Art Appetizer: Rauschenberg’s “Combines”
Robert Rauschenberg was an American Neo-Dada artist, however he is also sometimes called an Abstract Expressionist. He came to prominence in the 1950s with the creation of his “combines.” He […]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Art in Jim Henson’s World
The Museum of Moving Image will host a traveling exhibition on Jim Henson. “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World” will open on July 16th and run through January 16, 2012. According to […]
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Art Appetizer: Piet Mondrian’s “Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow”
The painting we’ll be focusing on today is one of the first pieces that I learned about in my art history courses. At the time, I didn’t really understand the […]
Free Ai Weiwei: The Story of the Chinese Artist’s Imprisonment
On April 3rd, Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei, was detained by Chinese authorities in an airport. Ai Weiwei is known as a high-profile artist and a government critic. He’s best known […]
MOCA’s “Art in the Streets” Goes to the Streets
The “Art in the Streets” exhibition at the MOCA, which opens on April 17th, is the first major “U.S. museum survey of graffiti and street art.” And with a hint […]
Art Appetizer: “Gismonda” by Mucha
‘Art is eternal, it cannot be new’ – Mucha Alphonse (Alfons) Mucha was a Czech graphic artist and painter, active in France. Mucha began producing commercial posters for soap, toothpaste […]
The Chronicles of Graffiti Artists
Graffiti artists often get a bad rep for defacing private property, promoting drugs and illegal activity, and generally having no respect for authority. However, it’s undeniable the impact graffiti artists […]
Art Appetizer: M.C. Escher’s “Relativity”
M.C. Escher, a Dutch graphic artist, was a popular artist in the K.Wish. household. Specifically, my mom loved his piece, Relativity. Escher is known for his lithographs, woodcuts, and sketches […]
Guinness Book of…Art Records?
What’s the most famous art piece in the world? That was the question that initiated this post. Ironically, I can’t answer that question and it’s probably not even an answerable […]
