Kehinde Wiley, Le Roi a la chasse, 2006, oil on canvas, 8’ x 6’, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Photo by زرشک, Creative Commons Attribution License via Wikimedia Commons.
During the Baroque era, artists painted religious and political heroes in a style that was intended to impress upon the viewer the supremacy of the subjects and the divine blessings bestowed upon them. This Old Master style is perfectly suited … Continue reading
Jeff Koons, Michael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988, ceramic, 42” x 70½” x 32½”, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Photo by artgrad, Flickr.
Last month, philosopher Alva Noë wrote an interesting article about art and neuroscience that the New York Times published in its Opinionator section. In the article, he took issue with the assumptions and methods of a field called “neuroaesthetics,” which … Continue reading
Walton Ford, Nila, 1999-2000, watercolor, gouache, ink, and pencil on paper, 144” x 216”, Photo by La Petite Claudine (Flickr) under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Walton Ford’s watercolors are magnificent. The contemporary artist paints the natural world on an enormous scale. This watercolor of an elephant, when all twenty-two panels are placed together, is life-size. The painting is meticulous. The detail is exacting. It is … Continue reading
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Currently on view at the Blanton Museum of Art are stunning works of art by the contemporary artist, El Anatsui. Lisa Binder from The Museum of African Art in New York City curated the exhibition entitled, El Anatsui: When I … Continue reading