PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – MITSUKINI DEFYING THE SKELETON1 min readAs a follow up to the last post where we featured the quintessential “Eastern” dragon, here we take a look... Read More
PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – CRANE OVER HIS NEST2 min readThis week, in continuing with what’s becoming an Eastern theme, we take a look at Ohara Koson’s “Crane Over His... Read More
PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – ALPHONSE MUCHA – HERALDIC CHIVALRY2 min readWhen you think of Alphonse Mucha (Alfons Mucha), you probably think of his advertisements or posters. As a champion of... Read More
PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – KONTSTANTIN VASILYEV1 min readWhen it comes to portraits, the portrait either looks like the person it was painted of, or it doesn’t. This... Read More
PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – M.C. ESCHER’S “OTHER WORLD”2 min readM.C. Escher‘s “Other World” from 1947 indeed has an “other worldly” characteristic. The image itself contains 3 distinct perspectives —... Read More
PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – RENE MAGRITTE (PORTRAIT OF STEPHY LANGUI 1961)1 min readMagritte is one of the go-to artists if you’re looking for some inspiration to help get your own creative juices... Read More
PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – SALVADOR DALI “HERCULES LIFTS THE SKIN OF THE SEA AND STOPS VENUS FOR AN INSTANT FROM WAKING LOVE”1 min read
PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – NORMAN ROCKWELL’S “THE TATTOOIST”1 min readThis week, I’d like to take a look at Norman Rockwell’s “The Tattooist.” The composition isn’t particularly symbolic, but what... Read More
PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – JOHN FRENCH SLOAN’S “SUNSET, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET”2 min readToday, we take a look at John French Sloan’s “Sunset, West Twenty-Third Street”. In the midst of a blazing... Read More