CHICAGO, IL.- Variations in the Earth’s atmospheric oxygen levels are thought to be closely linked to the evolution of life, with strong feedbacks between uni- and multicellular life and oxygen. Over the past 400 million years the level of oxygen has v…
Review: Robert Ryman: Variations and Improvisations at the Phillips Collection
WASHINGTON, DC.- Robert Ryman: Variations and Improvisations, the artist’s first solo show in DC, presents twenty-five paintings that demonstrate the diversity of Ryman’s pictorial experimentation. The small works (almost all are between seve…
Luca Bray’s Muted Color Palette on View at Gallery Nine 5
NEW YORK, NY.- Luca Bray is a profoundly introspective artist. His muted color palette, diffusion of the picture plane, and juxtaposition of meditative atmospheres with underlying energy imbue each work with a sophistication and clarity of expression. …
William Kentridge at the Louvre: Egyptian Sketchbooks
PARIS.-
The South African artist William Kentridge,
born in Johannesburg in 1955, is chiefly known for his drawings,
dominated by
pastel and charcoal and usually conceived as the basis for animated
films. But
Kentridge also works in en…
William Kentridge at the Louvre: Egyptian Sketchbooks
PARIS.- The South African artist William Kentridge, born in Johannesburg in 1955, is chiefly known for his drawings, dominated by pastel and charcoal and usually conceived as the basis for animated films. But Kentridge also works in engraving, collage …
Sotheby’s to Sell Rediscovered Drawing by John William Waterhouse
LONDON.- On Thursday, 13th July, in Sotheby’s London sale of Victorian and Edwardian Art, a newly discovered drawing by John William Waterhouse (1849‐1917) will spearhead the selection of works on paper. Unrecorded in the literature on the a…
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Transforms with Abstract Works
SANTA FE, NM. (AP)- The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum has been transformed. Missing are the iconic paintings of flowers, bones and colorful landscapes that have made the American modernist famous the world over. In their place are streaks of yellow and red, …