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  • Alphonse Mucha on Gallica Digital Library

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    Pecay from Bibliodyssey, who has a knack for these things, points us to a nice selection of posters from Alphonse (Alfons) Mucha, the Czech artist whose name is essentially synonymous with “Art Nouveau”. The images are on the Gallica Digital Library, produced by the National Library of France. There are three pages of images (arrows…

  • Sherrie McGraw

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    Sherrie McGraw paints subtle, refined still life paintings that combine the feeling of traditional Dutch masters with the more modern sensibilities of contemporary paint handling; in which crisply defined objects shine out of their deep chiaroscuro relationships with their backgrounds. She also paints forceful portraits and figures, in which the same relationships are heightened by…

  • Sometimes the Stars

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    Sometimes the Stars (Vimeo link) is a short (4½ minute) animation produced by Luke Jurevicius and directed by Ari Gibson and Jason Pamment (for full credits list, click on the “Description” link under the animation on the Vimeo page). Elegant and understated, deftly realized in tones of gray, the wistful and somewhat enigmatic short follows…

  • Robh Ruppel (update)

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    Robh Ruppel is a well known art director, concept artist, character designer and matte painter for the film and gaming industries. He was the Art Director for the animated feature films Meet the Robinsons and Brother Bear and did visual development work on films like Treasure Planet, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Tarzan, Mulan and The…

  • Turner’s Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino at the Getty

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    In July of last year the Getty Museum in Los Angeles acquired one of Joseph Mallord William Turner’s great masterpieces, Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino (and a pretty price they paid for it, too.) Though not part of a special exhibition as far as I can tell, the museum is highlighting the fact that this…

  • Sagaki Keita

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    Japanese artist Sagaki Keita creates drawings in which the textures and tones are composed of smaller drawings, down to striking levels of detail and complexity. The large images are of cityscapes, faces, famous paintings, prints or sculpture, even atomic explosions. The images within the images are of little faces, figures, animals, fish, and assorted bizarre…