The male-dominated art establishment has always used Pablo Picasso’s “genius” to marginalize women. On the 50th anniversary of his death, this is the only show to challenge that.
Here's my latest wee history video about the life and work of Scottish Artist and Glasgow Girl, Jessie M King. Jessie lived in Kirkcudbright for many years, at her house, Greengate.
EA Hornel was the Kirkcudbright Artist who began inspiring other Artists to come and visit, paint and live in Kirkcudbright, creating it's status as an Artist's Town. Steadfast in his refusal to go to the big city to ply his trade, he lived most of his life in the town, up to his death
I've been here for a while. I feel a second #intropost#introduction is in order. I have a masters degree in vocal pedagogy and performance. I love D&D. I shitpost a bit. I'm a leftie pinko commie.
The Art Newspaper: More than 20,000 "degenerate" works were seized from German museums and sold on in an operation orchestrated by Joseph Goebbels—now the institutions want them back
May 6 - the birthday of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - a German expressionist painter and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-century art.
This painting, a celebration of the English language, was created by a British painter Ford Madox Brown in 1847-1851. Chaucer, the ‘father of English literature’, is reading lines from The Canterbury Tales to King Edward III, who first championed the English language over the French.
I was asked again this week what the writer Alice Thornton (1626-1707) looked like. In 1875 her descendants, the Combers, had a portrait in their possession: 'The picture is not a striking one. It represents a middle-aged lady, clad in widow's weeds, which she probably wore to the end of her days' (Jackson, xiv). Perhaps like the image below? Any tips on how to track down missing portraits much appreciated! #17thCentury#arthistory@histodons@histodon@Arthistory4all
Lyubov Panchenko - born in Bucha, Ukraine, 1938 - died in Bucha, 2022.
During her life she travelled Ukraine, exploring the traditional folk art of her country. She produced watercolours, collages, designed embroidery and dresses. In her later years, she received the Vasyl Stus prize.
April 23 - the birthday of Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) - one of the greatest painters in the history of Indian art. His religious depictions of Hindu deities and works from Indian epic poetry and Puranas have received profound acclaim.
When Albert Bierstadt painted Rocky Mountain Landscape in 1870, he had not seen the Rockies for seven years. He worked from studies made in 1863, during his second trip to the West. In Rocky Mountain Landscape the shopworn adjectives "spellbinding" and "breathtaking" regain their identity, conveying the awestruck wonder the artist induces in the viewer.
Geesje Kwak was Breitner's favourite model until she emigrated to South Africa at a young age. Kwak often posed in Japanese kimonos Breitner had bought after seeing an exhibition of Japanese prints in The Hague.
His fascination with Japonisme was shared by contemporaries like Manet, Monet and Van Gogh. The folding screen is also an expression of this interest.
Me: Is there a third character?
My twelve-years-old: Maybe it's God?
(You can use hints from the description.)
A painting by Fatma Haddad (spouse Mahieddine): "Femme et enfant en bleu" (Woman and child in blue), 1947. Courtesy of the Grey Art Gallery, collection of Isabelle #Maeght, #Paris.
The pot pictured below is one of my favourite pit fired pieces of pottery. .
Pit firing is the original method for firing clay pots and dates back 30,000 years. Colouration comes from combustible materials that are burned. As these materials burn, vapours are released. Hot pots, still porous take the colour.
I do a pit firing once a year and I love feeling connected to the dawn of my chosen craft.
#introduction Hello! I’m an East Coast transplant who’s lived in Oakland, CA for over twenty years. The visual effects industry brought me here during the early days of web design and marketing. Now, I’m a marketing program manager and painter.
Looking forward to meeting other folks on this local instance and beyond!