Artists
Thievery
Sadly, I learned that one of my favorite Caravaggio paintings was stolen between Tuesday night and Thursday morning (July 27 – 30th), from the Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art in the Ukraine. The Taking of Christ has long been considered one of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s more exceptional works. Along with Supper at Emmaus and The Conversion of St. Paul (which is my favorite), The Taking of Christ is a masterpiece. Evidently, the thieves entered through a window and cut the canvas from it’s frame. You can read more about this disturbing art heist on the Art Observed site, which is where I first learned of it. I’m…
Unusual Media
Here’s a collection of unusual media for art and some weird — out of the ordinary — concepts for creating art. 1) Kaleidoscope Art: This sparkling Take Your Time Exhibit by Olafur Eliasson at the Dallas Museum of Art. The artist shows the affects of filtered glass and stainless steel but more importantly he’s interested in the “intersection of nature and science” and uses five criteria for his “walk in kaleidoscopes”: mirrors, light, manipulation of landscape, use of scientific materials and methods, and photographs of Iceland to create a unique experience for each viewer. 2) Pincushion Art: at the Dallas Museum of Art. They have an ongoing exhibition dedicated to…
Follow up on FLIK
We attended the FLICK Interactive film festival and exhibit at Art Whino at National Harbor, MD. It was funky but I was pleasantly surprised. We first took a walking tour around National Harbor since my boys and their friend had not been there and then entered the gallery. They were the only three teenagers there and I thought they might feel a bit intimidated but their uniqueness didn’t seem to bother them. The interactive art exhibit reminded me of the tugging heart in my previous Toe Jam post, but there were a couple positive stand outs: the interactive video-screen art, similar to an Etch-and-Sketch by design and the computer motherboard…
