Kees van Dongen- my new favorite artist
As someone who paints and hasn't done it in awhile (damn you college!) Im EXTREMELY influenced by artists such as Matisse and now van Dongen for their use of colors. So now that van Dongen is my new influence I bring you his life and work (really look at the variety of techniques he has). Enjoy!
Have $30 million just laying around?
Then you could own one of Vincent Van Gogh's last paintings
"L'Enfant a l'Orange - or The Child With An Orange - will go on sale next month at the European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
The painting was created in 1890, a month before Van Gogh shot himself at the age of 37.
The joyful portrait contrasts with his other angst-ridden paintings.
Stolen Paintings Returned in Brazil
....I'm trying to keep up with the latest news bits in the art world Stolen paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari returned home to applause on Wednesday while police tried to find out who masterminded the robbery. The paintings, worth millions of dollars, were recovered Tuesday when a suspect led police to a house on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, said chief police inspector Mauricio Lemos Freire. A helicopter and more than a dozen police vehicles escorted the small truck carrying Picasso's "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" by Picasso and "O Lavrador de Cafe" by Portinari, an influential Brazilian artist, back to the Sao Paulo Museum of Art.True Identity of Mona Lisa Discovered?
German academics believe they have solved the centuries-old mystery behind the identity of the "Mona Lisa" in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait. Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, has long been seen as the most likely model for the sixteenth-century painting. But art historians have often wondered whether the smiling woman may actually have been da Vinci's lover, his mother or the artist himself.The Photography of Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli
I don't remember how, but I stumbled upon his website a few years ago, and I've kept up with his work since. He's based in the PNW, but he travels all over the world. I would love to make one of his shows, but they're all clear across the country from me.
Celebs in Art
Worth1000.com always holds these Photoshop contests. One of their latest was to place celebs in Renaissance period art
Here are some of my favorites
Viggo Mortensen as Durer in his Self Portrait
Kate Winslet
Jack Black
Natalie Portman
Angelina Jolie and Maddox as Madonna and Child
Colin Firth
Kate Winslet
Owen Wilson
Mr. Bean.....I know its not Renaissance but its funny
UPDATE:Name This Painting (answer)
This is a very famous painting and the answer is................................... Henri Matisse Woman in HatWomen in Art Video
Now that school is out for the summer I'll have more time to devote to this group :woohoo: Here is a gorgeous video of portraits of women over a 500 year period Enjoy!A Quick Look at Paul Cezanne
Paul Cezanne is QUICKLY becoming one of my favorite artist. Im not going to go into a long biography about him like I usually would. Cezanne was a weirdo- seriously.
Art Definition: Trompe l'oeil
Trompe l'oeil
- an art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects really exist, instead of being just two-dimensional paintings. The name is derived from French for "trick the eye", from tromper - to deceive and l'œil - the eye
Escaping Criticism by Pere Borrell del Caso
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