Category Archives: Modern Art

Richard Hamilton, Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?, 1956, collage on paper, 10¼” x 9¾”, Kunsthalle Tübingen, Sammlung Zundel, Germany. Photo by Ian Burt under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

RIP Richard Hamilton

The British Pop artist Richard Hamilton passed away earlier this week. Some people think that Pop Art strictly was an American art movement, but it actually started in England with Richard Hamilton and his artist friends.  At the end of … Continue reading →

Donald Judd, Ohne Titel (Stack), 1968-69. Photo by Oliver Kurmis under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

Donald Judd: No Access

Many people find Minimalist art inaccessible, but that is precisely the point. You are not supposed to read anything into the work of art. Minimalist art literally and figuratively reflects out toward a viewer, activating the space around it, creating … Continue reading →

Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory, 1931, oil on canvas, 9 ½” x 13", Museum of Modern Art, New York. Image from Koiart71 (Flickr) available under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives License.

Dalí’s Camembert Watches

The Paranoid-Critical Method Many people are surprised to learn that this powerful work of art is somewhat small; it’s only a little larger than a sheet of notebook paper. It’s an intimate painting of an intimate subject. Dalí was a … Continue reading →