Art (and Pinterest) Appreciation Month

Hey! It's Art Appreciation Month! Did ya hear that, Art?

Pierre Bonnard

Today, I present you with-

a rather random sampling of art 

that makes me happy to look at over and over again.

I love paintings, photography, design, cover art, packaging, travel posters, 

children's books, old & new, vintage ads, clever stuff, funny stuff, you name it...

Basically, all things that have helped make Pinterest the hit that it is!

Here are links to a few of my boards, just in case you're curious - 

painters I love, more great art, contemporary art, photography, installation

great book covers and more...

Here - travel posters and fabulous vintage art & illustration

Daphne Padden

Daphne Padden

Mail art !

Horst Lemke

Hundertwasser

Jim Flora

Margaret Tarrant

Alice and Martin Provensen

Vintage children's books

Isabel Arsenault

Current  illustrators ... more

Kate Lewis

The number of images on Pinterest continues to astound me.

There are soooo many talented artists and creative people 

working today and many that I have only recently learned about.

The seemingly endless number of natural wonders in the world 

can strike total awe.

Ok, this is a joke, but Edourdo Noriega is a natural wonder ;)

With stunning architecture to admire, objects to drool over,

and beautiful and/or cool interiors to envy, it's like a guide on- 

.

The plethora of adorable animal photos and movie star pics is almost 

beyond comprehension!

Just how many images of Audrey Hepburn & Marilyn Monroe 

are there out there? 

but I digress, please appreciate for yourself....

Moholy-Nagy

a classic

Tom Friedman

Lisl Weil

Helen Frankenthaler

Stuart Davis

DeKooning

love this

Georges Menager

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I've had to limit my time on Pinterest and I promise I do not receive any kick backs 

from them. I am simply in awe. Sure, there's a lot of crap on there, too.

Women, stop dieting! just stop it.

I only regret that it will be impossible to travel to every destination 

I have pinned onto my Must Visit board!

But,  you never know...

Thanks for stopping by!

xo, A

El Anatsui *the Glory of Bottle Caps, Tin Lids, Twist Ties & more*

The El Anatsui exhibit at The Brooklyn Museum is stunning

and you have til August 18th to see it!

Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui

I enjoyed the John Singer Sargent watercolors, which were loose and lively, 

and as terrific as I expected them to be.

but

Thank you Melissa Stampley, for telling me not to miss Anatsui's exhibit on the 5th floor!

El Anatsui was born in Ghana and has been teaching and exhibiting his work for over 40 years.

He is the dept head at The University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

It was in 1998 that Anatsui came across a bag of twist-off liquor bottle caps which altered

his work and the course of his career.

At the 2007 Venice Biennale, his Fresh and Fading Memories, caused a sensation

draped upon Palazzo Fortuny's facade 

image courtesy thehighline.org

You can view his outdoor installation, Broken Bridge 2 on the High Line through September 2013.

More from the Brooklyn Museum...

Anatsui's individual pieces take on a different shape and form depending on 

the installation and space they are occupying.

Apparently, each can be folded up to fit inside a suitcase for travel :)

View The New York Times Slide Show and learn a bit more...

As much as I love the scale and impact of his work, I'm just crazy about the details. 

You can almost feel the process, the time & work that goes into each piece 

and of course, the colors grab you! 

In an interview with October Gallery, EL Anatsui noted, “The amazing thing about working with these metallic ‘fabrics’ is that the poverty of the materials used in no way precludes the telling of rich and wonderful stories."

It's pretty spectacular to see this in person, feel the scale and be part of the space, installation.

It will be up for about 2 more weeks. If you're in NYC, go see it!

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Here's a video interview with El Anatsui at the museum.

(worth a look, if only to see how his socks match his artwork)

El Anatsui is currently represented by Jack Shainman Gallery.

:: art is fun :: 

thanks for stopping by!

xo, A