Longtime followers of this blog know my passion for public artwork and, more specifically, large-scale murals. Public art is vital to every community on many levels. It can positively affect a public space by making it bright and colorful and it can act as a means of enticing people to visit a particular area. More […]
Read more "Murals & Public Art – Asheville, NC – 2023"Art institutions around the globe may be closed to visitors, but many remain open on the World Wide Web. That’s right, you can still visit some of the world’s most incredible art museums and galleries virtually without ever leaving home. Using the #MuseumFromHome hashtag, international art institutions are uniting and sharing their collections, offering learning […]
Read more "#MuseumFromHome – Orlando Museum of Art"The National Gallery of Art in London will open what looks to be an incredible show celebrating one of the greatest Italian Baroque painters of all time. Artemisia opens at the NGA on April 4th of this year and will showcase 30 works by Artemisia Gentileschi including works on loan from private collections. This was […]
Read more "Artemisia at the NGA"If you are considering visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, FL to view the Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney exhibit, I implore you… do not go for the Picassos or the Hockneys. Honestly, they were the least impressive works in the entire exhibition. Instead, go for the really wonderful array […]
Read more "Natalia Goncharova"I hate to admit that I have never visited the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, FL. Thankfully, I can say in almost the same breath that I remedied that issue this past weekend when I saw their exhibition The Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney. I am pleased to say that I […]
Read more "Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney"Mary Ann Carroll was the only female painter in the art collective known as The Highwaymen, yet her contributions were immense. As a single mother to seven (!) children in the 1970’s, she was able to support herself by selling her artwork. To be able to make a living off the sales of one’s artwork […]
Read more "Mary Ann Carroll"Living Color: The Art of The Highwaymen is an astounding exhibition currently on view at the Orlando Museum of Art. For those not familiar, The Highwaymen are a group of self-taught African-American artists celebrated for capturing the natural beauty of “Old Florida.” The group got its name from their entrepreneurial endeavors selling their paintings on […]
Read more "“Living Color: The Art of The Highwaymen” at the OMA"If you haven’t seen Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers, you only have about a month left to check out this very interesting exhibition at the Orlando Museum of Art. While Steichen was primarily known for his photographs (see the corresponding photography exhibition at the Mennello Museum of American Art), the OMA has on display […]
Read more "Edward Steichen at the OMA"Clermont, FL is rapidly growing and that means we’ve had a number of new businesses open here in South Lake County. One of those new small businesses – Clermont Cafe – is located in the heart of Clermont’s historic district. It was suggested to me that I check them out as someone said that they […]
Read more "Clermont Cafe"The Cornell Fine Arts Museum on the campus of Rollins College has a not-to-be-missed exhibition currently on view through September 8th. Mexican Modernity: 20th-Century Paintings from the Zapanta Collection is required viewing for anyone who wants to flesh out their study of Mexican art. Personally, I feel as though Art History as a practice oversimplifies […]
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