Zooming In: Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Meet Alfred H. Barr, Jr., the first curator to be included in a Zooming In!! Do you like this idea? Comment below!
Art History Terms to Know: Trompe l'oeil
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Trompe l'oeil or "trick the eye" in French is an art term that does exactly that. Through trompe l'oeil, an artist can play with perspective, create deceiving texture, or further trick their audience. For example, the above, Triumph of the Name of Jesus, is a ceiling painting. The artist uses trompe l'oeil to bring this biblical scene alive.
Art News: Latest Renovations to Pompidou Center
Sunday, April 11, 2021
The Pompidou Center in Paris, famous for it's early modern symbolism and it's constant need of repair, is once again closed for renovation. It is set to reopen after maintenance in 2023. Open since 1977, the Renzo Piano designed building is a modern art building, public library, and center for music and entertainment. Sadly, the beloved building is showing significant signs of age, including many of its components are beyond repair.
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The Fighting Temeraire, JMW Turner
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Joseph Mallord William Turner was a painter who combined oceanic scenes with swirling, luminous colors. He was also a trailblazer of the sublime. A wonderful example of Turner's techniques, The Fighting Temeraire on the surface may seem like a typical everyday scene. Nearing the end of his career, Turner was already 64 years old when this painting was finished. During the Battle of Trafalgar, a naval battle between the British and the French, The Temeraire (the lighter, larger ship) played a large part. The composition in this work in incredible, with the gorgeous sunset, radiating color, and the dark, smaller ship towing the larger ship. Turner conveys the fall of this hero ship and its replacement by the newer tugboat to his audience through the quickly fleeting daylight and the steamboat pulling the Temeraire to bay to be disassembled.
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