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portrait or spitting image
There is always a complex psychological relationship between the sitter and the painter, since the explosive issue of the construction of identity is a potent assemblage that continues to adapt itself in the modern world. But its often an ambivalent … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged Adrian Searle, anne purves, Augustus John, british art journal, darren baker, Graham Sutherland, Jamie Reid The Sex Pistols, john brack, Jonathan Jones Guardian, Lucian Freud, Rembrandt, robin simon, Rogier van der Weyden, rolf harris, sam fullbrook, sebastien smee, sir john kiszely, yousuf karsh
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pop art for mall rats: well executed tripe
“Popular culture has become our common language, and to become fluent in it is, like it or not, a key part of making sense of the larger world” –Andi Zeisler by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) i don’t know who … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Parfrey, andi zeisler, art chantry, Augustus John, dale chihuly, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Jerry Lewis, leroy nieman, margaret keane, natalie wood, patrick nagel, Peter Max, Shepard Fairey, starburst wall clocks, thomas kinkade, trailer trash household, vladimir tretchikoff, walter and margaret keane, walter keane
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typecast: like hiring a dentist to do brain surgery
by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) Earlier today when i was writing about the wonders of labelmaker, i mention that (before computers) artists did lousy type? well this little essay is all about the official typeface of the art world: duro stencil. … Continue reading
PORTRAIT OF A TUG OF WAR
Not every great age produced portraits. The Greeks made almost none, except on their coins, until the time of Alexander the Great, whose legions ranged over the world from India to Egypt. Alexander had his own private portrait artist, the … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc.
Tagged Alexander the Great, Augustus John, Cezanne, Claude Manet, Claude Monet, Daguerre, Frederigo da Montefeltro, Graham Sutherland, Ivan Albright, Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Joseph E. Widener, Karsh photographs, Leonardo Da Vinci, Lysippus Sculptor, Mrs. Leigh Block, National Gallery of Art Washington, Picasso, Piero della Francesca, Rembrandt, Titian, Van Gogh, Velasquez, Vincent Van Gogh, Winston Churchill, Yousef Karsh
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