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- Underpants in Art? | I’m Just Going to Keep This Brief
- Early Depictions and Accounts of Fake News
- All You Need is Love
- Crate Works of Art | Very Smart
- Compare the Pair #18 | The Lovers
- Summer Nights | Tell Me Moore, Tell Me More
- Lascaux Cave Art
- Rucker’s Musical Ruckus
- Michael’s KmitMent To Neo-Byzantine Art
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Underpants in Art? | I’m Just Going to Keep This Brief
Yes, it appears that underwear and underpants can be a feature of art and here are some examples which prove this. Firstly, “The Connoisseur II” by Peter Corlett, (born in Melbourne, on 16 January 1944) produced an Australian fibre-glass, reinforced … Continue reading
Posted in (F)Art-Shite, Art, Artists A-Z, DarkArt, Gallery Art, StreetArt
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All You Need is Love
American Pop Art movement artist Robert Indiana was born Robert Clark on 13 September, 1928 in New Castle, Indiana. His work often consists of bold, simple, iconic images and his best known image is the word LOVE in upper-case letters, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Sculpture, StreetFurniture, Urban Art
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Crate Works of Art | Very Smart
[Jeff Smart ‘Self-Portrait at Papini’s’ (1984-85) oil & polymer on canvas 85x115cm] Having always enjoyed this work by Smart, I was reminded of it whilst walking past the back-door of a local milk bar. Likewise, when I saw this ‘Random … Continue reading
Posted in StreetArt
Tagged Jeff Smart, Jeffrey Smart, milk crates, milk crates in art, self portraits, Self-portrait at Papini's, Tuscany
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Compare the Pair #18 | The Lovers
[Left: Jeremy Park – Lovers (2002) c-type photograph; Right: Rene Magritte – The Lovers (Les Amants) oil on canvas (1928) 54x73cm National Gallery of Australia] Sydney photographer Jeremy Park pays homage to Rene Magritte’s ‘The Lovers‘. Magritte’s original (painting) is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, DarkArt, Gallery Art, Paintings
Tagged #Surrealism, Fantômas, Jeremy Park, Louis Feuillade, Rene Magritte, Surrealist Art, The Lovers
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Summer Nights | Tell Me Moore, Tell Me More
[A Summer Night by Albert Moore, (1890) Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool] Albert Joseph Moore (4 September 1841 – 25 September 1893) was an English painter known for his depictions of langorous female figures set against the luxury and decadence of … Continue reading
Lascaux Cave Art
The Lascaux Cave is a fine example of ‘Cave Art’. In the late 1930s on a wooded hill above the village of Montignac near Lascaux, France, a huge pine tree fell, revealing a narrow opening into an underground cavern. This … Continue reading
Rucker’s Musical Ruckus
[Two-manual harpsichord by Andreas Ruckers, Antwerp (ca 1628) inscribed Joannes Ruckers] The Ruckers family were harpsichord and virginal makers from Antwerp in the 16th and 17th Centuries. Their influence stretched well into the 18th C and to the harpsichord revival … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Collectibles, DecorativeArts, Gallery Art, Paintings, Performing Art
Tagged Antwerp, Couchet family, Guild of St. Luke, harpsichord, piano, Ruckers family, virginal
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Michael’s KmitMent To Neo-Byzantine Art
[Edda by Michael Kmit (1966) oil on hardboard 72 x 48] Ukrainian/Australian artist Michael Kmit was born in Stryi, Lviv on 25 July 1910. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kraków, but due to the conflict in WW2, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, OilPainting, Paintings
Tagged #Cubism, Blake Prize, Carlo Carra, Donald Friend, Edda, Fernand Léger, James Gleeson, Neo-Byzantine art, Sulman Prize
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The Spring Cycle
[Above: Spring Cycle by Wen Jun (mixed media) 2013]. This colourful artwork is in the form of a pedicab, which was once commonly used as transport in Chinese cities. Painted in the traditional Spring Festival style, the eight paintings on … Continue reading
The Family of Charles Hill
South Australian engraver, painter and arts educator Charles Hill was born in Coventry, England, in 1824. His father was an officer who served under Lord Wellington and was later the reforming Governor of Leicester County Prison. Charles was more interested … Continue reading
Thank Heaven for 7 Eleven
Japanese contemporary artist Mr (born in 1969 in Cupa, Japan) is based in the Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo. As a young child he had a love for drawing and received many awards and accolades. By high school he was painting with … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Oriental Art
Tagged anime, fan service, Japanese contemporary art, manga, otaku, sābisu katto, Takashi Murakami
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By Hook or By Crooke | These are Worth a Good Look
Australian artist Ray Austin Crooke was born in Auburn, Victoria on 12 July 1922. He is known for serene views of Islander people and ocean landscapes, many of which are based on the art of Gauguin. He spent time in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, OilPainting, Paintings
Tagged Gauguin, Ray Crooke
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Is this Prop Art?
Above: There is no authority but yourself (Enamel paint on steel and composition board). Did someone get distracted and forget to hang this up? Melbourne artist and experimental musician Marco Fusinato was born in 1964. His interests include political and … Continue reading
