Salvator Rosa’s Bandits, Wilderness, and Magic at the Kimbell
One of the boldest Artists of seventh century Italy, the Kimbell Art Museum is currently presenting Salvator Rosa: Bandits, Wilderness, and Magic until March 27 highlighting 36 of the Artist’s best paintings. Currently on loan from museums and private collections around Europe and North America, this is the first major exhibition devoted to Rosa’s work.
For those unsure of the Bandits, Wilderness and Magic themes, Rosa’s brilliant juxtaposition of craggy ravines and crumbling towers give...
February 18th, 2011 | Rita | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, museum
Weekend Art Market in Roma
... and weekend tianguis located throughout the capital is a favorite activity for visitors to Mexico City. One of my favorites is the Corredor de Arte Colonia Roma, a weekend Art market that stretches along Avenida Álvaro Obregón in Mexico City’s colonia Roma Norte. The market is a pleasant place to explore and worth a visit whether you’re actually looking to purchase anything or not. Vendors, many of them the Artists themselves, display a variety of crafts, paintings, photographs and...
February 12th, 2011 | Laura Nazimiec | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, coffee shop, Collectibles and Hobbies, market
Picasso Masterpieces Not-to-be-Missed in Richmond
Picasso: Masterpieces from Musée National Picasso, Paris opens for its 3-month run at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond on February 19th. As the only East Coast venue for the exhibition’s nine-city international tour, this is a rare chance to see a collection of the renowned modern Artist and co-founder of the Cubist Art movement.
The exhibition includes works from each of Pablo Picasso’s major periods throughout his eight decade career. The collection includes a total of 176 works,...
February 8th, 2011 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, museum, Richmond
Montmartre, Paris: A History of the Arts
My trip to Paris was enriched by my visit to the slightly-off-the-beaten path neighborhood called MontmArtre, once the home of – and the daily inspiration for – Artists such as Salvadore Dali, Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Maurice Utrillo, Henri de Toulouse-Latrec and Claude Monet. To view the works of these Artists at the Louvre and the Musee d’Orsay (and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam before we reached Paris) one day, and...
January 31st, 2011 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Art, museums, sightseeing, top-feature
A Chocolate Lovers Delight in Glendale
... at 3:00 p.m. Other performers include Urban Country at 7:30 Saturday, covering everything country from classics like Merle Haggard to new hits from Artists such as Dierks Bentley. Another performer on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. is Chuck E. Baby and the All-Star Band, a pArty band entertaining Arizona audiences since 1983.
The shops and restaurants in downtown Glendale will be rolling out the red carpet during this years celebration with a special decorating contest for Valentine’s Day. Visitors are invited...
January 29th, 2011 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Art, chocolate, cooking, festival, music
A Great Impression: Impressionist Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
If there is one talent I wish I possessed, it’s painting. When I walk around an Art gallery or museum, no matter how much I enjoy the pieces, I always leave just a little bit sad. Sad because no matter how much I try all of my paintings look like someone covered in paint stumbled into a canvas! That doesn’t stop me from seeking out beautiful Art, of course, and the French Impressionists are among my favorites. On a 2009 trip to the Art Institute of Chicago I saw a collection of van Gogh’s...
January 14th, 2011 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Art, impressionism, museum
A Visitor’s Guide to The Louvre
... historic Louvre.
The Musée du Louvre is the most famous museum in the world. Not only does it provide a home for over 35,000 priceless works of Art by masters like da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio, and Delacroix to name a few (and I do mean a few), the building itself is a work of Art, steeped in French history from Medieval times to the present.
When planning our trip to Paris I consulted many friends who had visited before and the number one piece of advice I received was, “Don’t...
January 6th, 2011 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: Art, Attractions, museum, top-feature
National Nikkei Museum: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani
Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitami is a survivor. The Japanese-American Artist was born in Sacramento California in 1920 but raised in Hiroshima, later returning to the States to pursue his Art career. His Art reflects his past with memories of picnics in Hiroshima, the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the years of internment at the Tule Lake internment camp. After the war he moved to New York and tried to revive his Art career but ended up homeless, living on the street near the World Trade Center, making...
January 6th, 2011 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, culture, museum
Barcelona Daytripping: Figueres
... of what is going on. I think that was as Dali intended it. Also, it’s one of those museums where just finding your way around is somewhat pArt of the experience. Supposedly Dali didn’t want any guides, that you just felt your way around – I think that would be kind of cool, just drop your coins in the slot and be on your way – though now you can get an audio guide, which I wasn’t a huge fan of.
Museum Tips:
Buy your tickets at the “SERVICAIXA” bank...
December 26th, 2010 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Art, day trips, museum, top-feature
... Collecting plaster casts was very popular in the mid to late 19th century. Museums acquired reproductions of important monuments and works of Art to complement their collections, Art schools collected plaster casts for students to study, and collectors bought casts for their own personal interest or to decorate their homes. The cast collection at the V&A is large! You won’t able to get around them all, but make sure to check out a plaster cast of Michealango’s David, as well as the...
December 16th, 2010 | theaucklandguide | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: Art, museum, top-feature
Roosevelt Island: Peace and Quiet in NYC
... City – has plenty of history to go around.
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When the City of New York...
December 12th, 2010 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, island, neighborhood, top-feature
Chinese Terracotta Warriors at Sydney Art Gallery
China’s famous terracotta warriors are taking an Australian holiday at The Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.
Villagers found the warriors in Shaanxi province in 1974. It’s believed they were created to protect the tomb of the first Chinese emperor, Qin Shihuang, as he made his journey to the afterlife.
The Australian exhibition features many of the complete terracotta warriors alongside more than 120 rare Artifacts from Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum. These pieces include weapons, armour,...
December 8th, 2010 | Lauren Katulka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, history
The Calabash Bistro: Caribbean Food, Art and Music
... transforms, from the dining area upstairs that offers an exotic Caribbean menu to the gallery space in the downstairs lounge where you can enjoy Art, music, food and drink.
My friend and I stopped in for a quick meal before taking in a movie around the corner at Tinseltown (map). The bistro has only been open since last summer but judging from the busy kitchen and crowded tables, it has already become a popular downtown venue. We were warmly greeted by Sam, one of the owners, who took me on...
December 6th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Art, bar, music, restaurant
Finding Your Muse in Giverny, France
... It’s organized to the point you can get around, and it’s all very well manicured, but otherwise Mother Nature has been given her own Artistic license to do as she sees fit – and if you look at Monet’s paintings, the gardens haven’t changed drastically since his days spent here. You’ll note in his paintings he paints the same setting in different seasons, so it’s interesting to contrast your experience with those in his various pieces.
These gardens were...
December 2nd, 2010 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, day trips, gardens, top-feature
A World of Art and Culture at the Museum of Anthropology
... poles by renown Haida carvers Douglas Cranmer and Bill Reid.
Outside the new entry there’s a water and sculpture installed by Musqueam Artist Joe Becker. Titled “Transformation” it features a small waterfall spilling into a pool with two stylized salmon. A mosaic by Musqeum Artist Susan Point titled “Salish Footprints” emphasizes the First Nations people’s connection to the land. The wooden front doors that were carved by four Gitksan Artists have been moved...
November 30th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, culture, museum
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
... left quite an astonishing legacy that’s one of the biggest attractions in southwest Florida today.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art on the north side of Sarasota, Florida, is a 66-acre complex along the Gulf of Mexico with a fabulous museum filled with paintings, sculpture and architectural details, plus a fragrant rose garden, a jewel box of a community theater, an imposing Venetian-style palazzo and the best miniature circus in all the world.
John and Mable Ringling traveled the...
November 30th, 2010 | Susan McKee | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Art, circus, gardens, museum, top-feature
Exploring One Of The World’s Best Museums, MoMA In New York!
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City is often described as the most influential museum of modern Art in the world, and a visit to MoMA (53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues; map) is a must on most anyone’s New York itinerary.
Here’s how to spend a great day:
Why don’t you stArt the day with a traditional New York breakfast of bagels, lox, and cream cheese from 53rd Street Gourmet Deli Inc, at 1301 Avenue of the Americas (map). Prices are very reasonable, stArting from...
November 25th, 2010 | theaucklandguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, museum, top-feature
A Barrel of Fun in Verde Valley
... the famous cows lining the streets of U.S. cities and now the Painted Barrels of the Verde Valley Wine Trail. Hailed as an event where wine and Art come together for a good cause, these painted wine barrels highlight the great wineries and tasting rooms of the red rock country in Cottonwood, Jerome, Sedona, Clarkdale, and Cornville, Arizona.
Four wineries and four tasting rooms on the Verde Valley Wine Trail offer a variety of skillfully crafted wines to satisfy any wine enthusiast. Whether...
November 24th, 2010 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Art, special wine tastings, wine tasting
Just Another Bump in the Road
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to experience the big city vibe of street musicians, Artists, and people watching while walking the streets of Phoenix? I bet you didn’t know that there is a pedestrian underpass on Camelback Road in East Phoenix that not only serves as a safe alternative for pedestrians, but an Artists’ mecca as well.
Completed in May 2007, this 86-foot-long, $6 million tunnel connects the Biltmore Fashion Park to the half-dozen or so office and condo towers at the...
November 23rd, 2010 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, tunnel, walking, wall street museum
A Day of Gaudi in Barcelona
... the Spanish banks that helped to restore the building when it fell into disrepair.
The insides of the building are, well, sort of crazy. This is pArtially due to Gaudi’s flights of fancy, but also to the men who commissioned the building, Rosario Segimon and Pere Milà. They had more money than they knew what to do with, so they pretty much asked for the world (and got it). Some interesting features of the interior include a lack of elevators – Gaudi wanted neighbors to be forced...
November 16th, 2010 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: architecture, Art, featuredarticle3, top-feature
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