The Nicolaysen Art Museum will open three new exhibitions on Friday – a showcase of Western art and two exhibitions based on photography. “Creating the West” will explore how art has contributed to the myth of the American West as a rugged land of independence and opportunity. The exhibit draws inspiration from the museum’s trove […]
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2021 Ocean Art Photography Contest Winners
The competition, organized by the Underwater photography guide, is now in its tenth year and seeks the world’s best photos that document the behavior of marine life, unique portraits of underwater species, and powerful images that make the case for conservation. The competition was judged by underwater photographers Tony Wu, Mark Strickland and Marty Snyderman, […]
The best gifts art insiders have ever given, from a revered antique painting to a sassy hat
Welcome to 12 Days of Artmas, our new non-denominational holiday extravaganza – an Advent calendar with gift ideas and stories for art lovers of all stripes, every day until December 24. To inspire your search for the perfect gift, we asked the art world what inspired gifts they are most proud to have given. Here […]
In the magnificent new art book of the Sarabande Foundation
Although we live in the digital age, consuming the majority of our media through phones and computers, nothing compares to the tangible touch of a book or magazine. This special feeling, from hand to paper, is explored to its full potential in the beautiful new art book Sarabande bound, which arrives exclusively at Dover Street […]
The San Diego Museum of Art’s photographic exhibit features the greatest of the 20th century
Finally kicking off a year after its planned debut, the new San Diego Museum of Art photography exhibition will feature some of the medium’s most recognizable and influential names, including Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Aaron Siskind and Alfred Eisenstaedt. “Masters of Photography: The Garner Collection” was scheduled to open on November 14, 2020, the day […]
Artist Manuel Pecina Modernizes Mesoamerican Gods in Legacy Fine Art Photography Exhibition
EEarly versions of Manuel Pecina’s fine art photography employed a makeup artist and an assistant. They were drafts. The portraits of seven deities who make up his Deidades, which is on display at the Kente Royal Gallery in Harlem, New York, November 3-21, required a small team, including costume designer Ricardo Alarcón, two makeup and […]
Art review: In the works of “minimalist luminist” Jeff Kellar, a few lines convey a lot
We certainly don’t need another reason to go to Chase’s Daily in Belfast. The food is fresh, healthy and delicious. The market sells the most magnificent, often unusual, products you will find. But it’s also the home of the Perimeter Gallery, where Freddy LaFage and Karen McDonald put on top-notch exhibitions by local artists. These […]
A Colorado Etch A Sketch Queen Creates Awesome Art On Classic Toy | Culture & Leisure
Daneeca Medina found her artistic niche in college when she bought an Etch A Sketch. (Video by Katie Klann) Daneeca Medina did not see what the problem was. Until his friends stood around the kitchen table in this stunned manner. Until classmates start hovering over his shoulders. Until strangers noticed what she was doing and […]
MFA’s new exhibition examines fine art photography from the 1970s • St Pete Catalyst
The tectonic shift in the status of photography as compound art, as opposed to photojournalism, or “capturing the moment”, began in the 1970s. Back then, “television was bringing war home, and bringing stories into people’s living rooms,” says Allison Moore, curator of photography at the St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts. This, she said, marked […]
Art photography on display at Colorado Mountain College until September 17
The Photo Pensato fine art photography exhibit is displayed in the halls of the CMC Edwards campus.Daily Special Photo Pensato, an art photography collective that started out in Denver, is showing its first exhibition at Colorado Mountain College (CMC) in Edwards through September 17. “Pensato” is an Italian term for a musical note so exquisite […]
ARTIKA makes us happy with Frida Kahlo’s definitive “art book” that transcends luxury to transform any space into an intimate and extravagant gallery exhibition
The dreams of Frida Kahlo ARTIKA All the senses are awakened, indulging in the scents of wood and lush printed pages, the tactile fan, visual stimulation and revelations of the private life of the world’s most famous female artist. Frida’s dreams (Los Sueños de Frida) transcends luxury art books, showcasing the painstakingly crafted drawings and […]
Opening of the art photography exhibition with reception on June 5
The work of 12 Coastal Camera Club art photographers will be on display from Saturday June 5 to Tuesday June 29 at Nassau Valley Vineyards and Winery, 32165 Winery Way, Lewes. A reception with the artists is scheduled from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on June 5. Participants can socialize outside with the artists and […]
10 personalized art gifts dads will love this Father’s Day
This article is sponsored by Minted. Our partners are handpicked by the My Modern Met team because they represent the best of design and innovation. While you should never need an excuse to celebrate the dad in your life, Father’s Day is the perfect time to make sure he knows how much you love him. […]
John McCrea announces Kickstarter for Dead Eyes art book
John McCrea is launching a Kickstarter campaign for a 200-page art book centered on his title and that of Gerry Duggan Image Comics Dead Eyes. John McCrea, Eisner Prize-winning comic artist (Hitman, Boys: herogasm) announced a Kickstarter campaign to The Dead Eye Art Book, a collection of “behind-the-scenes illustrations, scripts and bonuses” of Dead Eyes, […]
Fine art photography can bring your walls to life
Fine art photography can add impact to any room, whether it’s a striking portrait, a black and white abstract, or just a little whimsy. Either way, the images on display reflect both the interests and character of the collector. “The people’s collections [are] a kind of time capsule through their lives, ”said Chelsea N. Nassib, […]
The 2020 Macro Art Photography Awards winners
The breathtaking winners of the 2020 Macro Art Photo Awards offer a surreal assortment of images. Whether it’s a close-up of tree bark designed to look like a drone landscape photograph, or glimpses of playful tree frogs, this macro photography contest is an annual highlight for fans of small. enlarged things. The Macro Art Photo […]
Plymouth Fine Art Photography Exhibition Gives Us The Picture
Over the past decade, the Plymouth Center for the Arts has hosted an annual jury-paneled photography competition that has attracted entries from across the region and beyond. The center is currently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but you can still see this year’s show online. “The Fine Art of Photography Annual Juried Art Show […]
Kenjie Onglao, from fashion to bespoke fine art photography
Self-taught photographer Kenjie Onglao goes from his strong point, fashion, to fine art photography. Together with his mother, interior designer Victoria “Ivy” Almario, his Slovenian model girlfriend Bronija Ales and graphic designer Samantha “Sam” Limjoco, they formed a company, Brik by Brik, which offers interior photography on measure. Most interior designers turn to fine art […]
“Terra Incognita” Fine Art Photograph at Jones House for the First Friday Art Crawl
Tyrie Brown’s “Boat Bottom”. Jones House will present Tyrie (Ty) Brown’s exhibition “Terra Incognita” in the Mazie Jones Gallery during the first Friday Art Crawl on Friday May 3rd. Join Jones House for a free reception with food and refreshments in honor of the exhibition and artist from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. during Art […]
Fine art photography now on display at the Hub | New
The Hub on Canal Street in New Smyrna has extended its footprint, occupying the 120 Canal storefront and turning it into an art photography gallery. For those of us who are not art-inclined, the words fine art photography may sound a bit silly, but a trip to the gallery rejects that attitude. Although some photographers […]
Alexander Calder and Ellsworth Kelly Art Gifts
Spend 47 days in the art world with Seen. Ellsworth Kelly in his Broad Street studio, 1954. Photo: Courtesy of Ellsworth Kelly Studio Ellsworth Kelly was studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris just after World War II when he met the already established American artist Alexander Calder, born in 1898, who was already […]
Cover Girl: Zenyatta featured in fine art photography book and New York gallery exhibit – Horse Racing News
Zenyatta now has a place of honor among the most photographic racehorses of the time. His fine art portrait in black and white on film is one of the highlights of a prestigious Manhattan gallery exhibition and of a book of fine art photographs called “American Thoroughbred”. Fine art photographer Neil Latham has photographed America’s […]
Cover Girl: Zenyatta Featured in Art Photography Book and New York Gallery Exhibit – Horse Racing News
Zenyatta now has a place of honor among the most photographic racehorses of the era. His fine art portrait shot in black and white on film is one of the highlights of a prestigious Manhattan gallery exhibition and a book of fine art photographs titled “American Thoroughbred.” Fine art photographer Neil Latham has photographed America’s […]
Lucien Clergue, master and promoter of fine art photography, dies at age 80
Lucien Clergue, one of France’s most acclaimed photographers and founder of an annual festival in Arles that has become a staple in the world of fine art photography, died on November 15 in Nîmes, in the south of France. He was 80 years old. The cause was cancer, her daughter Anne Clergue said. Mr. Clergue […]
The Royal College of Art Photography crosses the 2014 exhibition line
RCA’s venerable photography program is often an appropriate gauge for judging current trends in the medium. Even though the degree doesn’t set trends to the extent of some of its American cousins, it still produces work that is well produced, very neat and often thoughtful. Judging by this year’s graduates, photography is at a crossroads, […]
Ceramist Hideaki Miyamura at the Morven Arts, Crafts and Garden Celebration in May
CAN THIS REALLY BE CLAY? : The black and white image shown here does not do justice to the iridescent greens and blues of Hideaki Miyamura’s “Bottle with Starry Night Glaze” porcelain. Mr. Miyamura achieves a result you swear could only be achieved on glass. His work will be on display and for sale this […]