Capturing Beauty
The Price We Pay
Side by Side
Happy Father's Day
Portrait if
and his son, Robert Kelso Cassatt
by
,1884-85,
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
, the Impressionist artist, is well known for using her family as models in her artwork (men and boys are seen less often) as she spent a lot of her time around the women of the family. In this portrait we see
father and her brother sharing an intimate moment. Her father was a railroad man and probably not around the house as often, or willing to sit still for very long (pure conjecture on my part). Happy Father's Day - perhaps you can capture an image of your father today?
90 percent of Mackintosh building at Glasgow School of Art in Scotland saved
The Armory Show - Then and Now
Currently, there is an exhibition of the same name taking place in New York at the Piers which highlights art of the 20th and 21st centuries and is primarily a venue to buy and sell. However, if you have the opportunity, it is also a chance to see works by famous and unknown artists in the same locations.
Supreme Painting
During the closing ceremonies of the Olympics in Sochi last night, reference was made to Ukrainian artist Kazimir Malevich, but not much else was said about him. He is one of the most important artists of the 20th century, less famous than Picasso, but no less important. This is considered to be one of the most important pieces of 20th century art and in his treatise of 1916 Malevich explained that he wanted to concentrate on color and texture and to move beyond traditional representation.
Obama sends apology note to University of Texas professor for art history quip
Happy Valentine's Day
Artist Carrie Mae Weems on 30 Years of Genius - EBONY
"Art has saved my life on a regular basis. I wanted to offer that experience to children, to enlist them, to show them the possibilities that are in the arts, to persuade them to pursue it for both their own personal salvation and for changing the way we are understood." Carrie Mae Weems
A Gold Star for Cleveland
In Defense of Art History
More Than Meets the Eye
Feminist Art or Just Art?
The Dinner Party
by
, 1974-79,
There are two exhibitions at the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington DC right now that were organized by the Brooklyn Museum. They are a show featuring the work of artist Judy Chicago, often label as a Feminist, but naturally as labels go, she is that and so much more. The exhibition entitled
Judy Chicago Circa '75
runs now through April 13th.
Detail from
The Dinner Party
by Judy Chicago
The second exhibition also organized by the Brooklyn Museum is an show called
"Workt by Hand": Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts
This exhibition examines quilts, which are historically considered craft and women's handicrafts rather than outlets for creative expression. This show focuses on the limited outlets for creativity for women for hundreds of years and looks at these as a reflection of the artists, as well as utilitarian objects. The exhibition runs through April 27th.
“Workt by Hand”: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts - See more at: http://www.nmwa.org/exhibitions/%E2%80%9Cworkt-hand%E2%80%9D#sthash.ahnYRAz5.dpuf
“Workt by Hand”: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts - See more at: http://www.nmwa.org/exhibitions/%E2%80%9Cworkt-hand%E2%80%9D#sthash.ahnYRAz5.dpuf
Elizabeth Welsh of Virginia, Medallion Quilt, ca. 1830; Brooklyn Museum - See more at: http://www.nmwa.org/exhibitions/%E2%80%9Cworkt-hand%E2%80%9D#sthash.ahnYRAz5.dpuf
Elizabeth Welsh of Virginia, Medallion Quilt, c. 1830, Brooklyn Museum
Elizabeth Welsh of Virginia, Medallion Quilt, ca. 1830; Brooklyn Museum - See more at: http://www.nmwa.org/exhibitions/%E2%80%9Cworkt-hand%E2%80%9D#sthash.ahnYRAz5.dpuf