Last month, The Wandering Art Historian book club met to discuss Modern Art by Evelyn Toynton. I really enjoyed this book despite it being a sort of 20th century Greek tragedy. There are a bunch of tragic men and tragic women and they are all suffering and it is mostly due to their own life […]
Read more "My Covid Classic – #19"The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, FL has a very interesting exhibition currently on view. The Woman Who Broke Boundaries: Photographer Lee Miller explores the fascinating and intoxicating life of Surrealist artist and photojournalist Lee Miller. This was a total learning experience for me and it pains me to admit this, but I knew absolutely […]
Read more "Lee Miller at The Dali"You may recall from past blog posts that I sometimes attempt to create artwork in the same style or following similar methods as well-known artists. I often find that this plays an incredibly helpful role in understanding their methods and techniques when I am researching them from an art historical standpoint. Previously, I have emulated […]
Read more "Laurie Simmons Homage"The Wandering Art Historian book club met for the last time in 2020 on Friday, October 30th and we discussed an amazing book by Elise Hooper titled Learning to See. Telling the story of American photographer, Dorothea Lange, Hooper sheds light not only on Lange’s personal life, but also on the myriad of issues faced […]
Read more "My Covid Classics – #9"Museums may be closed to the public, but art institutions around the globe are continuing the work needed to conserve and preserve the world’s visual art historical record. Just this week, the Rijksmuseum released an incredibly high resolution image of one of it’s most famous paintings. You may recall that Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” has […]
Read more "“The Night Watch”"Since the beginning of this hilarious new internet challenge, I have wanted to join in on the fun of recreating famous works of art at home. It only made sense that an artist/art historian would participate while in self-quarantine, but honestly, I didn’t know where to begin. Then it hit me… Frida Kahlo! I’ll admit […]
Read more "My Covid Classics – #1"You are cordially invited to the “DreamScapes” art show opening at Dandelion Communitea Cafe. Not only will you be surrounded by mesmerizing surreal artwork and have the best vegan food Orlando has to offer at your fingertips, but you will also get to experience the debut of artist, Charis McCulley. While I’ll have a few paintings […]
Read more "DreamScapes"Forrest is a multi-talented artist that is prolific in sculpture, photography, and installation art, among other creative endeavors. I had the pleasure of interviewing him for the April issue of Artborne Magazine and a brief excerpt from that article is included below. If you would like to read the entire article, please visit… https://artbornemagazine.com/forrest-macdonald-the-artist-as-both-creator-and-destroyer-of-worlds/ “To think […]
Read more "Forrest MacDonald: The Artist as Both Creator and Destroyer of Worlds"Chris Carr is a talented photographer that I had the honor of writing about for the March 2017 issue of Artborne Magazine. Chris’s photography is inspired by the reflections created in various bodies of water. Anything from a puddle to a lake becomes the window to a surreal world and Chris captures the view. Below […]
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