Quiz: Know Your French Impressionists
Sunday August 29, 2004
They were an interesting bunch, the French Impressionists, and drew many non-French Impressionists into their orbit. They changed Western art - and the way we view it - ... Read More
Artists You Should Know: Diego Velazquez
Thursday August 26, 2004
A new cyber-acquaintance, Nadine Granoff, suggested featuring Velázquez, as he's currently part of an exhibit at Museo del Prado in Madrid. I couldn't agree more about spotlighting him. After all, ... Read More
Scream Stolen
Tuesday August 24, 2004
It's been all over the news: Armed thieves walked into the Munch Museum in Oslo this past Sunday, and walked (well, they ran, actually) out with both "Scream" and ... Read More
Poll: Who's Coming to Dinner?
Saturday August 21, 2004
In the spirit of not taking things Seriously Enough, if you had your druthers, which of the famous artists in this pretend poll would comprise your ideal dinner party? You ... Read More
Artists You Should Know: Kay Sage
Wednesday August 18, 2004
Now here's someone you don't see every day: A female Surrealist. Kay Sage led an interesting life, what with being married to a prince, leaving him and taking up with ... Read More
Artistic Genius at Self-promotion
Tuesday August 17, 2004
Remember the artist who slapped a copyright on his brain and sold neuron futures last year? Well, now San Francisco conceptual artist Jonathon Keats is going about genetically engineering God. ... Read More
Art History 101: An Overview of Ancient Greek Art
Sunday August 15, 2004
High time this got written, what with the Olympics going on in Athens and all. In reality, where I once thought a single article would suffice for Greek Art, it ... Read More
From the Art History Forum
Friday August 13, 2004
A lot of really smart people read this, so perhaps one of you can answer this question:
"I'm looking at old Japanese prints from various sources on the web, starting with ... Read More
Artists You Should Know: Hundertwasser
Thursday August 12, 2004
You've two treats in store, this week. First is, of course, our featured artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. His spectral colors and composition remind me of his fellow Austrians, Klimt and ... Read More
Art History 101 Quiz: Paleo-, Meso- or Neolithic Art?
Saturday August 7, 2004
How well do you know your Stone Age art? Here are ten questions designed to cover some of the distinguishing artistic characteristics of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic eras. If ... Read More
Banksy Strikes Again
Friday August 6, 2004
On the off chance you've ever wondered what the figural "Justice" statue is wearing under her robes, wonder no longer. Sword and scales are still present, but Guerilla artist ... Read More
Artists You Should Know: Christo
Wednesday August 4, 2004
Yes, Christo: the environmental artist best known for wrapping or surrounding large objects along the lines of, say, an island. He and his wife/artistic partner, Jeanne-Claude, have got New York ... Read More