Month: July 2011
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Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
In the mid 19th Century the great Japanese print maker Utagawa Hiroshige (also known as Ando Hiroshige) created his most well known and influential series of prints, titled One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. These are considered to be among the greatest works in Japanese art. The Brooklyn Museum, which has a complete set in…
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Max Ginsburg
Max Ginsburg is a powerful painter whose depictions of street scenes and city life resonate with humanity and the drama of daily life, as well as evoking the texture and vibrancy of the visual elements that make up the cityscape in which his subjects live and move. Though he had formal instruction, Ginsburg learned much…
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Mark Schultz: Various Drawings Volume 5
It’s customary for many comic book artists and illustrators to publish “sketchbooks”, collections of sketches and drawings of varying degrees of finish, which are frequently more of interest to their dedicated “must have anything” fans than to the more general readership. And then there’s Mark Schultz. Flesk Publications, a small artbook publisher who has a…
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Terry Strickland
Terry Strickland is a Birmingham, Alabama based painter who studied Graphic Design at the University of Central Florida. Before transitioning into gallery painting full time, she worked in turns as an illustrator, silk screen artist, courtroom sketch artist and teacher. Strickland primarily paints portraits, though not as a commission portrait artist, but rather one who…
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For the first time: Rembrandt & Degas
Edgas Degas, the member of the French Impressionist circle who adhered most closely to classical and academic traditions, took great inspiration in the works of Rembrandt, as did many other artists, and as Rembrandt himself took inspiration in other masters before him. As part of their series of yearly exhibits focusing on the inspiration the…
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Dale Chihuly
Dale Chihuly is an American sculptor who does amazing and beautiful works in colored glass. His works range from small pieces to large scale installations, both outdoor and indoor, often accompanied by the striking effects of dramatic lighting. A large part of the appeal of his work, aside from the beautiful character of the material…