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Fear And Faith: The Art Of Rebecca Campbell

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

There is a passage in Victor Hugo's Les Miserables that makes me think of Rebecca Campbell's installations and paintings -- both are at once familiar and menacing.

Autistic Artist Stephen Wiltshire Draws NYC From Memory

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.26.2009 | Impact


Stephen Wiltshire was mute when he was diagnosed with severe autism at the age of three. He began communicating through his drawings after being sent ...

Lessons for the President on the Art of Diplomacy

Mark Lamster | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books


Mark Lamster

The painter Peter Paul Rubens has a good deal in common with Barack Obama, and the Old Master's life offers lessons that the president might well find instructive.

Did Jackson Pollock Secretly Write His Name In His Mural?

artnewsonline.com | Kate Taylor | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York


Among the reasons that people continue to be fascinated by Jackson Pollock's paintings is their Rorschach quality. Viewers have perceived many things ...

Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

Painting the Dream

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Stephanie Gertler

Several months ago, before she died, I found a picture of my mother and myself. In this picture, the camera loved us both. If I take a piece of paper and cover parts of our faces, I see that I have her mouth.

New Show on NBC on Collecting

Reyne Haines | Posted 11.09.2009 | Style


Reyne Haines

Set Your DVR!: Art of Collecting with Reyne Haines and Jonathan Novack Premieres Thursday, September 10 on Channel 2, NBC Houston (Houston, Texa...

Kieron Williamson: Is This 6-Year-Old the Next Picasso?

Reyne Haines | Posted 09.15.2009 | Style


Reyne Haines

Kieron Williamson, a 6-year-old British boy has talent. Working in watercolor, he paints wonderful scenes of harbors, landscapes and more.

How to Green Your Art Collection

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.07.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

If you're an art collector, aficionado, or appreciator, these four tips should help you shift your collection (or simply the way you see art) into a more earth-minded endeavor.

Scott Moore's Bailout Art (PHOTO)

Posted 08.12.2009 | Business


Via The Big Picture comes the interesting artwork of Scott Moore. One of Moore's most recent projects has been depicting the financial crisis and res...

America Still Screams: The Art of Liz Markus

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

For most artists I know, it has been impossible to not let the war seep into our thoughts and work. Which is why I was relieved to discover the works of Brooklyn-based artist Liz Markus.

Painting A Gilded Age: Artist Rachel Kaye

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

We are fresh from the loud popping noise of yet another bubble. I recently discovered the works of artist Rachel Kaye in Miami this December, as the crash had started to sink in.

Mr. President, Tear Down This Painting

Jonathan Melber | Posted 03.05.2009 | Style


Jonathan Melber

We are long overdue for a coherent arts policy and a new approach to supporting the country's cultural institutions. Putting some contemporary art up in the White House would be good start.

Space Savers

Tess Ghilaga | Posted 02.16.2009 | Living


Tess Ghilaga

Yogi Sarah Tomlinson delves into in ancient Indian artistic form to promote healing and centering effects, which includes Radiance, Nourishment, Passion, Intellect, Expansion and Bliss.

Andrew Wyeth, "Christina's World" Artist, Dies At 91

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 02.16.2009 | Home


PHILADELPHIA — Although some critics deride his art as drab and kitschy, Andrew Wyeth's melancholy paintings were praised by others as profound ...

Out of the Ordinary

Suzanne Deal Booth | Posted 02.13.2009 | Style


Suzanne Deal Booth

it's not surprising that LACMA has come so far. Its director, Michael Govan has transformed the institution he once called a "sleeping giant." The evolution started where it should, with the art.

Why Art Matters

Mary Boone | Posted 01.16.2009 | Style


Mary Boone

Art matters because looking at a beautiful painting or sculpture gives us an experience that nothing else can.

Miami Basel Reflections

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 01.14.2009 | Style


Kimberly Brooks

In seven short years Miami Basel has become America's most important art fair with a huge international audience and it turns out that the art is not the only worth staring at.

Electric Kool-Aid Art Test: Mike Quinn

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 10.07.2008 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

This week is the 40th Anniversary of Tom Wolfe's famous "Electric Kook-Aid Acid Test" and I thought it would be high time we take a small moment to re...

Gone, But Not Forgotten

Victoria Lautman | Posted 09.29.2008 | Chicago


Victoria Lautman

It seems like the end of an era: Chicago's own art-collector and bon vivant Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman died last week at age 94.

Artist As Second Career: The Wild World Of Kathy Taslitz

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 06.15.2008 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

I am fascinated by artists who find themselves and their art careers later in life. Unlike, say, mathematicians and scientists who allegedly peak before 30, artists tend to mature and get better with age like a fine wine

Artist Angela Dufresne On Recreating History

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 06.01.2008 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

Angela Dufresne, The Bruno S Island Acting School and the S House, Paris, France, 2006, oil on canvas, 66 by 108 inches. Courtesy of the artist and M...

The Painting Whisperer vs The Anxiety of Abstraction: Annie Lapin

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 05.25.2008 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

Take for a moment the spectrum of Realism and the raucous jazz of Abstraction in painting and slide somewhere in the middle. Over to the left is real...

Being a Mother is the Ultimate Artist: Alexis Weidig

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 05.18.2008 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

As a mother and artist, there's no doubt that my greatest works of art, the magical moving 3D beings whose personalities evolve and grow each day, are...

Photography Undergoes a Sex Change: The Art Of Tom Chambers

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 05.17.2008 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

Over the last ten years, the art of photography has undergone a sex change. The rather masculine act of capturing or "shooting" a moment ("the hunt")...