The Whitney Museum has recently laid off another round of employees. Credit to this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/arts/design/whitney-museum-layoffs.htmlAs did almost all museums, the Whitney Museum of American...
Upon first glance, Paul Cezanne's A Turn in the Road seems simple. It is only after the eye is allowed to linger that one only begins to discover the artistry and depth of this work. First the calming,...
Many people do not realize while viewing works of art that lots of effort goes into the display, design, timing, lighting, and sequence of these exhibitions in art galleries and museums. Curation is the act of staging and designing...
Today in 1910, Architect Louis Kahn was born! Louis Kahn is one of my very favorite architects, and today is his birthday. So, in his remembrance I will be re-posting his Zooming In post! Click here to view Zooming In: Louis...
Cultural pride and economic domination were both major drivers of the Dutch Golden Age. Genre scenes, portraits, and still lifes were very typical of the Dutch Golden Age. This movement spanned from the late part...
Jean-Michel Basquiat, a very successful contemporary artist, has a painting set to be on auction at Chirstie's in Hong Kong in March 2021. Warrior is set to sell around 31 to 41 million at auction. The current...
Local and non-local color are both used in art, but they are used by artists for very different reasons. Local color is when an artist uses natural and true-to-life color to depict their subject matter. For example, the...
