Visual Arts
Gretchen Wms. Jurek
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New love in the spring - definitely not a new occurrence. But this romance is a little different.
Theresa Bernstein's Life Touched THREE Centuries
Theresa Ferber Meyerowitz Bernstein died in mid-February in Manhattan, at the age of 111 years -nearly 112! Born in the 1800s, painted throughout all the 1900s, and died in the 2000s. Pretty amazing, and she was an excellent artist, to boot.
This article will help to inform you about some of our most famous Black American visual artists and writers. Their tradition has been recognized for less than one hundred years, but their output is prolific and obviously enriching. Partake of this! It is one of the major benefits of living in ...
So Many (Art) Books, So Little Time
What a bargain! Sometimes it is a good thing to slog through the online sales at virtual museum stores. It certainly was good for me this time! Maybe you can get hold of something too.
Caution - Construction Zone - Caution - Construction Zone
Suite 101 is a part of the real world as well as the virtual world. We have had some rough news in the past couple of days.
It seems that the shareholders have lowered the boom - "money on our investment - or else." So we are scrambling back here behind the ...
Be a Guest Curator at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
In looking for some links to works by Elmer Bischoff, I stumbled over this gold nugget of a site! You can go to the art works (75,000?) conserved in these two museums which are "The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco." The de Young and the California Palace of the Legion ...
Can We Go Back to Where We Were? Let's Try Some Drawing!
An article that will try to put you in your right mind (well, at least the right hemisphere.) Try doing a little drawing. No fancy stuff, no special equipment - just to take a mental break. No time, no rules, no audience, and no harsh judge!
Beauty Where It May Not Be Expected
The horrors of terrorist acts and bombings have uncovered new artistic vistas for the "west" to "discover" and study - the art history of Islamic cultures. For example, look at the huge influence the Moors had in Spain - the mysterious beauty of La Alhambra, flamenco music, pointed arches. Although their ...
Visual Images Are Very Powerful (Maybe TOO Powerful)
A verbal article about non-verbal images, in a time of visual over-saturation. Take a break and look at something else, something interesting, something artistic. Turn the TV to OFF!
MORE ART BASICS - YES, BUT CAN YOU DRAW?
This is another in a series of articles I am writing here on Suite101 regarding the fundamentals of the visual arts. This time I give you links to great drawings, and also discuss some of the excellent books I have on teaching oneself to draw. Of course, it's always best to ...