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2010-06-28T13:45:00.000-04:00

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Site visit SVC concert

2009-10-11T18:56:00.001-04:00

I want to share the wonderful experience of the SVC concert on Friday evening (10/9)at the Weis Center. The concert was Alzheimer's Stories: A Monument to Memory. First of all, we the WFAA, Inc., can be very proud of our association with the SVC. It is an excellent organization as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. Secondly, we can be proud of the fact that we were a concert sponsor

Return For A Final Appearance...Sort Of...

2008-11-22T11:46:00.003-05:00

It has been a LONG time since I actually posted on this blog ~~ April 2006 to be exact. The reason for the blogging I was doing here was changing dramatically at that time. And finally the purpose for which this blog was set up was eclipsed & terminated.However, a new opportunity to blog on ArtInterests has grown out of the aforementioned change. I have started a new blog ~~

FYI

2006-04-07T13:16:00.000-04:00

As I mentioned in the last post, I need to close this blog or at least make some revisions in it. So it will be under some reconstruction. I don't plan to do further posts in this blog.However, I will have a new blog up soon & will link from here to the new one as my final post.

Weeeeelllll.....

2006-04-06T19:12:00.000-04:00

It looks like 'light blogging alert' was an understatement...right???In fact, I am closing the blog out. It has been fun, but changes with respect to the WOOCOCK MUSEUM have necessitated closure of ArtInterestsGreatAndSmall.Thanks to everyone who read & enjoyed this blog.

LIGHT BLOGGING ALERT

2006-03-08T09:18:00.000-05:00

Will be on the road for the next few weeks. I will post, but it will be intermittent. Thanks for your patience!

Some Come and Some Go

2006-03-04T13:06:00.000-05:00

It is wonderful when some pieces of art COME in to a public venue but sadly recent news also reports that some paintings are GONE from public access.Well, here is the good news. Some beautiful works of art will be seen soon. The estate of Henry Ford is gifting the Detroit Institute of Arts with works by Picasso, Matisse and Renoir - estimated value around $15 million. The Detroit Institute is

What is

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genre painting?From Artlex ~~"Genre painting is the depiction of subjects and scenes from everyday life, ordinary folk and common activities. It achieved its greatest popularity in seventeenth century Holland (the Netherlands) with the works of Jan Steen (1626-1679) and Jan Vermeer (1632-1675)."This charming painting (1449) by Petrus Christus, has three different titles, one is A Goldsmith in his

Remember the posts

2006-03-01T16:54:00.000-05:00

on subject, style, interpretation, context & emotion? No? Check here.Our subject for this post will be the Annunciation to Mary by the Angel Gabriel. You will see quite a variety of style, interpretation & emotion in these works, chosen from several different centuries.FYI - if the image is at the Web Gallery of Art, after you have clicked on the image to enlarge it, take note of the percent

Remember the "debate" between

2006-02-27T16:04:00.000-05:00

the 'Rubenists' & the 'Poussinists'? If not, check this post.For a pictorial 'take' of this always present tension in art, let's look at four paintings by Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807), a Swiss painter. Two of her paintings Composition & Design illustrate the Poussinist preoccupation on the involvement of the intellect in creating a work of art, while Invention & Colour illustrate the roles of

Another Sculptor of Note

2006-02-27T15:11:00.000-05:00

After looking at other large sculptures , I would like highlight another artist, Ed Dwight. Before starting on his art career in bronze sculpture in 1973, he had several impressive careers, including that of an Air Force test pilot, an aviation consultant, and was active in business. Dwight was also America's first African-American Astronaut Trainee.You are probably familiar with some of his

The lowly lemon in art

2006-02-26T12:30:00.000-05:00

To set the scene we need to start with the genre of art known as 'still life or still-life', & ArtLex gives us a good definition to consider. Two more comments on still life painting ~~"At once revered and underrated, the still life originated as an independent genre during the Renaissance and experienced its golden age in the 17th-century Netherlands (modern-day Belgium and Holland). Still lifes

I could not determine

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if the story behind this painting was a real event or whether it was a legend. Maybe it is a combination of the two. What do you think?"We know from his {Albrecht Durer} letters that this spectacular work was one of Durer's favourites. It was commissioned by Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony & a learned man who had also engaged Durer's talents on several previous occasions. The subject,

Can you read a painting?

2006-02-24T16:26:00.000-05:00

Here is the Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand (1808) by Albrecht Durer. I'll be back in the next post to help you "read" this painting: to learn what was important at the time it was painted & what significance, if any, it might have for us today.Food for thought ~ "Why are lemons such a common feature of Renaissance still lifes?" no pun intended...heh

Biggie, again

2006-02-24T10:15:00.000-05:00

Back in January I blogged on the very large sculptures of Larry Young and David Adikes. When you click here, you can see another large sculpture - this time at the Exhibition of Monumental Sculptures being staged by the Sarasota (FL) Season of Sculpture which is a new and growing art organization. The objectives of this outdoor art show are "to make large-scale public works of art accessible to

After 476AD, the western Roman Empire

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subsided into the various Germanic states which would become medieval Europe. The mantle of leadership for the Roman Empire fell to the emperors of the eastern Roman Empire in the city of Constantinople ~~ the "new Rome", founded by the Roman & first Christian emperor, Constantine I, in 330AD on the site of the older city of Byzatium.As noted in my last post, "One of the most important forms of

Back to Byz 2

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In August of last year, I did a couple of posts on Byzantine art, here & here. This is such a rich heritage in art that I decided to return to it.This article Byzantine Art at Wikipedia provides as excellent discussion of this art in the context of its culture & the events going on in the world.The usual dates for the Byzantine Empire are around 500AD to 1453AD when the city of Constantinople

Stopping right along...heh...

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ooops, lost my momentum. However, the battle paintings from the 19th century await us. The number of wars going on around the world at any one time is quite amazing. Many of these wars I have never heard about. For example, the Barbary Wars of the early 1800s. Here are some images from the First Barbary War ~~Burning of the USS PhiladelphiaWilliam Bainbridge pays tribute to the Dey The Dey?The

Moving right along...

2006-02-07T20:44:00.000-05:00

so I don't lose my momentum, we will dive into some battle images from the 18th century. If you read the accompanying commentaries to the images in my posts, looking at battle images through the centuries, you will have received an education which should be the equivalent of a degree in history!!Battle of Poltava during the Great Northern War Battle of Carillon during the French & Indian WarThe

Excuses, excuses...

2006-02-06T18:57:00.000-05:00

first of all I am having trouble (seriously) & still do not have many good battle images for the 17th century, then the weekend came, then it rained, then it...hmmmm, what other excuse can I use? heh.Time of Troubles & A Call to Arms - We know about the end of the Romanov dynasty in 1917, but do you know the beginnings? This post will probably appeal to history buffs! When I start out on one

More on battle paintings

2006-01-28T19:14:00.000-05:00

These from the 16th century. For previous posts highlighting battle scene paintings check here. As you view the images of battle paintings, you certainly get a sense of the wide variety of styles, interpretations, contexts & emotional punch.Just look at the difference between these two.The Fall [or Siege] of Constantinople - painted in 1499I counted 11 individuals in this painting,andThe Battle

I'm kind of surprised

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that I am not finding more painted battle scenes, but I do have a few for our consideration. For earlier posts which have battle scenes from the 11th century to the 14th century, check here, here, here, here & here.The following scenes are battles in the 15th century.The Battle of GrunwaldThe Fall of ConstantinopleGreat Standing on the Ugra River - This one is neat because the two armies stood

Big, Bronze and Beautiful

2006-01-21T12:33:00.000-05:00

While writing about David Adickes and his very large concrete sculptures, I was reminded of the beautiful and also very large bronze sculptures by Larry Young of Columbia, MO. This past year Larry installed his 20-foot-tall bronze sculpture SYNERGY at the International Marriott headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland. His wife, Candy, wrote in their Christmas letter, "It turned out to be a

Twice as Big

2006-01-20T11:49:00.000-05:00

I linked, in the previous post about sculpture David Adickes, to the Williamsburg, VA President's Park that has the busts (duplicates) of our 42 presidents and meant to link to the South Dakota setting which also has the busts (originals) of the 42 presidents. Both are good sites to visit. And Mr. Adickes also has a third set of those presidents lining the parking lot of his Houston studio,

"Concrete Cowboy"

2006-01-20T10:54:00.000-05:00

That's the opening headline, front and center, on the 1/18 WSJ front page. The entire headline reads: "Concrete Cowboy: Sculptor of Tall Art Sets Sights Higher". The dateline is Houston, Texas which is also the home of Texas sculptor David Adickes who, celebrating his 79th birthday this week, said "I don't have that many productive years left." What sets Adickes apart from other artists is