'Democratic Camera' provides a retrospective of Eggleston's work Nov 30, 2008
Almost single-handedly, Eggleston created a classicism of the casual. There is nothing innate about banality, after all. (Boston Globe)
A world of art, 30 years in the making Oct 28, 2008
At the Met we are accustomed to seeing Greek art, seedbed of Western classicism, isolated from the rest of the museum in immaculate halls. Here it is thrown into the mix, and that changes our thinking about it. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Great Art is both Romantic & Classi... Oct 20, 2008
Great Art is both Romantic & Classical: Goethe stated that Classicism is Health, Romanticism is Sickness ... Goethe stated that Classicism is Health, Romanticism is Sickness ... Classicism and Romanticism are famous for varied and contradictory definitions. (Suite101.com)
Dance review: Kirov tries for perfection Oct 17, 2008
The Kirov is Russia's bastion of 19th century classicism, the place where Petipa reinvented classical technique, the institution that birthed such rebels as Nijinsky and Balanchine. To see the 24 corps women in the "Shades" act of "La Bayadere" Tuesday was still to see an unparalleled demonstration of the ballet ideal of physical perfection, every leg held at the optimal angle of beauty in relation to the back, every chin turned for the precise degree of twist in the neck. (San Francisco Chronicle)
See Barcelona through Gaudi's eyes Oct 14, 2008
Art historians classify Gaud; as the exemplar of Spanish modernisme, a break from classicism that stressed voluptuous curves and ample ornamentation. It went by a more familiar name in France: art nouveau. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
A modernist man Sep 17, 2008
At age 12, Albert Wein learned the traditions of classicism when he and his mother took classes at the Maryland Institute of Fine and Applied Arts. He became a sculptor and painter, continuing his training during the Art Deco movement, and was instrumental in introducing modernism to America. (Boston Globe)
How do you build a modern memorial? Aug 7, 2008
" The Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Belgium, built in 1927, has 54,896 names of soldiers killed nearby in World War I, and every evening buglers visit to sound the Last Post. RESTRAINT In London's Whitehall there are good and bad examples, says Mr Cork. Are massed pillars a modern take on the Cenotaph? The Cenotaph, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and completed in 1920, generates enormous public feeling and its strength lies in its restraint and its nod to classicism. "It's very moving because... (BBC News -- UK)
Heritage lives on, under different guise Jul 15, 2008
Located at the entrance to Toronto's 192-acre Exhibition Place, it is considered an excellent example of modern classicism with Art Deco detailing. Bob Gallant, project executive for Toronto-based architectural firm NORR Ltd., which is handling the work, calls it both a renovation and a restoration. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Nation's capital: An ever-changing American mirror Jul 4, 2008
At the Jefferson Memorial, on the Potomac River tidal basin, classicism reigns. A 19-foot statue of the third president towers over visitors, and quiet contemplation prevails. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Monument for Atlantic Station Jun 15, 2008
Classicism was making a comeback even in Atlanta. "You need to come home," Emily Cook told him. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'Framing a Century': Photography from 1840-1940 Jun 10, 2008
It begins with the innovations of the British gentleman William Henry Fox Talbot, and concludes with the homespun classicism of the American Walker Evans, the studio experiments of Man Ray and, finally, the breathtaking moments captured by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Brassai, geniuses of the street. In between are the landscapes of Roger Fenton, Gustave Le Gray and Carleton E. Watkins; portraits by Nadar and Julia Margaret Cameron; and views of 19th- and early-20th-century Paris and France by... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A brush with Picasso May 24, 2008
"That's why Picasso is very interesting. He is a modern artist, but with his roots in classicism. I think he is the one who really understood what could be done at this time . . . He understood that he could make something with other work that was made before him. That's why he was one of the most important painters. Because he was not afraid of the possibilities.". And what a world of possibilities Pablo Ruiz Picasso discovered. (Courier Mail)
Muniz's work: goopy, glib, and serious art May 8, 2008
The next year saw the appearance of his Double Mona Lisa - one of a series of works alluding the deadpan classicism of Andy Warhol. This work consisted of two heads of Mona Lisa side by side. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Art Review | 'Birth of the Cool': Store in a cool, fertile place: 1950s California Mar 22, 2008
An early label for the work of the four best-known practitioners Karl Benjamin, Frederick Hammersley, Lorser Feitelson and John McLaughlin was "abstract classicism," which overstates their conservatism but highlights the formal equilibrium they sought. Benjamin, the most appealing, worked in a lively, late Cubist style, creating compositions of flat, sharp-edged, richly colored, overlapping and interlocking shapes that are easy to imagine decorating the covers of paperback books or serving as... (International Herald Tribune)
At home: Fall styles spring up in home decor Feb 15, 2008
We are looking at the way (designers) are channeling Classicism. The ancient Greek and Roman aesthetic is ripe with draped gowns, the coiffed hair and classical lines, Goodman says. (USA Today -- Life)
Resurrected: Feb 12, 2008
The overall style of the architecture is Mediterranean Classicism blended with Spanish Revival. Downtown observers hope a sale could start a renaissance for the Spanish Colonial-style California Theatre which is designated as a city historical resource but has become a graffiti-covered campground for the homeless and drug users. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ironically sober Jan 19, 2008
"An unconventional classicism" was the take of Dries Van Noten, whose attitude was exemplified by an old-fashioned gentleman's haircut with a vivid color staining just the part ... This ironic classicism was well done - even if it was too long a parade before other ideas, like stylish duffel coats - came out to offer an outerwear alternative. (International Herald Tribune)
Three Beijing buildings on Time's best list Dec 18, 2007
Adding a new wing to a neoclassical museum, Holl devised a spectacular update on classicism: an irregular series of volumes that cascade down the museum's lawn and glow from within. The effect against the nighttime sky is nothing short of magical. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pablo Picasso Nov 10, 2007
Many people have for years sensed a yearning for some earlier, perhaps simpler human order in Picasso's perfervid classicism. And for several generations of museumgoers Picasso was, first and foremost, the man who registered the catastrophic social and political upheavals of the century in "Guernica," that immortalization of the horrors of modern war. (International Herald Tribune)
Sights Of 'Rome, Italy And Europe' At Benton Nov 8, 2007
Paintings include works from Dutch, Flemish, French and English artists who were all drawn to Italy, which was still the center of the classical world and admired aspects of the Italian landscape and Roman Classicism. This utilization of Roman Classicism can also be seen in the use of classical literature such as the Bible or Plato's "Symposium" to inspire artwork. (The Daily Campus, CT)
Five hotels: Paris at a price that's right Nov 1, 2007
First impression: Renovated in 2002, the hotel pulls off a blend of French charm and British classicism. The combined library and bar has the feel of an English club, with wood-paneled walls and plush armchairs, while the lounge is decorated with an array of French art. (CNN -- Travel)
Review: Painter Diebenkorn found inspiration in New Mexico desert Oct 19, 2007
The thin, washy surface of this picture and its play with lines parallel to or studiedly divergent from the picture's edges, exemplify the sort of abstract classicism Diebenkorn evolved to poise the energies at play in the work of the New Mexico years. "Ocean Park #60" also shows color and line reconciled to a degree that almost never happens in the Albuquerque pieces, despite many pleasing and engaging efforts to make them reciprocally supportive. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Review: Smuin's legacy is the sizzle, and it's on full display Oct 10, 2007
In his glitzier works he was known for flouting the limits of good taste, but what more incisive detractors really turned their noses up at was an almost total unconcern for the finer details of classicism as a language ... Like every Seiwert ballet, "Objects" is the antithesis of Smuin - obsessed with classicism as a language, chaining detailed steps together in ever more inventive sentences, testing the logic of how movements can unfold in the same way a linguist might analyze syntax ... To... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Literature museum has the last word Oct 8, 2007
Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, this intelligent contemporary take on a purist early 19th century neo-classical pavilion rising on the edge of the town best known as the birthplace of Friedrich Schiller, the German poet and philosopher, who believed in the ideals of a romantic classicism. Chipperfield's building captures something of Schiller's spirit and beliefs. (Guardian Unlimited)
Two Picasso works could fetch $65 million Oct 3, 2007
Di Donna called the painting a vibrantly colorful ode to classicism that was produced as Picasso began to concentrate on Walter, who would become the primary focus of his art and a disruption in his marriage to Olga Khokhlova. The sculpture of Dora Maar, his longtime companion, is a respectful and idealized portrayal without any of the abstraction that characterized his more menacing depictions of her as the weeping woman, Sothebys said. (MSNBC -- News)
Obituary: Marcel Marceau Sep 24, 2007
Here, he departed from the classicism of Decroux to revive the more romantic spirit of Jean-Gaspard Deburau and the 19th-century Pierrots. Bip's white face beneath the battered top hat, with its red flower sticking out, became a trademark for Marceau's work. (Guardian Unlimited)
Reinventing the Wheeldon Sep 23, 2007
William Forsythe's Slingerland Pas de Deux (1989) is a fast-moving duet which draws back from the extreme, deconstructed style of earlier Forsythe works like Impressing the Czar to a more conventional classicism. The designs are weird enough, though, and Aesha Ash draws the evening's shortest straw: a deeply unflattering patterned tutu which looks like a lampshade. (The Observer)
Napa Valley ArchitectureNapa's houses of wine Aug 25, 2007
" In real life, the winery tries to be ironic and awe-inspiring at once, a pompous spoof of classicism that includes a single enormous column at the entry. That said, stop by. The sculpture collection, with work by Henry Moore and Richard Serra, is dazzling. The procession of well-framed views and spaces show the ingenious care you expect from a serious architect - although the faded stucco could use freshening up. Napa is also home to the only building in the United States by Friedensreich... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cut, cut but leave some fat Aug 15, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Elizabeth FarrellyAugust 15, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Paradise regained Aug 13, 2007
Follies like this are usually seen in England on aristocratic estates, and this has tainted the image of neoclassicism as a gentleman's art ... His classicism has hidden affinities for Burns's demotic verse, as it vindicates the good sense of local folklore. (Guardian Unlimited)
Hungarian art is a highlight at Maltz Museum Aug 10, 2007
Spanning 100 years of turbulent history from monarchy and socialism to communism and democracy, the plethora of styles, from Cubism and Impressionism to Neo Classicism and Surrealism mirror a country in search of both its political and artistic identity. Abstract Composition, Lajos Vajda, 1928, charcoal on paper. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
The unheard violinist Aug 6, 2007
To be sure, the hindsight granted us by the 20th century makes the innocence of his noble classicism feel distant indeed. And yet despite all of this, Joachim's musical goals are still the ones that, when honored, make for the most powerful experiences in the concert hall. (Boston Globe -- Living)
In The Spotlight Jul 15, 2007
The music is rhythmically complicated, and Seiwert is tireless in her experiments with the logic of classicism, but that doesn't fully explain why she's working so hard. "Assembled Normality," as the new ballet is titled, will premiere on a program with three other Seiwert works on July 22 as part of the 16th annual West Wave Dance Festival. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Historic Sights in Austria Jul 15, 2007
The beautiful city was the leading European music centerer from the age of Viennese Classicism though the beginning of the 20th century. Vienna has a historic centre with great architecture, baroque castles and gardens. (Suite101.com)
* Sold on Soviet charm Jul 11, 2007
Want a bit of pompous classicism mixed in with Empire style and Moscow baroque. Then head for Komsomolskaya on the circle line. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
William Blake Jul 8, 2007
It was a rejection of the concepts of order, calm, balance, rationality, and the idealization that exemplifies Classicism and the Age of Reason. William Blake typified the Romantic viewpoint. (Suite101.com)
An inspector calls Jul 7, 2007
Gothic was the authentic architecture of France, whereas Classicism was a foreign interpolation. Viollet-le-Duc, who began as M;rim;e's prot;g;, and later became the most famous architect and restorer in 19th-century France, wrote that "Our country is closer to medieval France than to classical Rome. Our religion and our climate have remained the same. The building materials have also remained the same, and we would feel more at home in a 13th-century French mansion than in any palace of... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Major Raphael exhibition unveiled Jul 6, 2007
Exhibition curator Carol Plazzotta said: "A monographic Raphael show, particularly one devoted to the transition from the artist's fresh early style to the assured classicism of his Roman maturity, is long overdue in this country. "Its aim is to reintroduce the public to an extraordinarily versatile artist, whose facility and unparalleled grasp of design revolutionised the art of painting. " Many of the loaned paintings have never been seen in Britain, while others return for the first time... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Two Famous 18th-Century Painters Jun 10, 2007
Tiepolo embraced artistic status quo, stating that painters should "please noble, rich people." Valuing the traditional skills of draftsmanship, realism, and classicism, this master aligned himself with traditions still found vital and desirable. 2. (Suite101.com)
Light at the Museum Jun 2, 2007
What Holl has produced, working with his senior partner, Chris McVoy, is something that doesn't merely mimic the classicism of the older museum building but reformulates it in 21st century terms. As Holl puts it, he promised Wilson and the museum's trustees that "the new will be as new as can be, but the old will be preserved." If anything, he amplified the classicism of the space behind the old building by positioning the longest and most conventionally rectangular of his lenses at a... (Time.com)
Contemporary vs. traditional May 13, 2007
Hes an abstractionist, New York Times architecture critic Paul Goldberger says in the film, and at a time when architecture is moving back toward much more traditional and conventional elements, as we would find in classicism, Rudolph will have none of that. He still believes in the values of abstraction. (Herald-Tribune)
- Tristram Hunt Apr 22, 2007
Moreover, classicism was Liverpool's house style. The city thought of itself as a modern Athens, a port city of wealth, culture and political autonomy. (Guardian Unlimited)
Met's roamin' empire Apr 20, 2007
It was, to be fair, a beautiful restaurant, designed by Dorothy Draper in her signature blend of Art Deco and classicism. Bronze boys and dolphins cavorted across the black pool that glossed the center of the court, and billowing white fabric softened the glare from the skylights. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Read more... Mar 23, 2007
The inaugural exhibit, A Conversation with Color: Karl Benjamin, Paintings 1953-1995, will feature 46 paintings spanning 42 years that trace Karl Benjamins career, from his early experiments with cubism to works that represent his role as one of the founders of abstract classicism. The permanent collection, Building a Legacy: Founding a Museum, Building a Collection, will occupy the smaller of the two museum galleries with works exhibited on a rotating basis. (PNN Online)
A list with serious design flaws Feb 8, 2007
It likes classicism, but it also likes modernism, though it clearly favors expressionistic modernism, like Saarinen's Gateway Arch or Santiago Calatrava's birdlike Milwaukee Art Museum addition (No. 59), over Mies' sober steel and glass. (FOX59, IN)
Guilty of distinction Feb 3, 2007
By using squarish columns around the outside, the architects created an abstract classicism. For that traditional feel, the columns have rough-cut gray granite at the base. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
The pattern peddler Feb 1, 2007
ONLINE EXTRAS SITE SERVICES. Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 Home ning Posted on Wed, Jan. 31, 2007. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
Chapter Two of Louvre exhibit: Poussin Jan 31, 2007
"It is the embodiment of classicism in French painting," says High Museum chief curator David Brenneman. "We were thrilled when they agreed to lend it.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Matthew Fort's top 10 UK restaurants Jan 31, 2007
If only Rolls Royces ran as smoothly as the service under the watchful eye of that master of matre dhotels, Silvano Giraldin, and if only other kitchens matched the balance of inventiveness and classicism of Michel Roux Jrs cooking. 43 Upper Brook Street, London W1. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
• Designer finds inspiration internationally Jan 13, 2007
Designer finds inspiration internationally. Saturday, January 13, 2007. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Matisse show looks at artistic process Jan 13, 2007
"By contrast, the Rodin is more about a sort of classicism, the surface is much more refined," said Jay Fisher, deputy director for curatorial affairs at The Baltimore Museum of Art, a co-organizer of the exhibit with the Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher. Matisse's sculpture of the man, though, is not as worried about precise detail, Fisher said. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
