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…
Food Photos
This has been circulating the Internet but thought I’d finally post it, as it came from my friend Ellen. These are pretty incredible photos by Carl Warner all made with food. His website shows many other types of photos including locations, so well worth visiting. His talent is beyond the painstaking detail it took to achieve these food dioramas. Here’s a BBC News link to see many more. And if you want to see other culinary art links, here’s one from ChangeOfHeart72’s Creative Food Designs, set to music. This one by sumitsinghh is a little more serious but still with humor: And finally, this is a little weird but here’s…
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…
