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Interview with Marlaina Teich of Marlaina Teich Designs (mtdny.com). Marlaina graduated with a degree from The Metropolitan Institute of Interior Design and is an Allied Member of the American Society of Interior Designers. Marlaina has been a featured designer in various designer showcases and her work has been published in regional as well as national [...]
Jeremy Bortz, Canadian citizen, has raised thousands of dollars for Breast Cancer research funds and donated numerous colorful floral canvases to brighten hospital wards throughout the country. Jeremy states, “I’m definitely hoping through my paintings I’m creating hope—number one—and number two, that I’m giving people with serious illnesses some kind of inspiration to continue.” His [...]
Pop Art combined with the youth and pop music phenomenon of the 1950s and ’60s, and became part of the image of fashionable, ‘swinging’ London. Peter Blake, for example, designed album covers for Elvis Presley and the Beatles and placed film stars such as Brigitte Bardot in his pictures in the same way that Warhol [...]
I just learned today that Gloria Vanderbilt is also a fine artist. I was doing research on her for a fashion article and came across her fine art website, Gloria Vanderbilt Fine Art. Vanderbilt studied art at the Art Students League of New York. She became known for her artwork, giving one-woman shows of oil paintings, [...]
Arshile and Agnes Gorky: Master and Muse written by Hayden Herrera and published in Vogue This is a wonderful story about a young woman’s relationship with the muse of Arshile Gorky, Mougouch, who later would become her stepmother. Her house in Boston was full of Gorky’s art books and, even better, his art. These books [...]
A Dali watercolor of a reclining nude that hung in Hugh Hefner’s bedroom is among 125 artworks being auctioned by the magazine known for baring all for nearly 60 years. The Dec. 8 auction at Christie’s is dubbed “The Year of the Rabbit.” Among the standout fine art pieces is Dali’s “Playmate,” a 1966 watercolor [...]
Modigliani Sells for a Record $69 Million in Wave of Last-Chance Fever – NYTimes.com. Bidders at the Sotheby’s auction went after the Modigliani with a passion: Modigliani’s portrait of a woman in the nude seated on a sofa and quizzically leering at the viewer with pursed lips. “Nu assis sur un divan (La belle Romaine)” [...]
Violon et guitare,” by Juan Gris, rose to $28.64 million. Buyers Feast on Turn-of-the-Century Art – NYTimes.com Bullish art market surprises even the most seasoned art professionals. Christie’s succeeded in selling 67 Impressionist and Modern works of art for $231.4 million. There were two world records for the price of art: A bronze [...]
Timeless = Masterpiece So what makes a piece of art timeless or a masterpiece? Webster‘s defines a masterpiece as a “supreme intellectual or artistic achievement.” Anne Richter, an artist and educator in New York City, has this to say: “You know when you’ve encountered a masterpiece because it stays with you the rest of your life. [...]
Autumn is in art everywhere you turn. . . from gallery exhibitions, art shows, festivals and online listings you can find wonderful autumn paintings. If you love autumn landscapes, now is the time to find original paintings to add to your collection.
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