Abstract Expression

Picasso sketches stolen

2009-06-09T08:56:00.000-07:00

A sketchbook of some 33 drawings by Pablo Picasso worth about 8m euros ($11m; £6.8m) has been stolen from a museum in Paris, police have said. BBC

Coke Glass

2008-12-18T09:53:00.001-08:00

"Coke Glass"
Acrylic on canvas
20" x 16"
by M_ls

Bearded Collie Paintings

2008-11-16T08:04:00.001-08:00

Source - Abstract Expression - Modern Art

Sotheby's happy with contemporary art auction in New York

2008-11-12T15:35:00.000-08:00

"An auction of contemporary art in New York has taken an under-estimate haul of $125m (£82m) amid a halting market.

Yves Klein's Archisponge was top lot at the Sotheby's sale, fetching $21.36m (£14m) - almost $5m below estimate.

But the sale - which had been expected to raise at least $200m (£131.1m) - did set records for work by John Currin, Philip Guston, and Richard Serra"

full story @ BBC News

Terracotta - Wisdom Smiles

2008-11-12T06:21:00.000-08:00

"Terracotta - Wisdom Smiles" inspired by the Bearded Collie Dog (Beardie).
Acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"

Rise

2008-11-03T09:18:00.000-08:00

Rise no. 1
Acrylic/mixed media on canvas
50cm x 50 cm
M_ls

Rothko at Tate Modern

2008-10-31T12:03:00.000-07:00

26th September 2008 - 01 February 2009

"Tate Modern presents an exhibition by one of the world’s most famous and best-loved artists, Mark Rothko. This is the first significant exhibition of his work to be held in the UK for over 20 years.

Tate Modern's iconic 'Rothko Room' works are reunited for the first time with works from Japan. The Seagram Murals were originally commissioned for The Four Seasons Restaurant in the Seagram Building New York."

Rothko at Tate Modern

The website is worth a visit. Good navigation. Reasonable commentaries. Plenty of paintings on show.

New Paintings - Abstract Expression

2008-09-26T14:59:00.001-07:00

"Paradise"
Acrylic on canvas
20" x 16"

"Portrait"
Acrylic on canvas
20" x 16"

After the Rain

2008-08-26T15:56:00.001-07:00

"After the Rain" - Acrylic/mixed media on canvas board - 2008

Salisbury Crags

2008-08-15T16:28:00.001-07:00

"Salisbury Crags"
Acrylic on canvas

Abstract Expression

Picasso breaks record

2008-06-20T01:01:00.001-07:00

An abstract painting by Picasso has sold in Sydney for $6.9m AUS (£3.32m), making it the most expensive piece of art sold at auction in Australia.

The 1954 painting, Sylvette - featuring model and muse Sylvette David - sold to an anonymous overseas phone bidder at the Deutscher-Menzies Galleries.

One of 40 works inspired by David, it was painted by Picasso when he was 73.

BBC News

Lucian Freud record breaker $$$

2008-05-14T03:36:00.001-07:00

A life-sized Lucian Freud painting of a sleeping, naked woman has set a new world record price for a work by a living artist.

The 1995 portrait, titled Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, sold for $33.6m (£17.2m) at Christie's in New York.

The previous record was held by Jeff Koons' Hanging Heart, which fetched $23.5m (£12.1m) last November.

for full story - BBC NEWS

Bearded Collie with Ball

2008-04-13T05:44:00.001-07:00

"Bearded Collie with Ball"
Acrylic/mixed media on board
18" x 24"

Particular Cats

2008-03-20T03:28:00.000-07:00

"Particular Cats"
Acrylic on canvas.

[commissioned]

link: art impressions

Buddha statue sells for $14.3 m.

2008-03-19T02:52:00.001-07:00

A record was set in the world of Japanese art. A seated wooden sculpture of the Buddha sold for $14.3 million. Interestingly the carver has depicted the Buddha with hair in a visible topknot rather than as the i-cone-ic icecream cone. It was purchased by Mitsukoshi Co. Ltd.

Related links:
Buddha sells for $14.3M.
"I" Conehead - "I" Buddha

Picasso art stolen

2008-02-08T02:19:00.001-08:00

"Two Pablo Picasso paintings worth millions of Euros have been stolen from a Swiss exhibition, police have said." Full story @ BBC

The missing paintings are titled "Head of Horse" (1962) and "Glass and Pitcher" (1944).

Bono's "Fish Can Fly Tee"

2008-01-15T03:14:00.001-08:00

"Fish can Fly"
Bono's Hard Rock collaboration charity tee shirt "combines EDUN's trade for aid ethos and conscious consumerism with raising funds to benefit African cotton farmers..."
Click the link to purchase - Hard Rock T-shirts

Thieves steal Picasso

2007-12-20T11:07:00.001-08:00

Yahoo News reports that thieves have stolen two paintings from Sao Paulo's leading art museum - Picasso's 1904 "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and Brazilian painter Candido Portinari's 1939 "The Coffee Worker".

Picasso's "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch"
link - Online Picasso Project

Art is not losing its soul to populism - artists are

2007-12-13T08:33:00.001-08:00

There are some interesting comments over at Guardian Unlimited. They are in response to an article entitled "Art losing its soul to populism."

I feel the article misses the point or rather creates a non-point. The fact that some artists and art institutions choose to prostitute themselves, in an enormous b*llixing bun, does not mean that "art" has lost anything. Art is art and will always be just that ...and people will continue to argue about just what that art is.

Who cares!!

Siamese Cats

2007-12-12T03:53:00.000-08:00

Two old friends, now long gone, but never forgotten.
Leo at the back. Jasper at the front.

"Leo and Jasper" - Oil and acrylic on board

Reflective Skull

2007-12-11T02:26:00.001-08:00

"Self Reflective Skull sans pot"
[after Picasso's "Crane et Pot" (1943)]
Acrylic on Cardboard

For all poor sods like me, a cheap and cheerful alternative to Damien Hirst's ludicrous tat - the diamond encrusted skull named "For the Love of God".

Toddler fools the art world, apparently

2007-12-07T15:47:00.001-08:00

A toddler has fooled the art world, or rather a toddler's mother has fooled the art world with some abstract paintings.

I find the comments which accompany the article, at the Daily Mail, even more interesting. ;)
Here is the link:
Toddler fools the art world

Peering into Rock Pools

2007-12-04T05:18:00.000-08:00

Remembering wonderful warm Sunday afternoons, in Scotland, in summer.

"Peering into Rock Pools on Fidra Beach"

Abstract Art

abstract art, modern art, landscape, scotland

Tete de Taureau after Picasso

2007-11-26T15:55:00.000-08:00

"Tete de Taureau [after Picasso]"
Acrylic/gesso on cardboard
Abstract Expression

Winter Auction of Contemporary Indian Art

2007-11-22T01:52:00.000-08:00

saffronart.com's winter online auction of contemporary Indian art takes place on December 5th and 6th. Here is the catalogue which features 110 works of art by 36 artists.

There is also a slide show which can be selected by artist.

Worth a look!