Contemporary

16 05, 2022

International Art on the Edge! Kirby at Tijuana Museum

2022-05-16T21:37:33-07:00

Border Wall: Are You In or Are You Out? Border Wall: Are You In or Are You Out?
Kirby Kendrick

Art installation representing the wall between the US and Mexico. Corrugated tin, spray paint, stencil, collage, wire, and mirrored material. 

Step close to the art installation. […]

International Art on the Edge! Kirby at Tijuana Museum2022-05-16T21:37:33-07:00
21 12, 2020

Mary is Shocked, Scared and Full of Wonder

2020-12-21T09:21:11-08:00

Annunciation, iPad painting by Kirby Kendrick Annunciation, iPad painting by Kirby Kendrick

And the angel, Gabriel, said to Mary, “Do not be afraid, for you shall bear a son and name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called The Son of the […]

Mary is Shocked, Scared and Full of Wonder2020-12-21T09:21:11-08:00
2 06, 2020

Some Good News! Space Art

2020-06-03T19:45:46-07:00

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule
May 30-31, 2020

Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of flying in the heavens.  At this moment 500 years later, Nasa and SpaceX, Elon Musk’s private aerospace company, along with other nations have set their goal on […]

Some Good News! Space Art2020-06-03T19:45:46-07:00
15 01, 2019

Basquiat, The Original Street Artist

2020-06-01T16:19:06-07:00

Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1985, AP Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1985

He was a street kid, a teen runaway who had slept on benches in New York parks. But he was also a handsome privileged boy from an affluent Brooklyn neighborhood who had gone to private school. […]

Basquiat, The Original Street Artist2020-06-01T16:19:06-07:00
14 03, 2018

The Artist We Love To Hate

2020-05-29T04:28:51-07:00

Double Portrait of Lucian Freud and Frank Auerbach, 1964 Double Portrait of Lucian Freud and Frank Auerbach, 1964
Francis Bacon
Moderna Museet, Stockholm

Was Francis Bacon really the greatest painter of the 20th century, or just a fascinating crazy mess?

Margaret Thatcher described him as “that man who […]

The Artist We Love To Hate2020-05-29T04:28:51-07:00
21 03, 2017

The REAL Vincent van Gogh

2017-03-21T01:06:00-07:00

Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1989
Vincent van Gogh, (1853-1890)

Myth:  Van Gogh was a manic, possibly slightly deranged man who just spontaneously threw paint at the canvas.

Truth:  He was a very experienced […]

The REAL Vincent van Gogh2017-03-21T01:06:00-07:00
9 11, 2016

America How Great Thou ART!

2016-11-09T23:41:53-08:00

Flag, 1967 Jasper Johns, encaustic and collage on canvas (three panels) 33 1/2 x56 1/4in.Flag, 1967
Jasper Johns
The Broad Museum, Los Angeles

Jasper Johns was an acclaimed artist known for his paintings of flags, targets, and other ordinary objects in […]

America How Great Thou ART!2016-11-09T23:41:53-08:00
19 10, 2016

Surprise! Georgia O’Keeffe Watercolors

2016-10-19T02:31:11-07:00

Watercolor, Evening Star No. IV, 1917 Watercolor, Evening Star No. IV, 1917
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

Surprise! Georgia O’Keeffe didn’t just make large iconic oil paintings of flowers, skyscrapers and bones against a desert landscape!

Georgia O'Keeffe at <a href= […]

Surprise! Georgia O’Keeffe Watercolors2016-10-19T02:31:11-07:00
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