Posts Tagged Portraits

Chinese Sculptor Moulds Memory of Mao

YAN'AN, CHINA (REUTERS).- Sculptor Wang Wenhai has dedicated his life to one man - China's controversial former paramount leader Mao Zedong. Since Mao's death in 1976, Wang has made well over 2,000 sculptures of the "Great Helmsman," most of them fr...

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Art News | 06.29.11 | No Comments

Chinese Sculptor Moulds Memory of Mao

YAN'AN, CHINA (REUTERS).- Sculptor Wang Wenhai has dedicated his life to one man - China's controversial former paramount leader Mao Zedong. Since Mao's death in 1976, Wang has made well over 2,000 sculptures of the "Great Helmsman," most of them fr...

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Art News | 06.29.11 | No Comments

Raw and Unapologetic: Kim Dorland’s Portraits of Wife Lori at Mike Weiss Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- The following is an interview of artist Kim Dorland by his wife and muse, Lori Seymour, in response to his exhibition For Lori at Mike Weiss Gallery. Lori Seymour: Why do you paint me so much? Kim Dorland: In the beginning I felt like...

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Art News | 06.28.11 | No Comments

Nationalmuseum in Stockholm Announces New Acquisition: Elizabeth I by Nicholas Hilliard

STOCKHOLM.- The collection of portrait miniatures at Nationalmuseum has been enriched with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The artist behind the portrait was the official court painter and the first grand name in English miniature paintin...

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Art News | 06.28.11 | No Comments

The Queen: Art and Images at the National Gallery Complex Celebrates Diamond Jubilee

EDINBURGH.- To mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the National Portrait Gallery stages an innovative touring exhibition bringing together 60 of the most remarkable and resonant images of Elizabeth II spanning the 60 years of her reign and...

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Art News | 06.26.11 | No Comments

The Queen: Art and Image at the National Gallery Complex Celebrates Diamond Jubilee

EDINBURGH.- To mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the National Portrait Gallery stages an innovative touring exhibition bringing together 60 of the most remarkable and resonant images of Elizabeth II spanning the 60 years of her reign and...

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Art News | 06.26.11 | No Comments

"The Art of the Chopper" ~ Motorcycle Masterpieces Roll into Union Station Kansas City

Kansas City, MO.- Dubbed “one of the most amazing motorcycle exhibitions ever presented”, the "Art of the Chopper" is coming to Union Station in Kansas City from June 24th through September 25th. Based on the best-selling books 'Art of the Cho...

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Art News | 06.19.11 | No Comments

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