Placeholder while loading article actions Long before ragas, chicken tikka or Bollywood films were exported from India, international demand for textiles from the subcontinent was strong. These items did not simply move from local bazaars to distant markets involuntarily. Many decorative fabrics were made expressly for customers in places asRead More →
Johnny Depp took a selfie with an admiring fan at a UK print shop this week – as he enjoys the break in his libel trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star was shopping for art prints and picture frames at an East Sussex shop calledRead More →
Placeholder while loading article actions The kind of person depicted in the National Portrait Gallery’s “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today” is quite different from those typically depicted in such institutions. The subjects of the show’s 42 portraits are not rich, famous or politically powerful, and are less likely toRead More →
Thaddeus Radell, “Prodigal Son”, 2022, oil pastel, graphite and wax crayon on Bristol paper, 18 x 24 inches Photo by Erin Little It’s always surprising to me how people rank art genres (or almost anything) as good or bad or better than – especially when it comes to abstraction versusRead More →
King Boston dedicated the Embrace Memorial, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King, on April 27 in a ceremony at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common. Imari Paris Jeffries, executive director of King Boston, was joined by colleagues from King Boston, as well as Boston’sRead More →
Click to enlarge Courtesy of Kelly Holt “Gratitude in Time of Loss #1-611” by Daryl Burtnett While some recent arts have reveled in an ex-pandemic ethos – there’s more to life thanRead More →
LEGO is releasing a brick-shaped version of the Rolling Stones logo this year to celebrate the band’s 60th anniversary. The Rolling Stones logo Featuring bright red lips and tongue, the Rolling Stones logo was created by graphic designer John Pasche and was first seen on the band. sticky fingers albumRead More →
BENNINGTON — Jay’s Art Shop & Frame Gallery celebrated its 50th anniversary on Friday with a 50% off sale, an honorary ribbon cutting and lots of support downtown. Jenny Dewar of Better Bennington Corp. presented a plaque to Jay and Joan Zwynenburg and said a few words in honor ofRead More →
By Liam McConnell Published on April 28, 2022 at 5:20 p.m. The Niagara Falls Exchange is an ongoing project to create a cultural center for the city. – All concept art via Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls is asking residents to open their artistic eyes and critique a variety of optionsRead More →
Click to enlarge Google Street View The Hammer and Sickle bike rack was located in front of the old Propaganda Bar. “Missing art installation,” reads the subject of a tip RFT received this week. “The hammer and sickle sculpture is missing at 2732 Cherokee Street,” the email continued, concluding, “SolveRead More →
Click to enlarge Pamela Polston ©️ Seven days “Cardboard slave kit, mix of freedmen” by Roberto Visani When the pandemic arrived in 2020, Roberto Visani didn’t just lock himself in withRead More →
New to the Indigo Arts Alliance? So run – don’t walk – to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at Maine College of Art & Design. The vitality this organization brings to our community and to the Maine art scene is vividly displayed in the exhibit “Visions of Our Future;Read More →
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Thirty people standing in a room all look different. The abstract portraits of 30 people from the Nuquist Gallery of the TW Wood Gallery are also all unique. Instead of physical characteristics, these abstract portraits consider what lies inside their subjects – layers of emotions, stories, dreams – through color,Read More →
(Photo: Canadian Diamond Boyz) Kiks and his team started working on the part 8 months before delivery, keeping a few major details ideas in mind. However, they really wanted to come up with something personal, unique, and never-before-added elements, while implementing sentimental and core personal values for Anderson Paak. AfterRead More →
Thirty people standing in a room all look different. The abstract portraits of 30 people from the Nuquist Gallery of the TW Wood Gallery are also all unique. Instead of physical characteristics, these abstract portraits consider what lies inside their subjects – layers of emotions, stories, dreams – through color,Read More →
Click to enlarge Courtesy “Nine Pins” by an unknown maker The pandemic has had at least one good result: accessibility to museum collections. Shelburne Museum is among the institutions that have successfullyRead More →
Earth Day is April 22, and Disneyland Resort is celebrating with limited-time activities through the end of the month. Cast Members created environmental artwork inspired by different Disney scenes and attractions. Above is a piece inspired by “Encanto”. This room is designed to look like the “it’s a small world”Read More →
For centuries, artists have used series as a way to explore the phenomena of nature, light, time, space and color. From 1890 to 1891, Claude Monet related his perceptions of light on 25 canvases representing haystacks in the fields surrounding Giverny. Josef Albers began painting hundreds of variations on theRead More →
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Central Bank of Boone County is removing the “People” public artwork due to the artwork’s degradation over time. The artwork has been on 8th Street since 1971. The bank attempted to salvage the coin with the help of an expert in 2008 by attempting to mitigateRead More →
CALDWELL, Idaho — The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed healthcare workers to their limits, inspiring West Valley Medical Center to turn those struggles into something beautiful. On Monday, Caldwell’s West Valley Medical Center unveiled a new 3D artwork during a ceremony honoring staff for their efforts over the past two yearsRead More →
It really isn’t hard to grasp the gist of “Nyeema Morgan: Soft Power.” Hard margins. (until May 14), the show that kicks off the spring art season at the Grant Wahlquist Gallery in downtown Portland. At least superficially. Even those unfamiliar with art history will recognize iconic paintings such asRead More →
In difficult times, people need something to hold on to. Often, hope is that thing – the thing that keeps them going, the thing that keeps them from giving up, and the thing that gives life meaning. Amid a global pandemic, political uncertainties, and the pressures of everyday life asRead More →
By Charles Giuliano Strict beauty: prints by Sol LeWitt is an irresistible opportunity to immerse yourself in an important aspect of the artist’s work Strict beauty: prints by Sol LeWittat the Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, until June 11. “In conceptual art, the idea or concept is the mostRead More →
Sideshow has been killing it since last year with critical role collectibles. Between statues and artwork, Sideshow has made some incredible collectibles for fans. But now Sideshow is releasing a very cool and fun piece of art. And it’s one that all Critical Role fans will appreciate. Essek Thelyss FineRead More →
In 2016, Quartz, an economic analysis organization made up of journalists, surveyed 20 museums in seven countries to determine how much work by 13 major artists was on display and how much remained in storage. Among their finds? “Overall, only 44% of the artworks included in the survey were onRead More →
As I get older, I wonder more and more about the place of family in my life. When I was younger, I was sure the purpose of being young was to escape where I came from, to become something bigger. Now, the more I distance myself from my family, theRead More →
Choose your favorite BI public artwork By Staff Report • March 19, 2022 1:30 a.m. The five works of public art up for voting for the People’s Choice Award. Courtesy picture Online voting is underway for the People’s Choice Award for Something New IV on Bainbridge Island. There are fiveRead More →
The new Burrell collection will be open to the public on March 29. The Burrell Collection, Glasgow **** On March 29, the Burrell Collection reopens after a £68.25million refurbishment and six years of closure. The operators of Glasgow Life hope the new Burrell, repaired, relocated and fitted out for theRead More →
The word “garment” comes from the Old French word “guarantee“, a single garment, which derives from the Old French “garnish”— arm, arm, protect. Jump into 20th century Manhattan and the term “garmento” appears, slang for someone who works in the garment industry in the Garment District, the 1930s west ofRead More →
Many artists that the “Art World” has never heard of are only as good as the artists who take the trouble to make themselves known. To satisfy yourself, check out the exhibition of 20 paintings by Evanston artist Joan McLane. Artist Joan McLane. (Photo by Rebecca McLane) McLane’s paintings, representingRead More →
The moment you walk into the Bates College Museum of Art’s Lesley Dill exhibit “Wilderness: Light Sizzles Around Me” (until March 26), you’re engulfed in a torrent of words. They fill banners that span entire walls and adorn clothing with ghostly sculptures standing or hanging in the gallery, not toRead More →
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An enthusiastic crowd set two records at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Auction on Sunday. Grand Champion Gracin Nguyen’s colorful drawing, “In His Hands,” sold for $250,000 to Randa and Ray Gilliam, Mary and Ken Hucherson, Julie and Alan Kent, and Kristina andRead More →
Basingstoke’s AN ART gallery is calling on locals to get creative with Ukraine’s national flower to help provide lifesaving support to fleeing refugees. The curators who run That Gallery, which is about to reopen in Festival Place, are curating a pop-up shop with a very special twist. Rachel Davis, oneRead More →
Kanye West declared himself “dead” in a new poem/visual artwork shared on Instagram on Tuesday, March 8. Similar to the “Divorce” article he posted over the weekend, “Dead” finds Ye ostensibly working through this tumultuous time in his life: “They scoured my account like the sign said free bread/But noRead More →
A number of artists are opening a new exhibition at 431 Ellicott Street – the gallery space next to Fitz Books and Waffles. Called Project 431, artists featuring their work include Jonathan Bishop, DJ Carr, Robert Harris, Kyla Kegler, Phillip Kuznicki and Sufana Wajed. This new space, adjoining Fitz, hasRead More →
The idea of a fabric-based show was in the air, says Laura Hughes. But it was an old photograph posted to Instagram by the Springfield History Museum – an image of people gathered around a quilt – that sparked the idea for “Quilt Bloc”, now on display at Ditch ProjectsRead More →
I Enjoy My Food, 2022, by Stephanie Dulson RSA New Contemporaries, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh **** Two major events feature in the Royal Scottish Academy’s busy calendar: the Annual Exhibition and New Contemporaries, which features works by artists selected by Academy members from the degree exhibitions of the five artRead More →
The current exhibition at Alice Gauvin Gallery, Portland’s newest commercial art gallery, is titled “Human/Nature” (until March 26). As with its last release, Gauvin brings together the work of multiple artists under one grand theme: nature’s ability “to threaten, comfort, nurture and impress – and through it all, somehow possessRead More →
Click to enlarge Pamela Polston ©️ Seven days Excerpt from “How I Met My Grandfather” Every culture is a tribe, a pack, and within it are repressive factions that discourage, legislate,Read More →
A beloved beachfront art shop in Whitley Bay celebrated its fifth anniversary this month. For The Love of The North is one of the area’s leading creative lights with their store showcasing the work of local artists and owners Paul and Lucy Hull are still active in the community. RegisterRead More →
Art museums are often seen as a reflection of the society/community in which they exist. This interdependence has many aspects. If it is a collecting museum, the values of the community in which the institution resides can be informed and reinforced by the objects the museum chooses to collect. MaintainingRead More →
“Wow, what a beautiful piece of art you have there on the fireplace. Who’s the sculptor? Gormley? Kapoor? Koons?” You smile, press a few buttons and soothing, jazzy music starts playing from the “sculpture” they admired “Bowers & Wilkins”, you answer, to the great dismay of your guests. If youRead More →
I can’t remember what social media platform I was on when I first saw Pat Boas’ installation of wallpapers and paintings. The work is at Oregon Contemporary as part of the exhibition “Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts 2017 -2019”. Yet the moment I saw the abstract patterned wallpaperRead More →
Artist Terry Bradley said it was an “incredible honour” to have one of his iconic Dockers pieces featured in Sir Kenneth Branagh’s seven-time Oscar-nominated film Belfast. a huge mural depicting the North Belfast man’s Docker’s Rest at Hickson’s Point, Titanic Belfast, appears at the start of the film, recreated inRead More →
By Claire Crittendon & Rachel Shepard – Co-editor and editor-in-chief Less than 10 minutes from Lasell is Frida Kahlo’s sketchbook in the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University. With free entry, a simple online reservation system, and the presentation of a vaccination card, visitors can access each wing and seeRead More →
Kurt Cobain at MTV’s Live and Loud, Pier 63, Seattle WA, December 13, 19931993 printed 2010color photographyAlice WheelerAmerican, born in 196127 x 40.5 in.Gift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Greg Kucera and Larry Yocom.Courtesy of Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle.© Alice Wheeler Before leaving for the opening of kurtRead More →
Click to enlarge Pamela Polston ©️ Seven days On the wall, from left: “Portrait #158” by Charles Lysogorski, small untitled portraits and “Condor” by Ann Young, and “Study in Blue Light” by August Burns. Front: “Voices”Read More →
“Flowers 1-12”, eteam (Franziska Lamprecht and Hajoe Moderegger), 12 channel video, 2020 In this hyper-connected digital age, the multidimensionality of video seems to play an increasingly dynamic role in our perception of reality, especially in theRead More →
Urban construction sites have a longstanding (and often ignored) ban on affixing advertisements and leaflets to the temporary construction barriers and plywood barricades surrounding them. This ban usually boils down to the simple directive, POST NO BILLS. In his latest exhibition at the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center in Worthington,Read More →
What could a house on fire, a silhouette of a pumpkin and a hypnotic spiral have in common in a gallery? These amusing elements find root not just as occult curiosities, but as seminal tropes in twelve new paintings by Portland-based painter Olivia Faith Harwood. Currently playing on Fuller RosenRead More →
Back in the stunned wake of September 11, 2001, Graydon Carter, then editor of Vanity Fair, was lambasted for declaring “the end of the age of irony.” His argument was that after such an inconceivable and profound tragedy, flippancy and snark were no longer acceptable. More than two decades later,Read More →
DANCE: Drawn from within, ‘Unveiled’ touches the soul Katakali Jana | Published on 19.02.22, 00:36 As dancer-choreographer Srijaini Ghosh (pictured, left) chose to assert her individuality while forging connections between epic, legend and her own classical training, one experienced the exquisite joy of watching a visceral performance which looked likeRead More →
A New York loft with fancy design features has been touted as a ‘work of art’ – with a rarefied price tag of $5.4 million. This sculptural Soho apartment has just hit the market for the first time in a quarter of a century. And, thanks to the abundance ofRead More →
Klimt’s “The Kiss” inspired new artistic styles by referencing older works Creative Commons “The Kiss” by Klimt is a painting from the beginning of the 20th century. “The Kiss” by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt – an oil painting on canvas with gold, platinum and silver leaf accents – depicts aRead More →
The Berger family has owned Palms Trading Company for 90 years. Guy Berger is the current owner and says his passion is to share Native American art with his customers. Yesterday they lost nearly $75,000 worth of native art. However, what hurts them the most is not the money. “ItRead More →
IN 2020, as an in-demand muralist, Lakwena Maciver (Features, August 28, 2020) created large-scale paintings on two public basketball courts in Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Working with the main forms of the components of the court, its bold and vibrant design combines geometric patterns with acidRead More →
Lea Gray has been making beautiful paper flowers for over nine years. All of his creativity, paper folding experiments and appreciation for nature are now on display at the Franklin Park Conservatory in his collection titled ‘Bringing respect to nature: an exploration of paper plants‘. All the pieces presented inRead More →
COLORADO SPRINGS – The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services is seeking an artist to create a permanent outdoor art installation in Panorama Park. Panorama is currently undergoing the largest neighborhood park renovation in the city’s history, and the desired artwork would be incorporated into the park’s new design.Read More →
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services is seeking an artist to create a permanent outdoor art installation at Panorama Park, located in southeast Colorado Springs. The artwork will be integrated into the new design of the park. “Through a collaborative design process with the community, we seek toRead More →
“Sculpture 1” by Kenn Hetzel is on display at “Thinking Large, Working Small” at Summit Artspace. The process of creating art is often one of the greatest mysteries for anyone studying the work of a particular artist. The who, where, when, why and how of artistic creation can be elusiveRead More →
Kevin Lambson’s artwork is on display at the Dolores Public Library Kevin Lambson’s art is on display at the Dolores Public Library until the end of the month. (Kala Parkinson/The Journal) “Wow, this art is amazing,” Kevin Lambson joked as he strolled through the glass-enclosed gallery of the Dolores PublicRead More →
Kevin Lambson’s artwork is on display at the Dolores Public Library Kevin Lambson’s art is on display at the Dolores Public Library until the end of the month. (Kala Parkinson/The Journal) “Wow, this art is amazing,” Kevin Lambson joked as he strolled through the glass-enclosed gallery of the Dolores PublicRead More →
Like a ghost from a past life, the short film by Jen LaMastra Reduce by half seems to rise from the depths to haunt both viewer and subject. Barely visible in the midday sun, the film swings between scenes of a woman in a large royal dress walking slowly throughRead More →
By day, Matthew Martelli is the water facilities administrator for the Revere Water and Sewer Department. But when he returns home, he becomes award-winning artist and oil painter Matthew Martelli. Residents and historians can view Martelli’s latest creation at Revere City Hall: a stunning oil painting of Abraham Lincoln, 16thRead More →
Click to enlarge Catherine Opie, Courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong and Seoul “Untitled #9 (Swamps)” Since the time Catherine Opie asked for and received aRead More →
“The task of perception is to pulverize the world, but also to spiritualize its dust.” -Gilles Deleuze, The Fold: Leibniz and the Baroque This passage, highlighted in the gallery notes accompanying Catalina Ouyang’s current exhibition three betrayalsserves as an excellent point of reference for navigating Ouyang’s rich and fragmentary works.Read More →
In August 2021, the Everett City Council developed a land recognition in partnership with the Tulalip Tribes. It is now read at the start of all council meetings. This is read at the start of every Everett City Council meeting. Click to enlarge. At their Wednesday meeting, board members willRead More →
It’s hard to know whether or not one should recommend an episode of a television program that features an unredacted screening of Martin Creed’s Sick Film – a film of sick people. For what it’s worth, I gagged and looked away. Personally, I’d rather watch Question Time 2015-2021, Peter Jackson’sRead More →
by James Kroner Twilight half-life (SF) depicts a rainy city street just before dark. Gray tones dominate the oil painting on panel. The colored spots represent the light produced by humans: emitted by a bus, cars, street lamps and street signals. Our view is from the middle of the street.Read More →
One way to get through the harsh reality of winter in northeast Ohio is to try something new, or for those of us who love the visual arts, to go see something new. . “FRESH,” the 18th annual juried exhibition at Summit Artspace, is curated to “push the boundaries ofRead More →
“In anything that can be called art,” Raymond Chandler wrote in a 1944 essay, “there is a redeeming quality.” This is certainly true in the work of Lewiston native Charlie Hewitt. But his luminous paintings and sculptures, a selection of which are on display at Elizabeth Moss Galleries on ForeRead More →
A new artwork titled Capitalism Works for Me, True/False is displayed outside the Kelowna Rotary Center for the Arts. (CARLI BERRY / iNFOnews.ca) 27 January 2022 – 7:00 pm A new artwork asks Kelowna residents if capitalism works for them.Read More →
The artist’s descendants are playing near the vest, to generate interest and protect – for now – a family heirloom. They only show a fragment of the underside of the NFT-related artwork, a ceramic piece the size of a large salad bowl. The exposed parts show shapes like a thickRead More →
GENEVA (AP) — Pablo, meet Crypto. The heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famous Spanish artist of the 20th century, enter the 21st century business by selling 1,010 digital works of art of one of his ceramic works that have never been seen publicly before – riding a fad for “crypto”Read More →
GENEVA (AP) — Pablo, meet Crypto. The heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famous Spanish artist of the 20th century, enter the 21st century business by selling 1,010 digital works of art of one of his ceramic works that have never been seen publicly before – riding a fad for “crypto”Read More →
Pablo, this is Crypto. The heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famous Spanish artist of the 20th century, enter the 21st century business by selling 1,010 digital works of art of one of his ceramic works that have never been seen publicly before – riding a fad for “crypto” assets thatRead More →
GARDNER – A new downtown boutique aims to shine a spotlight on local artists. William Caouette and Paula Abare, a married couple from Ashburnham, quietly opened the Dot Line Curve Creations Gift Gallery at 33 Parker St. just before Christmas. “We’ve been artists most of our lives,” said Caouette, whoRead More →
Brooklyn-based artist Jen Lewin was 19 while camping on the west coast of Australia and one night she came across puddles left by the tide and illuminated by the moon. “They became pools of light…it was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen,” she said. The new mediaRead More →
Collection at: Museum London / (Supplied by Gary Spearin) Fanshawe’s Fine Art program coordinator Gary Spearin now has a piece in Museum London. His piece, 401Exit232 East and West, was recently purchased and placed in their permanent collection. 401Exit232 East and West is part of a larger exhibition he didRead More →
Kaldric Dow saw something during a college visit to a Houston museum that stopped him in his tracks and helped shape the path he later blazed as an artist. “I saw a lot of amazing things, but it was a lot of Eurocentric stuff,” Dow, 31, recalled. “Then when weRead More →
The art movement of surrealism was born from revolutionary and consciousness-transforming roots just after the First World War. Although it no longer has the counterculture, anti-colonialist sayings it once espoused, Surrealism retains its intent to provoke deeper meaning and reflection through a twist or even a sideways take on howRead More →
I like to think of myself as someone who behaves with a minimum of decorum in public places. But that self-image evaporated when I walked into the Maine Jewish Museum’s current exhibit, “Enter the Space: Oliver Solmitz” (through February 25). I gasped as I exclaimed “Holy cow!” out loud. LuckilyRead More →
The art movement of surrealism was born from revolutionary and consciousness-transforming roots just after the First World War. Although it no longer has the counterculture, anti-colonialist sayings it once espoused, Surrealism retains its intent to provoke deeper meaning and reflection through a twist or even a sideways take on howRead More →
Even audiophiles might not listen to music all day, so this modern take on a 70s sound system turns into a minimalist decor item when not in use. As with almost everything in design, fashion and culture in general, there has been a resurgence in interest and sales of vinylRead More →
There is good old-fashioned photography, and there will be plenty more. By old-fashioned I mean no gimmicks or fancy techniques or digital manipulation (at least for the most part) – just color, black and white and cyanotype images done the old fashioned way, by a photographer working alone with aRead More →
By Mark Faverman Both of these exhibits are examples of the artist as a 21st century shaman – a prophetic and creative force. Interrogative Design: Selected Works by Krzysztof Wodiczko at the Druker Design Gallery, Harvard University, through February 20. In collaboration with Krzysztof Wodiczko: Portrait at the Harvard ArtRead More →
David Lee Roth has released a new piece of artwork titled “The Daily Catastrophe”, designed as a diary and takes aim at its cancellations in Las Vegas with the headline “due to an abundance of Covid!” On December 30, 2021, it was announced that iconic Van Halen frontman David LeeRead More →
A southern Mississippi art store is shipping artwork across the United States and as far away as Canada and Germany after a print by Walter Anderson was featured on the HGTV show “Hometown.” Show hosts Erin and Ben Napier are helping owners renovate historic properties, The Sun Herald reported. TheyRead More →
Book cover of Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of the Islander OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi – A southern Mississippi art store is shipping artwork across the United States and as far away as Canada and Germany after a print by Walter Anderson was featured on the HGTV show Hometown.Read More →