Marisol, Self-Portrait Looking at the Last Supper, 1982-4, Wood, plywood, stone, plaster, aluminum, dye, charcoal, 121 ½” x 358” x 61”, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Photo via the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
One of the most unique modern artists, Maria Sol Escobar, otherwise simply known as Marisol, died on April 30, 2016 at the age of 85. The French-born, Venezuelan artist first caused a sensation in the New York art world in … Continue reading
David Hockney, A Bigger Splash (Detail), 1967, acrylic on canvas, Tate Gallery, London, Photo by Ian Burt via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.
Memorial Day weekend is upon us and many Americans will gather poolside to enjoy a picnic while celebrating the memory of American soldiers. No one has captured the appeal of the American poolside setting better than British Pop artist, David Hockney. … Continue reading
Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, oil and silkscreen ink on canvas, 45 in. x 67 1/2 in. , Collection SFMOMA, Photo by Thomas Hawk via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 2.0 License
“An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have.” Andy Warhol
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Andy Warhol Pop Artist Andrej Varhola, Jr. was born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Andrej Varhola, a coal mine worker, and Júlia Zavacká, both of whom were immigrants from Slovakia. Andy Warhol died in New York City on February 22, 1987. … Continue reading
Richard Hamilton, Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?, 1956, collage on paper, 10¼” x 9¾”, Kunsthalle Tübingen, Sammlung Zundel, Germany. Photo by Ian Burt under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
The British Pop artist Richard Hamilton passed away earlier this week. Some people think that Pop Art strictly was an American art movement, but it actually started in England with Richard Hamilton and his artist friends. At the end of … Continue reading