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Abstract art Guides
SFMOMA Reveals Its $300 Million Expansion (PHOTOS)
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, or SFMOMA, is set to unveil its new $300 million expansion this Thursday. The expansion will more than double the museum’s current size, adding 80,000 square feet and three new exhibition galleries that will be open to the public starting in May. The expansion, designed by architect Snøhetta, […]
Diego Rivera The Mexican Painter Who Took on the Rockefellers
Diego Rivera was a Mexican painter who decided in the 1910s to abandon his country’s mural movement and paint socialist propaganda in fresco on public buildings. When Diego moved to Paris, he decided to do something that no artist had ever done before: he would paint one huge mural, a fresco, on every single wall […]
Tips for Encouraging Kids to Get Creative with Americana Painting
Tips for Encouraging Kids to Get Creative with Americana Painting: A blog about Western Art for kids. Using this type of painting as a way to get creative with kids is a fun and rewarding activity. If you are looking for a long term project for the summer, or want to encourage your child to […]
Art Spaces Interview
Art Spaces is a blog that was enacted by an author to be able to interview the art space in a better way and gather the information more efficiently. In this essay, the author gives her personal experience of interviewing the art space. The essay will explain how she could have benefited from her own […]
3 Ways to Go From Beginner to Advanced with Oil Paintings
After spending many years in the art world and being a professional artist for over ten years I can tell you that there is no simple answer to this question. In fact, it took me hours to come up with three different ways of answering this question. How do you go from beginner to advanced […]
3 tools to make finding the best abstract wall art for your home easy
Abstract art is widely used in interior design to provide a modern feel to your home. It is always important to find the right piece of art that reflects your personality. Trying to find the best abstract art for your home can be hard work. In this article I will teach you three tools that […]
How Modern Greek Art Influenced Picasso
Picasso created the Cubist style, which is one of the most influential styles in art history.Cubism was a modernist movement that began in the early 20th century. It held that traditional forms of art should be discarded and replaced by abstract or realistic images. Towards the end of his career, Picasso created a series of […]
Van Gogh’s Sleep has a story to tell
The Van Gogh Museum is hosting a blog about the famous painting, The Bedroom (1888). You can read the post here . The picture has a story to tell. It was painted in 1888 and it was exhibited at the annual exhibition of The Société des Artistes Indépendants. It was not well received and in […]
Whats the best type of paper for your silhouette art? A blog that compares different types of paper and their uses.
Many people have tried out many different types of paper. Some prefer the standard copy paper. Some like to use construction paper. Some like the heavier card stock or a special type of bond paper. Trying to figure out what type of paper your best to use for cutting out silhouette art? Well, I have […]
How to Become a Great Pencil Artist
This is a pencil art drawing tutorial blog that will help anyone learn how to draw with a pencil. It’s easy to learn how to draw things with a pencil and this website will help you get started with the basics. This website has many different tutorials, along with tips on how to draw and […]
Notes on baroque art
I am a fan of baroque art. I should say that up front. But I’m not going to write this blog in the breathless, hyperventilating style of the usual blog about baroque art. I don’t think you need to know anything about art history or religious history to enjoy baroque art, but I do think […]
How To Choose Art For The Home
Art should be chosen carefully for the home. This is not a place for posters, nor for things bought in a hurry from a catalogue or gift store. If you are buying a painting, it should not be one which everyone else has already seen. Instead of going to galleries or art shops, I find […]