Artist Daily Debuts New Video Channel Nov 7, 2009
The new Artist Daily Video Channel features art and art-technique videos from all over the Web, divided into playlists by medium or subject, along with a playlist of films created by the American Artist editors and staff ... com About American Artist Founded in 1937, American Artist is the leading monthly magazine for representational and figurative artists seeking inspiration and instruction on improving their craft ... Devoted to the realism in art that its readers cherish, American Artist... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Pompidou art hits the road in a circus tent Nov 7, 2009
The 10 to 15 works from the Pompidou's extensive permanent collection that are likely to go on display include Pablo Picasso's "Femme en Bleu" (Women in Blue), a 1944 post-Cubist painting in shades of indigo, and a primary-colored mobile by American artist Alexander Calder. Henri Matisse's 1941 painting "Nature morte au magnolia" (Magnolia Still Life) - among the French artist's favorites - could rub proverbial shoulders with "America, America," a 1964 neon sculpture of fingers snapping, by... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Nancy Spero; feminist artist addressed political violence; at 83 Oct 24, 2009
NEW YORK - Nancy Spero, an American artist and feminist whose tough, exquisite figurative art addressed the realities of political violence, died Sunday in Manhattan. She was 83 and lived in Manhattan. (Boston Globe)
Mary Reilly & Jan Aronson Exhibitions Oct 22, 2009
Reilly is represented by the DFN Gallery, and her work has been featured in American Artist Drawing Magazine. Mary Reilly, Moonlight Central Park 2006, graphite on paper, 23. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Clever new device sees through walls Oct 13, 2009
An X-ray imaging technique recently revealed colorful details of a painting by famed American artist N.C. Wyeth. Essentially, an instrument shot intense X-ray beams at the painting, which were emitted by different chemical elements in the paint pigments and collected by a microscope instrument. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Gallery Glimpses Oct 9, 2009
During academic year 2009-2010, the Davis Museum will return to view a major work of contemporary sculpture from the permanent collection, American artist Michael Singer s Ritual Series/Retellings, 1988. This exhibition is a chance to take a fresh look at this important, room-size sculpture, as well as the rare opportunity to compare two major pieces by this significant artist. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Gandhi's South African home sold to French tourism company Oct 8, 2009
American artist Nancy Ball has lived in Gandhi's Johannesburg house for 25 years, but is now moving away. She told South African paper, The Times, that Indians who had visited the house had always found it an interesting experience. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Gonna buy a paper doll Oct 7, 2009
Slightly more available are those printed as instalments in magazines in the early 20th century, especially those drawn by American artist Grace Drayton. Born Grace Gebbie in Philadelphia in 1877, she worked all her adult life as a professional cartoonist and illustrator, publishing her first work in 1895. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Wee Pals retrospective at S.F. library Sep 14, 2009
Forty-four years later, the revered Berkeley cartoonist - the first African American artist to have a nationally syndicated strip - still draws the daily panel where Nipper, Ralph and the other kids in their multicultural gang riff on the world around them. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Nites dawning Aug 30, 2009
But they didn't have to look too hard when Anthony Messina of American Artist Entertainment Group found them. We were thinking about a few different people for management, Wakeham said. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
X-Rays Show Famous Painting Hidden Under Another Aug 21, 2009
A new X-ray imaging technique has revealed colorful details of a painting hidden beneath another painting by famed American artist N.C. Wyeth, whose iconic work appeared in popular magazines like the Saturday Evening Post. The so-called lost illustration depicts a dramatic fist fight, which was published in a 1919 article in Everybody's Magazine, titled "The Mildest Mannered Man." Previously, scientists had used X-rays to show the artist, Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945), had covered the fight... (Fox News)
SMEAR Im Tired of Being Sexy Aug 20, 2009
" - Smear Related Links: Indepth Arts Resources for the State of California Other Important Exhibitions in California Quick Arts Access: Berkeley (32) Burbank (22) Glendale (23) Hollywood (23) Huntington Beach (20) Laguna Beach (31) Long Beach (42) Los Angeles (562) Oakland (77) Pasadena (35) Sacramento (65) San Diego (191) San Francisco (342) San Jose (70) Santa Barbara (46) Santa Cruz (25) Santa Monica (43) Santa Rosa (26) Venice (20) - NAIDOC - National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance... (AbsoluteArts.com)
It's The Journey : Marsha Hamby Savage Aug 15, 2009
American Artist magazine is pleased to announce it will be judging Utrecht Art Supplies' 60th Anniversary Art Competition, a competition with more than $12,000 in prizes open to all artists in the United States (http://www ... - Patina Gallery - Lonsdale Gallery - Moscow Museum of Modern Art - Medieval castle of Monteverde Irpino - American Artist Magazine - Royal West of England Academy - Yorkshire Artspace - Persistence Works - Irvine Contemporary - Textile Museum. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Billings featured in painting exhibitions Aug 15, 2009
Two paintings, October River and Inlet, Adirondacks, were chosen by the editor of American Artist magazine for the National Banks of the Hudson Competition in Woodstock, N.Y.. Billings is an artist member of the Copley Society of Art and Oil Painters of America. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
PAUL STEINITZ : God Only Knows Why My Trip Never Ended Aug 14, 2009
- Patina Gallery - Lonsdale Gallery - Moscow Museum of Modern Art - Medieval castle of Monteverde Irpino - American Artist Magazine - Royal West of England Academy - Yorkshire Artspace - Persistence Works - Irvine Contemporary - Textile Museum - Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, Richard Low Evans Gallery - Michael Dunev Art Projects - The Showroom at Davis Art Advisory - Gibbes Museum of Art. indepth arts search: lect. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Read Indepth Article Aug 13, 2009
Utrecht Art Supplie's 60th Anniversary Art Competition - American Artist Magazine - absolutearts ... American Artist magazine is pleased to announce it will be judging Utrecht Art Supplies' 60th Anniversary Art Competition, a competition with more than $12,000 in prizes open to all artists in the United States (http://www ... "Participating in this competition is as easy as clicking on a link and uploading photos of your work," says American Artist editor Steve Doherty. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Apollo 11 crew: Moon less interesting than Mars Jul 20, 2009
Moon Walk: Wonderful Moon art from the galleries of American artist i. Murphy. Murphy paints flowers, faces, figures and the man on the Moon. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Why art is vital to freedom Jul 4, 2009
We have a wonderful example with well-loved American artist Norman Rockwell, who used his work to comment on civic, social, and political issues. His paintings for The Saturday Evening Post and Look magazine covers raised provocative questions about the impact of war, religious intolerance, civil rights, and poverty in America. (Christian Science Monitor)
Honor Sharrer, artist whose detailed work chronicled everyday life May 14, 2009
Sharrer, a noted American artist whose bold, witty, incisive paintings documented the daily experiences of ordinary working people, died in Washington April 17. She was 88 and had lived in Charlottesville, Va. (Boston Globe)
Bob Dylan: Time For One More Change? May 2, 2009
But Bob Dylan--the great American artist of the past 50 years, I believe--survived, which is perhaps the only prosaic thing he's done in his life. A half-decade older than the oldest baby boomers, 68 on May 24, he has predicted their maturation--marriage, divorce, finding and losing religion, midlife crisis and regeneration, a second wind, a third. (Time.com)
This week: Arts and entertainment picks Apr 20, 2009
What do Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and American artist Shepard Fairey - famous for the ubiquitous (and litigated) Barack Obama "Hope" poster - have in common. Both fit into the "Through Future Eyes: The Endurance of Humanity" exhibition curated by six world-beating Bay Area high school girls who've been participating in Yerba Buena's Young Artists at Work program. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Boyle is not a very good singer and everybody should calm down'... Apr 18, 2009
" Again, not sure how you do things in England, but here in the States we don't use "an" before a hard "h" in one-syllable words. You are obviously no Shakespeare, Dickens or even Tolkien, sir. said: ROB,(BERY) LIKE THE TRUE PRESS YOU ARE USING THIS TALENTED LADY'S AGE AS A POINT OF WEEKNESS, I TAKE THAT AS AN INSULT , I AM 90 YEARS OLD EAR HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE T IMAGINE SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT HER WEIGHT. I WILL BET YOU ARE A TYPICAL FAT ( A-- )NEWSY OUR COUNTRY IS FULL OF THEM,YOU WOULDN'T BY ANY... (The Drudge Report)
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Apr 14, 2009
Art Coelho and Maxine Olson, both Fresno County natives, are part of "Twice Removed," an exhibition featuring Portuguese-American artists that opened Thursday at the Boston Public Library. The artists belong to the Portuguese- American Artist Association. (Fresno Bee)
Peter Schjeldahl: “Younger Than Jesus” at the New Museum. Apr 13, 2009
Its star, for me, is Ryan Trecartin, an American artist based in Philadelphia, who orchestrates a shaggy installation in which scripted, digitally eventful videos (catchable on YouTube) feature madcap, often sexually ambiguous performers enacting phantasmagorical dramas in squeaky voices at very high speed. The plot, if it can be called that, of one video concerns quadruplet girls whose father has told them that he wanted only triplets; two of the sisters resolve the familial anxiety by merging... (New Yorker)
'Galaxy' expands Berkeley Art Museum's horizons Mar 28, 2009
Another discovery for Rinder - an abstract surrealist sculpture by American artist Ibram Lassaw (1913-2003) - provides an even more surprising historical reference point. "This is a very strange piece that to my eye looks very contemporary," Rinder said of the Lassaw. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Spencer's exhibit opens on Friday at CVCA Mar 6, 2009
has been published in over a dozen books and magazines including American Artist, The Artist s Magazine, and International Artist, and has taught public school art for over 29 years. To register, contact Allan at or (715) 967-2817. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
