Varo died at the height of her career in 1961.

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