© 2013 Sally Whitman Coleman, PhD. All rights reserved.
Frank Gehry’s design for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain is so completely unhindered by traditional rules that regulate architectural design that the building has a sculptural appearance that is totally independent of any school of architecture from history. Gehry … Continue reading
Edward Ruscha, Standard Station, 1986, oil on canvas, 51
“Good art should elicit a response of ‘Huh? Wow!’ as opposed to ‘Wow! Huh?’” Edward Ruscha
Glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly set in the Dallas Arboretum, Photo by chrissam42 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 2.0 Generic License.
The exhibition of Dale Chihuly’s gorgeous glass sculptures at the Dallas Arboretum that was slated to close next week now will be open through the end of the year. Brian Shivers, chairman of the board for the Dallas Arboretum, said the extension … Continue reading
Andy Goldsworthy, Stone Room, 2007, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Photo by Barkaw via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
“Movement, change, light, growth, and decay are the life-blood of nature, the energies that I try to tap through my work.” Andy Goldsworthy
Gerladine Ondrizek, Chromosome 17, 2009, sateen and cotton voile, 9’ x 36”, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, reproduced with permission from the artist.
Today is your last day to see Geraldine Ondrizek’s paintings of chromosomes and DNA at the Kirkland Arts Center in Kirkland, Washington. If you miss it there, you can see it at Western Washington University’s Western Gallery or the University … Continue reading
Gerhard Richter, Two Candles, 1982, oil on canvas, 47¼” x 39½”, Art Institute of Chicago, photo by rob golkosky, Creative Commons Attribution License via Flickr.
By many standards, Gerhard Richter is the most successful living painter in the world. Ironically, he achieved that status by questioning the value of painting itself. Many postmodern artists acknowledge the demise of innovation in certain media, especially in painting. … Continue reading
© 2012 Sally Whitman Coleman, PhD. All rights reserved.
One year ago today, China’s most famous artist, Ai Weiwei, was released from eighty-one days of detention with the Chinese government. Theoretically, the government will return his passport today. If they do, it is not clear if he will be … Continue reading
Maya Ying Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1982, black granite, 500’ long, The Mall in Washington, D. C., Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
There are many strong and effective memorials in the history of art, but none surpass the eloquence and emotional power of Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Lin was an undergraduate student at Yale University when she decided … Continue reading
Damien Hirst, For the Love of God, 2007, platinum, diamonds and human teeth, White Cube Gallery, London, Photo by Secretly Ironic, Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
On March 19th, Blake Gopnik, a reporter for Newsweek Magazine, wrote an article about Damien Hirst, claiming that the artist is the most natural heir to Andy Warhol and “business art.” Indeed, the significance of Hirst’s work is lost if … Continue reading
Photo from the "Art of Video Games" exhibition at the Smithsonian, Photo by blakespot, Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
Are video game graphics “art” in any sense of the word? Yes, indeed they are, and it’s high time someone put together an exhibition dedicated to the subject. Last week, the Smithsonian American Art Museum proudly opened its doors to … Continue reading
Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #35, 1979, Photo by violarenate, Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution license.
From February 26 through June 11, 2012, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City will host a retrospective exhibition of Cindy Sherman’s highly influential photographs. For over thirty years, Sherman has photographed herself in various guises and disguises, … Continue reading
Christo and Jeanne-Calude, Wrapped Reichstag, 1995, Berlin, Photo by jotefa - Flickr
Environmental Art (noun) Art in the natural or man-made environment that draws attention to forces and processes in nature or human relationships with their physical surroundings. When Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin with over one million square … Continue reading