Aug 16, 2012 | news, painting
So amazing that these palettes are still around to be blogged about. I’ve placed each one next to one of the artist’s works as a kind of not-quite before and after. I think Seurat’s is my favorite – his transition from dark to light on the palette is not only really beautiful but probably pretty functional as well.
All the palette photos were found on
this post on Retronaut.co.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919
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| The Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1881 |
Edgar Degas, 1834-1917
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| Dancers in Blue, 1899 |
Georges-Pierre Seurat, 1859-1891
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| La Grande Jatte, 1886 |
Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903
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| Tahiti Women on the Beach, 1891 |
Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890
Eugene Delacroix, 1798-1863
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| Liberty Leading the People, 1830 |
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Aug 15, 2012 | Art Institute in Chicago, MCA Chicago, museums
A million thanks to my boyfriend’s family who let me tag along on their family vacation to Chicago last week. They took me to the Shedd Aquarium, on an Architecture River Cruise, and stuck it out with me through (almost) both museums! Thanks to them I now have two great collections to add to my mini online database of photos, posts, and descriptions.
Four days in Chicago means we only had time for the highlights, so I chose to check out the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago.
| MCA Chicago |
The Art Institute of Chicago |
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Open Tuesdays
10am-8pm
and Wednesdays-Sundays
10am-5pm (closed Mondays) |
Open Thursdays
10:30am-8pm
and Mondays-Sundays
10:30am-5pm |
Highlights:
- Skyscaper: Art and Architecture Against Gravity
- Heidi Norton’s Plants on the verge of a natural breakdown
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Highlights:
- Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective
- European Modern Art, 1900-1950 – 3rd floor
- Impressionism Galleries – 2nd floor
- American Modern Art, 1900-1950 – 2nd floor
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I’ll be publishing more in-depth posts on both museums in the next couple of days, so stay tuned if you want more info and descriptions on these beautiful places and all the wonderful art they contain. There’s nothing like walking into a brand new museum for the first time.
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Aug 13, 2012 | inspiration
Now that most forms of classical beauty have already been perfected, one of the best ways to create something aesthetically interesting is by surprising the viewer with something completely unexpected. Below you’ll find selections of art and photographs that manage to pull this off by trading in reality for something even better:
Works by Robert and Shana Parkeharrison found here:
Of the series she wrote, “Draped is about becoming the dwelling itself; experiencing the double edge of domesticity. The domestic interior of the home is a place of comfort but can also be camouflage for individual identity when the idealized decor becomes obsession, or indication of position or status.”
Living underwater, photo found
here:
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