The Arts: Roy Lichtenstein
Artists see things differently than you and I. It may seem that capturing a realistic scene on canvas is the ultimate accomplishment, but the art community would never accept that effort as great art....
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Let’s get this over with first: Norman Rockwell is a serious artist. Sure, he created most of his works for commercial purposes. Yes, he’s remembered most for his Saturday Evening Post and Look...
View ArticleThe Arts: Ansel Adams
It’s easy to appreciate the wonderful nature photography of Ansel Adams, its crisp focus, perfect contrast, and balanced composition. What it takes some effort to properly assess in the 21st century is...
View ArticleThe Arts: Georgia O'Keeffe
When Georgia O’Keeffe first pursued her art, she found herself stifled by the demands of imitative realism, the style taught in art schools. Though she won awards, she didn’t feel comfortable....
View ArticleThe Arts: O. Winston Link
Probably not a name you’re familiar with. But if you’ve seen his photography, you know what magic the man could work with a camera. His passion was trains, but he realized his biggest problem in...
View ArticleThe Arts: Andrew Wyeth
“The Painter of the People.” Some artists would recoil from that reputation, fearing it describes someone like Thomas Kincaid. For Andrew Wyeth, it simply meant that he painted recognizable scenes in a...
View ArticleThe Arts: Jasper Johns
Abstract expressionism dominated the American art scene in the early fifties, a style Jasper Johns never identified with. He went in another direction, becoming an influence in the movement commonly...
View ArticleThe Arts: Andy Warhol
I don’t think Andy Warhol would like being remembered as “The Campbell’s Soup Can Guy.” Or the guy who said that everyone would have 15 minutes of fame. He was involved in so many things – painter,...
View ArticleArtist: Jackson Pollock
Rarely has there been an artist as admired and simultaneously dismissed as Jackson Pollock. An abstract expressionist, Pollock famously put his large-scale canvases on the floor, and stylistically...
View ArticleEdward Hopper, Artist
One of the greatest American artists of the twentieth century, Edward Hopper is also one of the least appreciated, at least by the public. The art community has long recognized the man’s unique vision...
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