August 6, 2024
Visual artists

The Union of Maine Visual Artists Presents “The Divine Feminine” – MAINE ART SCENE MAGAZINE

(Portland, ME) The Divine Feminine is a group show at the UMVA Gallery. Exhibiting artists are Patsea Cobb, Roberta March, Christine Morgan, Ellen O’Donnell, Judy O’Donnell, Gary Perlmutter, and Rhonda Pearle. Explore how seven artists interpret these themes: paying tribute to Gaia, the Goddess of Earth, and mother of life and all its natural beauty;

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Mr. Soul inspiring next generation of Cleveland visual artists

After starting a successful career in Atlanta, the Cleveland-raised visual artist is expanding his work back home in Northeast Ohio. CLEVELAND — Kevin Harp is a multidisciplinary visual artist known as Mr. Soul, whose work has been felt worldwide. But that impact began at an early age at Grace Mount Elementary School here in Cleveland.

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European Art

A glimpse of European paintings at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya 

The collection of European paintings at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) is one of the largest and most important in India, says curator Nilanjana Som. CSMVS has masterpieces from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, along with some Victorian ones which are part of this collection. “People and portraits, historical paintings, religious and mythological stories,

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BioArt Pushes the Limits of Visual Art, Science and Technology

Professor Boryana Rossa examines We Are All Here to Rot, by Oksana Kazmina ’24, at Bulgaria’s National Gallery/The Palace. The BioArt work featured print, memory foam and a video loop of Kazmina’s own bacteria. Oksana Kazmina ’24 entered Syracuse University in the fall of 2022, months before Russian tanks rolled into her native Ukraine. A

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Book Review: ‘The Slip,’ by Prudence Peiffer

Or does she? I ask because, in Peiffer’s telling, what moved these artists as much as their habitat was Barr’s challenge, which hung in the air for all newcomers, the conscious attempt to surpass the drippy abstractions of their forebears. (We learn that another upstart, the perfectionist Frank Stella, tacked a de Kooning reproduction in

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European Fine art

Why the first European paintings of Australian animals look so alien to our eyes

Editor’s note: The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writers. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. (The Conversation) — In 1772, Joseph Banks commissioned the foremost painter of animals in England, George Stubbs,

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Visual artists

Artist Marie Mellott’s Multi-faceted Career

Marie Mellott’s versatility as an artist has won her many accolades over the years. Paintings, drawings, mixed media pieces as well as poetry and performance art have all been part of her repertoire. I’ve seen much of her work, which for me is quite inspirational. It shows me that an artist does not have to

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Art Investment

Boston Celtic Jaylen Brown and Set Free Teach Rookies the Value of Art

Earlier this summer, in Las Vegas, the NBA rookie class gathered at the Palms Casino Resort for Rookie One Court, a welcome party for newly drafted NBA players. There, Boston Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown and creative director Set Free Richardson gifted three large prints by Spanish artist Rafa Macarrón to the top three draft picks. 

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Art Investment

Boston Celtic Jaylen Brown and Set Free Teach Rookies the Value of Art – ARTnews.com

Courtesy, Set Free Richardson Earlier this summer, in Las Vegas, the NBA rookie class gathered at the Palms Casino Resort for Rookie One Court, a welcome party for newly drafted NBA players. There, Boston Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown and creative director Set Free Richardson gifted three large prints by Spanish artist Rafa Macarrón to the

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European Artists

Culture statistics – cultural employment

Cultural employment – current state and latest developments In 2022, cultural employment accounted for 3.8 % of total employment in the EU, (equal to 7.7 million people), ranging from 1.5 % in Romania to 5.4 % in the Netherlands. Overall, cultural employment accounted for a higher share of total employment in western and northern Member States than in

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