Blushed round faces with twinkling eyes, cartoonish flowers with big toothy smiles, and roly-poly characters painted in pastels are just some of the stylistic quirks that comprise kawaii art.
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As the current President of the Board of Directors of Art League Rhode Island, Ruth Clegg combines her decades of experience serving on the boards of nonprofits with her expertise as a “digital native” selling her own fine art photography and commercial photography skills online.
Through intimate images and the artist's own words, Danelle Manthey’s photographs and accompanying essays re-contextualize light displays as more than just holiday kitsch, but as visionary works of art created by talented folk artists.
Bob Ross was an American painter and art instructor known for his contagiously cheerful demeanor— and his “happy little trees.” Born in Florida in 1942, Ross grew up with a fondness for nature. At the age of 18, he joined the Air Force, which soon became the unassuming origin of Ross’ interest in painting, as he would take art classes while stationed in Alaska.
In honor of Marc Jacobs’ eponymous fashion house turning 40, Control Gallery, the Los Angeles-based art space bespoke to experimental and expansive work, has opened “Just Like Heaven” to celebrate the anniversary.
Santa Claus hasn’t always been the jolly, red-suited, grandfatherly gift-giver with a reindeer-drawn sleigh we all know. Here’s a look at how art has reflected the changing face (and waistline) of Santa over time influenced by stories about St. Nicholas, Sinterklaas, and Father Christmas.
Art Encounter, a father-son art gallery based out of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been tasked with the sale of a bronze cast of Leonardo Di Vinci’s last known surviving beeswax sculpture. The 10-inch by 9-inch piece, entitled Horse and Rider, is thought to be a maquette of a full-scale bronze statue dedicated to Di Vinci’s friend and patron, Charles d’Amboise, completed in 1508.
Both consciously and subconsciously, we associate specific meanings with different colors. In Western culture, black is synonymous with death, relaying our sorrows through the darkened hues of funeral processions, while white has been selected as the honorary color for brides to be gowned on their wedding day. In turn, whether realized or not, these color associations translate to an emotional response.
Art, Roy Lichtenstein’s unframed 1989 serigraph printed in recognition of The American Federation of Arts 80th anniversary, is priced at $15,000 at the online gallery Art Wise, also known as Rare Posters Inc.
The sky and the universe, with its stars and planets, held a primal spot in ancient Egyptian ontologies with the gods and goddesses of this domain featured prominently in both written myth and visual culture. According to ancient Egyptian myth, the sky and all it contained was one of the first things to be created.
