All about the Algorithm. New #art#paintings The Algorithm series arose from a mental melding of ancient and modern. I was reading a novel based on ancient Greek mythology, in which the characters regularly made ritual sacrifices to various gods, hoping to earn the gods’ favor and thereby ensure good outcomes for their efforts. Of course, as a 21st century atheist, I thought this was not very clever.
Wifey KILLED this gift for a friend - she seriously did this in like 3 hours last night. Doesn't even come across in the pic how cool this is, she painted (and brought real magic to) my sketch. Has a resin coating over him, and his suit shines.
Due to the religious dogma of the time, Parmigianino was unable to express his full intentions in his version of The Madonna with the Long Neck. I've fixed it for him.
Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn died #OTD in 1669. Rembrandt is also known as a painter of light and shade and as an artist who favoured an uncompromising realism that would lead some critics to claim that he preferred ugliness to beauty. via @Britannica
Has anyone had success #selling their artistic works, #Paintings#Photograph etc. via links in #mastodon ? I see so many links to #fineartamerica and other sales sites it seems that many here are trying. I use mastodon for inspiration and haven’t tried to sell @Curator
As #Delhi roasts at 49.9°c (a record) Maharaja Sur Singh of #Jodhpur#Marwar#Rajasthan sits smoking a #Huqqa without his shirt on!
And, so does his attendant, fanning him in this c1760 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from the Toby Falk collection sold by Christie's Inc on 27th October 2023 for £5040.
Yesterday, I installed several brodalisque paintings at Artistry in Bloomington, MN for the Fibers and Figures exhibition! I’m thrilled to show my artwork with Laura Wennstrom May 24th - June 30th! The opening reception is June 6th from 6-8 pm. #brodalisque
[Description: An artist wearing bubble-printed Converse hangs an oil painting of a reclining dude in a gallery.]