CARDIFF.- The work of one of Wales’ most renowned artists, Augustus John, is celebrated in a new exhibition Lyrical Lines: Drawings and Etchings by Augustus John (1878-1961) at National Museum Cardiff until 5 June 2011. This display, of over fifty…
Art in Focus on Drawings and Etchings by Augustus John at National Museum Cardiff
CARDIFF.- The work of one of Wales’ most renowned artists, Augustus John, is celebrated in a new exhibition Lyrical Lines: Drawings and Etchings by Augustus John (1878-1961) at National Museum Cardiff until 5 June 2011. This display, of over fifty…
Shane Guffogg’s At the Still Point Series on View at Leslie Sacks Fine Art in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Shane Guffogg’s At the Still Point series began with a late 2009 drawing, Xingu I (Private collection, Santa Monica, California). So, for more than a year now, Guffogg has been drilling straight down with a single minded focus an…
Galerie Max Hetzler Presents a Small Retrospective of Major British Artist Bridget Riley
BERLIN.- Galerie Max Hetzler presents a small retrospective of this major British artist’s work with a special focus on works from the last three decades, which includes studies, paintings and wall paintings. Almost ‘drawing with colour’, her…
Exhibition of French Drawings from Poussin to Seurat at the National Galleries in Scotland
EDINBURGH.- An outstanding collection of French master drawings will be the focus of a new display at the National Gallery Complex in Edinburgh next spring. Over the last thirty years the Gallery has carefully and deliberately strengthened its holding…
Mass Sketchers Turn the World to Art in a Day
By Rebekah Curtis
LONDON (REUTERS).- People and their pencils from New Zealand to New York are hitting the streets four times a year with a common aim: Turn the world into art for one day. The 30th global “SketchCrawl,” a worldwide, day-long drawing b…
Wonderful New Tool for those Who Have Always Wanted to Draw but Didn’t Know How
VANCOUVER.- AKVIS Sketch v.12: Pencil Drawings From Photos. Now With Smudging Effect! AKVIS releases Version 12 of AKVIS Sketch for Windows and Macintosh. The software converts digital photos into amazing pencil sketches and watercolor, charcoal, and …
Retrospective of the Leading Mexican Artist Gabriel Orozco on Display at Tate Modern
LONDON.- This retrospective of the leading Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco (b 1962) is the largest presentation of his most critically acclaimed works in the UK. The exhibition by Gabriel Orozco is on display until April 11, 2011 at the Tate Modern. A s…
Plans by Architect Charles Burton for World’s First Skyscraper at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale
LONDON.- An astonishing mid 19th century design for what would have been the world’s first skyscraper is for auction at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 19 January. After the Great Exhibition of 1851, it was decided to move the C…
Plans by Architect Charles Burton for World’s First Skyscraper at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale
LONDON.- An astonishing mid 19th century design for what would have been the world’s first skyscraper is for auction at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 19 January. After the Great Exhibition of 1851, it was decided to move the C…