Jackson Pollock, Detail of Number 1, 1949, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Photo by rocor via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic License.
Jackson Pollock Abstract Expressionist Painter Paul Jackson Pollock was born on January 28th, 1912 in Cody, Wyoming to Stella May and LeRoy Pollock, a farmer and land surveyor. In 1930, Jackson Pollock and his brother Charles moved to New York City to take … Continue reading
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Deësis (noun) The representation of Jesus enthroned between the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, often seen in Byzantine mosaics in Last Judgment scenes. The image underscores the roles of the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist as intercessors … Continue reading
Henri Fantin-Latour, Vase of Peonies, 1881, oil on canvas, Honolulu Museum of Art, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Henri Fantin-Latour French Realist Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour was born in Grenoble France on January 14th, 1836. In 1854, he moved to Paris to study at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he befriended the American expatriate James Abbott McNeill Whistler, who sold many … Continue reading
Henri Matisse, Purple Robe and Anemones, 1937, oil on canvas, 73.1 x 60.5 cm, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Photo by Julia Manzerova via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License.
Henri Matisse French Fauve painter and draughtsman Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse was born on December 31, 1869 in Le Cateau-Cambrésis in the north of France to a grain merchant. In 1887, he moved to Paris to study law, but decided to become … Continue reading
Jacques Daret, The Visitation, 1434-35, oil on oak panel, 22.44” x 20.47”, Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Mitre (noun) A mitre is a pointed hat worn by bishops and certain abbots in the Roman Catholic Church. In Jacques Daret’s painting of the Visitation, the moment when Mary, pregnant with Jesus meets her relative Elizabeth, who is pregnant … Continue reading
Robert Rauschenberg, Retroactive I, 1963, Oil and silkscreen ink on canvas, 84 x 60 in., Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, Photo by Mary Ellen via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy Happy Thanksgiving from The Art Minute.
Claude Monet, Poplars, 1891, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Claude Monet French impressionist painter Oscar-Claude Monet, a founder of French impressionist painting, was born in Paris on November 14, 1840, the second son of Claude Adolphe Monet and Louise Justine Aubrée Monet. His parents called him Oscar. His father wanted … Continue reading
Anish Kapoor, C Curve, 2007, Exhibited in Brighton in 2009, Photo by Dominic Alves via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.
“I think I understand something about space. I think the job of a sculptor is spatial as much as it is to do with form.” Anish Kapoor
Guo Xi , Early Spring, 1072, ink on silk, 62.3” × 42.6”, National Palace Museum, Taipei City, Taiwan, Photo in the Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Floating Perspective (noun) Floating Perspective is the name for the type of perspective sometimes used in Chinese art where there is not a single view of a subject but rather several shown at the same time, shifting from near to … Continue reading
Edward Hopper, Gas, 1940, oil on canvas, 26 1/4 x 40 1/4", Museum of Modern Art, New York, Photo by David Churbuck via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License.
“If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” Edward Hopper
Robert Indiana, Love, original 1970, Shinjuku I-LAND Tower in Nishi-Shinjuku office district in Tokyo, Japan, Photo by TYO via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License.
Robert Indiana Pop Artist Robert Clark was born on September 13, 1928 in New Castle, Indiana. He was adopted as an infant and moved frequently throughout Indiana during his childhood. Today, the artist lives on the island of Vinalhaven off … Continue reading
Luis Barragán, San Cristóbal Stables, Mexico City, 1968, Photo by Steve Silvermas via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License.
“I don’t divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to me they are one.” Luis Barragán