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A collection of 22 posts

Europe

The Royal Academy of Art- In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900-1930s: Part One

'In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900-1930s' - The Royal Academy of Art, London. The most comprehensive UK exhibition about modern art in Ukraine exploring 65 works, from oil paintings and sketches to collage and theatre.

Expressionism

Paul Klee, the quirky uncle of the art world!

I decided to ask my AI buddy ChatGPT to come up with a humorous text about Paul Klee and his works. And so, hopefully for your amusement, I present: "Paul Klee, the quirky uncle of the art world!!"

Cubism

Dorothy Braund at the Mornington Gallery

Today we look at some examples of the work of Narrative Cubist Dorothy Braund, which were on display at the Mornington Regional Gallery recently.

Cubism

Australian Cubism: Anne Dangar

Today we feature the last of our Australian Cubists, Anne Dangar. Like her friends, Grace Crowley and Dorrit Black, she also studied in France, but she was renowned for incorporating these principles into her pottery. Image: 365 Women Artists

Cubism

Australian Cubism - Grace Crowley

Grace Crowley (1890 – 1979), like Dorrit Black, was a key Australian modernist, who had a remarkable art journey over her long life. Image: National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).

Cubism

Cubism in Australia: Dorrit Black

In 1931 Dorrit Black established the Modern Art Centre, Sydney - the first gallery in Australia to focus on modernism. Dorrit had an ardent desire to establish an environment for artists so that they could experiment & move forward in the development of new styles.

Cubism

Picasso , Cubism & War on the 26th April 1937

Today we take a detailed look at one of Picasso's most famous paintings, Guernica. Image, History Extra, BBC.

Cubism

Cubism: An overview

Proto-Cubism (Early Cubism) was a transition phase where the artists began experimenting with geometrization of form and reduced the colours in their palette as a reaction to Fauvism, ultimately leading to the style we know today as "Cubism." Image: pablopicasso.org

Expressionism

Marvellous Marc Chagall!

Today we revisit the life and extraordinary work of Marc Chagall in some of our previous posts. We also view a summary of his work in an Arts&Emotions video. Image: Arts&Emotions Facebook.

Urban Landscape

Monday's Feature Art Work: Collins Street, 5pm

In today's Feature Art Work, we look at an iconic painting by John Brack, of workers heading home at 5pm along Collins Street, Melbourne Australia, plus a whimsical look of the same streetscape today...... Image: NGV.gov.vic.au

Portraits

Monday's Art Work: Laughing Child by John Brack

Can you imagine what it would be like growing up as a child of a famous artist? Can you imagine what it would be like to be an adult and see a painting of yourself as a 4 year old - a painting you have never seen before? Read all about it today. Image: Laughing Child by John Brack (en.wikipedia.org)

Sense of Place

A Sense of Place: Part Two - Through the Eyes and Mind of Marc Chagall

Sharing my thoughts on "a sense of place" and how this arose in Marc Chagall and influenced his works throughout his life.

Post Impressionism

Matisse and Picasso: A Boxing Match unto Death

Today we look at Picasso's creative homage to Matisse on his death in 1954, a little about their relationships with Sergei Diaghilev from Ballets Russes, and how Picasso bought movement to Cubism and Matiise brought the background to the fore.

Post Impressionism

Matisse versus Picasso

We begin to explore the friendship and rivalry between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso with examples from the Exhibition of their works at the National Gallery Canberra.

Contemporary

David Zwirner and Paul Klee

Publicising the Swiss born artist Paul Klee and the excellent site of David Zwirner exhibiting Klee's works.

Relationships

More on Marc Chagall: tantalisingly just on the other side of the comprehensible

It is important that to understand an artist like Marc Chagall you need to understand his origins and perception of the world.

Windows

Marc Chagall and the America Windows

Showcasing American Windows by Marc Chagall that can be seen at the Art Institute of Chcago.

Landscapes

The Longest Luncheon on the Grass in history

Sharing some images from Luncheon on the Grass series of paintings by Pablo Picasso and also another Luncheon on the Grass painting by New Zealand artist Jacqueline Fahey.

Women Artists

Dorothy Braund

Dorothy Braund was a painter, printmaker, teacher and critic, she must have been one busy multi-talented woman. Dorothy taught art at three Melbourne schools in the 1950s, gave talks on ABC radio in 1961-64, and reviewed children’s books for the Australian in 1969-77.

Post Impressionism

Picasso, Paul and Harlequins

Picasso painted pictures of Clowns because they are a great way to illustrate artistic interpretations of human facial features. And what I first found was this delightful painting of Picasso’s son Paul in a Clown Suit created in 1924

Post Impressionism

Human Features by Picasso

Picasso painted The Barefoot Girl in 1895 when he was 14 years old. He was one of the great masters of all things art. In fact it could be argued that he was the most important art figure of the C20th

Murals

Diego Rivera Painter

Exloring paintings by Diego Rivera (1886-1957), one of the Mexican muralists known as Los tres grandes who together established the Mexican Muralism Movement. (Image: Self Portrait wikiart.org)