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Category Archives: DecorativeArts
With Dior’s Bar Suit | She’s Got ‘The Look’
French fashion designer Christian Dior was born on 21 January, 1905, in Granville, a seaside town on the coast of Normandy, France. He is best known as the founder of one of the world’s top fashion houses Christian Dior, also … Continue reading
Posted in DecorativeArts, Gallery Art, nostalgia, photographic art, Textiles
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Come and See the Work of Jean-George Rémond and Cie
Jean-George Rémond (1752-1830) was a jeweller, goldsmith and founder of the firm Jean-Georges Rémond & Company. Born on 27 July, 1752 in Hanau, Germany, which, in the second part of the 18th Century, was the centre for the production of … Continue reading
Hell and the Journey of the Magi
The Florence Baptistery, (Baptistery of Saint John or the Battistero di San Giovanni), is considered a minor basilica in Florence, Italy. The octagonal building stands in both the Piazza del Duomo and the Piazza San Giovanni, across from the Florence … Continue reading
Daum good pitcher | If I say so myself
[Pitcher from Daum Brothers – One of their masterpieces entirely wheel cast with applique and displays the harmony of softly blended colours seen through a curtain of mist]. Daum is a crystal studio based in Nancy, France. Daum was founded … Continue reading
Posted in Art, DecorativeArts, Glass
Tagged #Glass, art nouveau, Crystal, glass paste, pate de verre
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Art In A Nutshell
Walnuts have a long history in art. Walnut husk pigments were used as a brown dye for fabric and applied in classical Rome and medieval Europe as hair dye. Walnut husks have been used to make a durable ink for … Continue reading
Posted in Carvings, Sculpture
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A Hint in Sinton Art
Textile pieces featured above: White, Black and Red Containers (Mixed paper, abaca, bamboo skewer, black paint 6.5″ x 7.5″); Square Collage Container (Asian paper, printed paper, gloss medium 5″ x 4.5″) Sheep Collage (Fleece, woven fragments 30″ high x … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ceramics, DecorativeArts, Sculpture, Textiles
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The ‘Toussaint Taste’ of ‘La Panthère’
These fabulous jewels are items from the world-famous House of Cartier range of jewellery. This Parisian icon was founded by Louis-François Cartier in 1847 when he acquired the workshop from his master, the great Adolphe Picard. Cartier’s son Alfred inherited … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Collectibles, DecorativeArts, Gallery Art
Tagged Cartier, Duchess of Windsor, jewellery, Le Panthere, Louis Cartier, Toussaint taste, Wallis Simpson
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Mike Kelley Was No Nelly
American artist Mike Kelley (October 27, 1954 – January 31, 2012) was born in Wayne, Michigan, (a suburb of Detroit). Kelley worked in performance, music, sculpture and installation art, mining the American vernacular culture to develop what has been described … Continue reading
A Great Combi-Nation of VW Art
This post introduces a new art page category – VW ‘Kombi’ Art. I base this on my love of the Kombi/Combi VW van. In fact we are a family of devotees of the Kombi and many friends and family members … Continue reading
Posted in Gallery Art, nostalgia, Textiles, VWArt
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Here Comes the Bride
Australian crepe wedding dress (1953) made by Violet Cocking (nee Dowey) who had resided in North Street, Castlemaine, prior to her marriage to Stanley Cocking in 1924. The dress was inspired by the gown worn by Queen Elizabeth II upon … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Gallery Art, OilPainting, Oriental Art, Paintings, Textiles
Tagged Arthur Boyd, Bride series, Bridegroom series, brides, Castlemaine Museum, Chinese wedding outfit, Edmund Blair Leighton, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Kit Lee, Melbourne Chinese Museum, Violet Cocking, wedding dresses
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Heads Will Roll…
Here is a “Heads Up” on three different artists who have headed-up in the name of art. Sarah McConnell ‘Dropped Heads‘ (2008) [Ceramic 140 x 80 x 18 cm overall] from Access Gallery exhibition, Bayside Arts & Cultural Centre in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ceramics, DarkArt, Gallery Art, Sculpture
Tagged art installations, Ron Mueck, Rosemary Laing, Sarah McConnell, student art
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I Found it at the Dock
Barbara Rowe artist and Melburnian Docklands resident, uses material found throughout the Docklands area for her art. Rowe has also taken inspiration from the immediate surrounds to produce these woven forms. Harbour Ball (2012-13) palm inflorescence. Found: Harbour Esplanade. Technique: … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Sculpture, Textiles
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All the Camp Dogs Sing This Song
Ku (2012) [Natural ochres with acrylic binder on milkwood] by Garry Namponan; and Ku (2012) [Natural ochres and charcoal with acrylic binder on milkwood] by Roderick Yunkaporta. Garry Namponan (born 1960+) is a Ku (camp dog) sculpture artist, home is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Gallery Art, Sculpture, Textiles
Tagged #Indigenous artists, a, Camp dogs, Garry Namponan, Indigenous art, Jamu, Ku, Lena Yarinkura, Roderick Yunkporta
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I Can’t Quite Get the Hang of It
[Elizabeth Newman: Untitled (2013) cotton thread on canvas] Elizabeth Newman was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1962 and studied at the Victorian College of the Arts in the 1980s. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions and more than twenty … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Textiles
Tagged Art, creativity, Op-art, spontoneity
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Kiss Me Tootsie and Then Do It Over Again
[Untitled (1990) glass sculpture by Toots Zynsky] Mary Ann ‘Toots’ Zynsky was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 25 March, 1951. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence (1973). During her studies, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Gallery Art, Glass
Tagged filet de verre, glass thread vessels, Mary Ann 'Toots' Zynsky, Toots Zynsky
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