Last month (which seems like an eternity ago), I gave a lecture on The Russian Avant Garde at SoBo Gallery in Winter Garden, FL. One of the things we discussed was Kazimir Malevich and his Suprematist paintings. During the early years of the 20th century, Malevich dedicated himself to the idea that art should not […]
Read more "Suprematism"As you know, I am debuting a new lecture series – Modern Art Madness vol. 2! – this spring with the Winter Garden Art Association. Needless to say, I have been up to my eyeballs in research and Power Point presentations. Session 3 of this new series is dedicated to the art of the 1980’s […]
Read more "Basquiat & Haring"I am so pleased to share with you that The Wandering Art Historian is returning to Mount Dora! I am partnering with Modernism Museum Mount Dora for two special presentations of my lecture This is Not Reality: The Art of Rene Magritte in mid-October. Hosted by 1921 by Norman Van Aken, this lecture will be […]
Read more "Magritte in Mount Dora!"I saved the most controversial discussion topic for last – The Art World & Money. In a climate of scarcity, especially for funding the arts, there seems to be an overabundance of high-ticket works of art up for grabs. Why is this? Are artists producing works specifically for the art market? Is it couth to […]
Read more "The Art World & Money"Session three of The Art World: TODAY takes a closer look at the role celebrity plays in the art world. Can artists be celebrities? Can celebrities be artists? Can an artist become too famous? What happens when an artist is more famous than their work? Is this necessarily a bad thing? Art theory will have […]
Read more "The Art World & Celebrity"This fall I am bringing my class, The Art World: TODAY, to SoBo Gallery in historic downtown Winter Garden, FL as a very special four-part series. Hosted by the Winter Garden Art Association, we will explore a different topic each week with the principles of art theory driving our discussion. On Saturday, September 21 our […]
Read more "The Art World & Social Media"When you buy a copy of O Magazine (with Oprah always on the cover), it is like you are buying a little piece of Oprah herself. This idea isn’t new! In fact, Rembrandt did the very same thing by painting himself into his own work. When you buy the masterpiece, you also buy a piece […]
Read more "Piece of the Master"In my current lecture series – #ArtHistoryTrending – we explore the connections between art historical traditions and current pop culture and social media trends. In Session 2 we will discuss the trend of taking food photos and posting them to Instagram and the Dutch Baroque tradition of still life paintings. We will also look at […]
Read more "Still Lifes & #SquadGoals"What is it??? Surrealism, of course! Saturday I wrapped the last lecture in my newest series, “Modern Art Madness!” I am so grateful to the Winter Garden Art Association for hosting this series and to all the attendees who participated. We ended our whirlwind adventure through Modern Art’s many “-isms” by discussing Surrealism and its connections to […]
Read more "The Ultimate “-ism” of Modern Art"Cindy Sherman’s haunting photographs often feel like movie stills, but is there more going on in this scene? Join me this Thursday (3/15) at 12:30pm in Mount Dora, FL for the epic conclusion of my lecture series, “From Muse to Master: Celebrating Women Artists.” Together we will discuss women artists pushing the boundaries of “art” […]
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