AvatarLarry MudrieAvatarAvatar1 day agoNick Cave on love, art and the loss of his sons: ‘It’s against nature to bury your children’verified_publisherThe Guardian - Simon HattenstoneIn the past nine years, the musician and artist has lost two sons – an experience he explores in a shocking, deeply personal new ceramics project. He discusses mercy, forgiveness, making and meaning
AvatarLarry MudrieFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoWork of the Week: Katsushika Hokusai’s ‘Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji’artnet.com - by Margaret CarriganChristie's has set a record for the Japanese artist three times in a row. Work of the Week is excerpted from The Back Room, our lively recap funneling …
AvatarLarry MudrieAvatarAvatar1 day agoThis Museum Needs Your Help Identifying the Subject of a 19th-Century PaintingSmithsonian Magazine - Sarah KutaIn 1844, English artist William Lindsay Windus painted a portrait of a Black child, dressed in torn clothing and gazing directly at the viewer. Since …
AvatarLarry MudrieFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoDefaced Banksy Tree Mural Covered in Plastic Screens and Boardsartnews.com - Karen K. HoA Banksy mural in north London defaced shortly after its debut has been covered with sheets of plastic and surrounded by wooden boards. The work is a …
AvatarLarry MudrieFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoRichard Serra, Whose Monumental and Confrontational Works Redefined Sculpture, Dies at 85artnet.com - by Jo Lawson-TancredHe is best remembered for his immense, rusted steel monuments that were once reviled and are now beloved by the public. Of the many artists who ripped …
AvatarLarry MudrieAvatarAvatar1 day agoAmid air raids and electricity shortages, a Ukrainian artist paints the Russian invasionverified_publisherThe Guardian - Dee JeffersonFor Sana Shahmuradova Tanska, art-making became a compulsive way to process the anxiety of living in a war zone
AvatarLarry MudrieFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoA $9 million Willem de Kooning painting leads early sales at Art Basel Hong Kong.artsy.net - Maxwell RabbA $9 million Willem de Kooning painting is among the top sales reported from Art Basel Hong Kong’s first day. The painting was sold by Hauser & …
AvatarLarry MudrieAvatarAvatar2 days agoRichard Serra, master of large-scale sculpture, dies aged 85verified_publisherCNNCNN — Artist Richard Serra, whose monumental abstract sculptures transformed museums, public spaces and even entire landscapes, has died aged 85. The American sculptor died from pneumonia at his home in New York on Tuesday, the New York Times first reported. His lawyer John Silberman confirmed the …
AvatarLarry MudrieFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoHoi Chan Translates Everyday Experiences into Dreamy Candy-Colored Illustrations — Colossalthisiscolossal.com - Grace EbertA slight breeze brushing across her body during a morning run or observing a butterfly’s winding flight pattern are likely sources of inspiration for …
AvatarLarry MudrieAvatarAvatar5 days agoYears after her death, a trailblazing transgender P.E.I. artist will be part of prestigious Venice showverified_publisherCBC News - Isabelle GallantErica Rutherford — a groundbreaking transgender painter, filmmaker and writer — is the first Prince Edward Island artist to be selected for the …
AvatarLarry MudrieAvatarAvatar6 days ago‘Sonia Delaunay: Living Art’ Review: Radiantly ModernThe Wall Street Journal. - By Lance Esplund New York Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) was as innovative, influential and prolific a designer as she was a painter. In 1912, she and her husband, the abstract painter and theorist Robert (1885-1941), were the first Parisians to paint purely abstractly. She created, for their newborn son, the earliest …
AvatarLarry MudrieFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMar 22Nigerian artist Sor Sen explores the ‘connectedness between humans and trees’globalvoices.org - Written byPamela EphraimLeft: ‘You are my shield and comfort,’ oil on canvas, 92 x 122 cm, 2022. Right: ‘Soulful negotiations II,’ oil on canvas, 92 x 153 cm, 2023. Photos …