GLORIOUS ART!
Kirby Kendrick2021-12-20T17:02:53-08:00Christ is born.
And the angel said: “this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths, and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12
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12, 2021
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03, 2020
Staying Home: A Little Art To Cheer Us Up!
Kirby Kendrick2020-06-01T16:44:26-07:00
Henri Matisse
The State Hermitage Museum
Kirby Kendrick
“Look at everything through the eyes of a child without preconceived images.”
-Matisse […]
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03, 2017
The REAL Vincent van Gogh
Kirby Kendrick2017-03-21T01:06:00-07:00
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 […]
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10, 2016
Surprise! Georgia O’Keeffe Watercolors
Kirby Kendrick2016-10-19T02:31:11-07:00
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!
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03, 2016
The Kiss and Art
Kirby Kendrick2016-03-01T17:25:18-08:00The Kiss of Betrayal
“Kiss of Judas” Fresco (detail), 1304-06
Giotto di Bondone
This magnificent fresco portraying the betrayal of Jesus, was painted by Giotto over 700 years ago in the […]
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02, 2016
Ahhh-mazingg’ Art Museum
Kirby Kendrick2016-02-03T09:07:04-08:00
AHHH-MAZINGG’!
Hottest new museum to hit USA is the Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles! The architecture alone is worth the trip…a honeycombed boxy building tilted on its side filled with natural light.
Broad Museum
Los […]
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01, 2016
Artists to Watch in 2016!
Kirby Kendrick2016-01-05T23:45:35-08:00
Spielbergian Climax, Hebru Brantley, 2014
Hebru Brantley
33 years old and 6’8″ tall, Hebru Brantley is Chicago’s fastest-rising visual artist. A street painter turned fine artist making comic-book style pop-art paintings, his figures reflect his growing up on the south side of […]
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09, 2015
Dark Moments…Great Painters
Kirby Kendrick2015-09-01T10:38:52-07:00Ever wondered why we are fascinated and confused by beautiful paintings that have ominous images?
Brain researchers in the field of Neuroscience have increasingly turned their eyes on art in an effort to understand how we see these works of art.
There is a deep portion of the brain, the amygdala, which triggers BOTH negative […]
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01, 2015
Blue Rider: Rebel Art
Kirby Kendrick2015-01-27T10:56:08-08:00
A little over 100 years ago, in 1911, a group of Russian and German artists working in Munich rebelled against the established traditions of art in Germany. The group named themselves “Blue Rider.”
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12, 2014
Henri Matisse: Best Work Ever
Kirby Kendrick2014-12-02T09:24:48-08:00
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) has risen to rock star celebrity. He is beloved throughout the world. 500,000 people packed the Tate Museum in London last summer to see his show. The Tate turned the final weekend of the run into a kind of all-night sleepover […]