Impressionism The landscapes of Camille Pissarro Today we revisit the life and extraordinary work of Camille Pissarro in one of our previous posts. We also view a summary of his strong landscapes in an Arts&Emotions video. Image: Arts&Emotions Facebook.
Impressionism Alfred Sisley's Riverscapes Today we revisit the life and extraordinary work of Alfred Sisley in some of our previous posts. We also view a summary of his Riverscapes in an Arts&Emotions video....and some mystery and intrigue..... Image: Arts&Emotions Facebook
Impressionism The fascinating work of Georges Seurat Today we revisit the life and extraordinary work of Georges Seurat in one of our previous posts. We also view a summary of his work in an Arts&Emotions video. Image: Arts&Emotions Facebook
Impressionism Winterscapes by Monet Today we celebrate the peace and beauty of winter with a video showcasing The Winterscapes of Claude Monet. Image: Arts&Emotions
Impressionism Van Gogh's orchards in blossom As it is now Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, we celebrate with a look at Van Gogh's many views of "Orchards in Blossom." Nothing says Spring more than fruit trees in blossom! Image: Arts&Emotions
Impressionism The paintings of Berthe Morisot Today we highlight the beautiful work of Berthe Morisot, one of the few female French Impressionists, in a lovely video from Arts&Emotions. Image: Arts&Emotions
Impressionism A unique celebration of the works of the Impressionists Today we are treated to two of a number of very special videos of Impressionists works, with each one set to beautiful classical music. They give us a heightened appreciation of the detail and the genius of these artists. With many thanks to Arts&Emotions. Image: Arts&Emotions, Facebook.
Contemporary The beautiful, quintessentially British scenes of artist Paul Gribble Today we look at the beatiful, very British scenes by contemporary artist Paul Gribble. Image: wix.com
Exhibition Vincent van Gogh at The Lume - A Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery A new way to appreciate art works is in the form of a multi-sensory digital presentation where one is surrounded by the images of an artist moving around you, blown up to giant proportions and set to music. Vincent van Gogh is a favourite, but also Monet and Klimt. It takes your breath away.
Impressionism Does the type of frame on an Impressionist painting matter? Today we find out about the type of frames used by the Impressionists on the paintings, which in fact were very different to the ornate frames we often see in museums today! Image: broadsheet.com.au
Art Mysteries Mystery, intrigue and crime surrounds Alfred Sisley and his beautiful Impressionist paintings: Part Two Part 2 of the mysteries and crimes surrounding the paintings of Alfred Sisley we learn that many of his paintings are most likely being hidden by the villagers in the French town when Sisley lived. And we also learn about his most famous painting stolen several times. Image credit: sartle.com
Art Mysteries Mystery, intrigue and crime surrounds Alfred Sisley and his beautiful Impressionist paintings: Part One Alfred Sisley might very well ponder where all his paintings have disappeared to. Today Andrew and I start unravelling the mysteries and crimes surrounding the beautiful Impressionist paintings of Sisley. Image credit: wikiart.org
Impressionism The autonomous and consistent, Alfred Sisley Today we learn about the life of Alfred Sisley, one of the founding fathers of French Impressionism, even though he was actually an English citizen! Image: alfredsisley.org
Impressionism The lasting legacy of Utagawa Hiroshige Today we learn about one famous Japanese printmaker whose work was collected by, and an influence on, some of the Impressionist painters, such as Monet and Van Gogh. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Digital Art An immersive Monet experience Immersive digital art exhibitions enable people to interact with art in way that was never possible in days gone by! Come with us to visit the latest, called Beyond Monet, in Toronto, Canada. Image: Beyond Monet, Facebook.
Exhibition Master Works of Gigantic Proportions: VAN GOGH ALIVE – THE EXPERIENCE Rowdy Wylie, naive artist from South Australia has joined the AnArt4Life team as a contributor. Last week he visited the multimedia exhibition of "Van Gogh Alive - The experience". Today he shares this remarkable and unforgettable experience of "masterpieces of colour and atmospheric fragrance".
Australia Did I spot Van Gogh's Sunflowers in Outback Queensland? A giant easel featuring Van Gogh's sunflower is situated in Morton Park, Emerald. Created by Cameron Cross the superstructure is 25 metres high with approximately 13.6 tonnes of steel involved in its construction.
Installation Art L'Atelier Lumieres: Revisited Showcasing videos of the Van Gogh ("Starry Night") Exhibition at L'Atelier Lumieres (Workshop of Light) Paris 2019.
Installation Art L’Atelier Lumieres: Paris Bringing you stunning photos from L'Atelier Lumieres, Paris and an account of a personal visit during the summer of 2019 featuring paintings of Vincent van Gogh.
Colour The power of orange Orange is one of the most important colours in the palette. It has a power that no other colour possesses and engages the viewer like no other colour. The impressionists used orange as did the outback painters of Australia. Image credit: Red Desert Miners by John Wylie
Portraits A rare work of art from a chance meeting...... Today we have special permission from two sisters in California to showcase a very rare, very beautiful portrait of their French mother by Julie Manet - the little known daughter of French Impressionist Berthe Morisot. Image copyright: Chantal Sagouspe and Claudine Mariscotti.
Impressionism Starry nights in art Today we continue to look at stars in the night sky through two well known paintings of Vincent Van Gogh, both very different in their composition and styles: Image: mymodernmet.com
Exhibition A Taste of The Hermitage - Downunder A little taste of The Hermitage at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney during early 2019 - Masters of Modern Art from the Hermitage. Image credit: Adapted from the poster for the exhibtion - Art Gallery of NSW February 2019.
Japan The mystical appeal of Japanese fans! Today we learn how the artistry of the Japanese hand fan evolved to become a decorative, sought-after fashion accessory throughout Europe. Image: the Met Museum
Japan Hiroshi Yoshida - unique ukiyo-e Part 2 Today we look at how Hiroshi Yoshida's desire to learn and experience Western culture first hand led to him combining the French Impressionist style with traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques to achieve his own unique print style. (Image: ukiyo-e.org)