Maurice Denis, Easter Mystery, 1891, oil on canvas, 41
“Remember that a picture, before being a battle horse, a nude, an anecdote or whatnot, is essentially a flat surface covered with colors assembled in a certain order.” Maurice Denis, founder of Les Nabis Happy Easter from The Art Minute
Marsden Hartley, Portrait of a German Officer, 1914, oil on canvas, 68.25” x 41.375”, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Marsden Harley [Public Domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Olivia Huffstetter, a student at Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX, wrote this post. When we think about war, the first thought that comes to mind usually isn’t about a love affair or a relationship. However, this is just what American … Continue reading
William Gullick, Mary, Zoe, Marjory, and Chloe Gullick, c.1909, autochrome, State Library of New South Wales, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Autochrome (noun) An autochrome is a color photograph created with a glass filter that is covered with a colored mosaic of dyed potato starch. Louis Lumière invented the process in 1903.
William Morris, Drawing for block-printed fabric Tulip and Willow, 1873, Public Domain vis Wikimedia Commons.
William Morris, the British artist and writer, was born in east London on March 24th, 1834 to William Morris and Emma Morris Shelton. Morris is best known for his highly influential textile designs and association with the Pre-Rapahelite Brotherhood, but … Continue reading
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, La Pia de’ Tolomei, c. 1868, oil on canvas, 41.5” x 47.5” Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas, Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Artwork in the Public Domain.
Paige Guerra, a student at Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX, wrote this post. In 1848, three art students in London took it upon themselves to rebel against what the “frivolous” Royal Academy was teaching and sought to take art back … Continue reading
Betye Saar, The Liberation of Aunt Jemima, 1972, Mixed media, 20.3 X 29.8 X 6.9 cm, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkley. Photo by Erika Clugston, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License.
The Art Minute University: Erika Clugston, a student at Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX, wrote this post. Betye Saar’s found object assemblage, The Liberation of Aunt Jemima (1972), re-appropriates derogatory imagery as a means of protest and symbol of empowerment … Continue reading
Henri Matisse, Purple Robe and Anemones, 1937, oil on canvas, 73.1 x 60.5 cm, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Photo by Julia Manzerova via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License.
Henri Matisse French Fauve painter and draughtsman Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse was born on December 31, 1869 in Le Cateau-Cambrésis in the north of France to a grain merchant. In 1887, he moved to Paris to study law, but decided to become … Continue reading
Philip Johnson, The Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1945 - 1949, Photo by Staib via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
The Art Minute University: This post was written by Ryan Maler, a student at Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX. The Glass House, designed by architect Philip Johnson, is set in a rural landscape in New Canaan, Connecticut. The modern home has … Continue reading
Robert Rauschenberg, Retroactive I, 1963, Oil and silkscreen ink on canvas, 84 x 60 in., Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, Photo by Mary Ellen via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy Happy Thanksgiving from The Art Minute.
Robert Capa, D-Day: June 6, 1944: Allied Invasion of Normandy, Photo by Templar1307 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License.
In the early morning of D-Day, Robert Capa arrived at Omaha Beach on a landing craft to photograph Company E as it attacked the German troops that were firing machine guns from somewhere amid clouds of smoke on the French … Continue reading
Edward Hopper, Gas, 1940, oil on canvas, 26 1/4 x 40 1/4", Museum of Modern Art, New York, Photo by David Churbuck via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License.
“If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” Edward Hopper
Robert Indiana, Love, original 1970, Shinjuku I-LAND Tower in Nishi-Shinjuku office district in Tokyo, Japan, Photo by TYO via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License.
Robert Indiana Pop Artist Robert Clark was born on September 13, 1928 in New Castle, Indiana. He was adopted as an infant and moved frequently throughout Indiana during his childhood. Today, the artist lives on the island of Vinalhaven off … Continue reading