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phoenixmcarthur

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Once an artist, always an artist, poetry junkie, wishful potter, voracious reader, lover of Indie and Obscure Rock, Jazz, Classical, Science & always the Resistance. 🧷💪 #ArtHeals

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Dmitri Kustanovich (Belarus, b.1970) :
Garden of Joy, 2020

Oil on Canvas, 110 × 130 cm.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 5h

Franklin Carmichael (Canada, 1890-1945) :

Autumn in the Northland, 1924

Oil on canvas | 39 x 48 in

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 5h

Wtf?

phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 5h

Marc Chagall :
L’ange peintre,
(An Angel Painter), Savoy, FR 1927–28

Gouache over pencil on paper laid down on board
66 × 51.2 cm

Further description in the alt text 👇

An angel descends upon a church façade, blending sacred architecture with visionary spirituality.

It features a celestial figure descending upon a church, which symbolizes spiritual universality rather than religious conversion.

Created during his Savoy period, the work is considered a masterpiece of Naïve art and combines Jewish spiritual imagery with Christian symbols, reflecting his lifelong dialogue between his heritage and the European art world. It features a celestial figure descending upon a church, which symbolizes spiritual universality rather than religious conversion.

phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 5h

Diego Rivera (Mexico, 1886-1957) :
Self-Portrait with Broad-Brimmed Hat, 1907

Oil on Canvas, 84.5 × 61.5 cm.
Museo Dolores Olmedo Patino, Mexico City, MX

Bio in the alt text 👇

After arrival in Europe in 1907, Rivera initially went to study with Eduardo Chicharro in Madrid, Spain, and from there went to Paris, France, to live and work with the great gathering of artists in Montparnasse, especially at La Ruche, where his friend Amedeo Modigliani painted his portrait in 1914. His circle of close friends, which included Ilya Ehrenburg, Chaim Soutine, Modigliani's wife Jeanne Hebuterne, Max Jacob, gallery owner Leopold Zborowski, and Moise Kisling, was captured for posterity by Marie Vorobieff-Stebelska (Marevna) in her painting "Homage to Friends from Montparnasse" What A Crazy Man (1962).

From 1913-17, Rivera enthusiastically embraced this new school of art. Around 1917, inspired by Cezanne's paintings, Rivera shifted toward Post-Impressionism with simple forms and large patches of vivid colors.

In 1920, Rivera left France and traveled through Italy studying its art, including Renaissance frescoes. Rivera returned to Mexico in 1921 to become involved in the government sponsored Mexican mural program planned by Vasconcelos. The program included such artists as Jose Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo, and French artist Jean Charlot. In January 1922, he painted his first significant mural 'Creation' in the Bolivar Auditorium of the National Preparatory School in Mexico City guarding himself with a pistol against right-wing students.

In 1922, Rivera participated in the founding of the Revolutionary Union of Technical Workers, Painters and Sculptors. Later that year he joined the Mexican Communist Party. His murals, subsequently painted in fresco only, dealt with Mexican society and reflected the country's 1910 Revolution. Rivera developed his own native style based on large, simplified figures and bold colors with an Aztec influence clearly present in murals at the Secretariat of Public Education in Mexico City begun in September 1922, intended to consist of 124 frescoes, and finished in 1928.

phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 7h

Mark Grantham (Canada, b.1966) :
A Time for Reflection, 2017

Oil on Canvas, 24 × 36 inches

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 7h

Marc Chagall :
Autumn in the Village, 1939–45

Oil on canvas
81.3 × 65.4 cm | 32 × 25 ¾ in

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 9h

Cyrus Glance :
Untitled, n.d.

Watercolor, gouache
8 3/4” x 5 3/4”

📸 : @thequite.man_
Art Model:
@amusemends.backup

Red haired girl sitting with knees to her chest, head down, and arms wrapped around them

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 11h

Josef Stoitzner (Austria, 1884–1951) :
Sonnenblumen (Sunflowers), 1951

Oil on canvas | 92.5 × 70 cm

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 12h

Ivan Albright :
Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida, 1929-30

When this painting was first exhibited, one critic remarked that he saw a “woman with flesh the color of a corpse drowned six weeks.”

Gift of Ivan Albright.
©The Art Institute of Chicago.

Surrounded by makeup and other beauty items, the figure portrayed here does not necessarily inspire thoughts of youth and vibrancy, yet Ida Rogers was just 19 years old when she posed for the artist.

With his hyperbolic version of realism, Albright transformed his sitter into a vision of his own making. The painting is less a portrait than a musing on the passage of time and the relationship between mind and body.

See "Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida," on view in Gallery 262.
https://bit.ly/4pZ9H26

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 18h

Jasper Johns :
Gray Numbers, 1958

Numbers and Alphabets both have a coherent, abstract quality. They are part of the ordinary world, and generally (unless we are typographers) we ignore their form.

Gray Numbers is a large canvas created by Johns in 1958. The numbers are painted all over within a consistent grid, except the upper left-hand rectangle is left blank. There are eleven characters in each row. Each vertical left-hand row begins with a different number, while the right-hand edge has the same numbers, except for the top row.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 19h

Paul Klee :
Grenzen des Verstandes,
(The Bounds of the Intellect
The Limits of Understanding
Boundaries of the Mind), 1927

oil, watercolor and pencil on canvas

56.44 × 41.50 cm | 22.22 × 16.34 in

permanent collection of the Pinakothek der Moderne

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The work has been described as emblematic of "his most prolific period as a teacher" at the Bauhaus. The static nature of the perfect red sphere which appears frozen and floating in space, in the white primed canvas of the upper part of the painting, contrasts with the dynamic complicated filigree linear structure of the lower part of the painting. This work is reminiscent of that of Kasimir Malevich in both color and structure. In her article in The Atlantic, Veronique Greenwood described the gap between the two as a gap between the human capacity of reason and the human desire to fully understand.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 19h

Galyna Grotto :
Heavenly Woman, c.2018

fiber artist, Quilting

Heavenly Woman" is a vibrant, quilted fiber art portrait by Russian-born, France-based textile artist Galla Grotto. The work, featuring stunning colors and exquisite quilting, has been exhibited internationally, including at the Festival of Quilts, and features the artist's signature style of combining traditional techniques with personal themes, often focusing on women and goddesses.

About the Artwork:

Medium:
Quilted fiber art, textile art.

Subject:
A portrait of a woman, often inspired by goddesses and literary figures, reflecting the artist's focus on themes of womanhood.

Technique:
Known for its rich colors, exquisite quilting, and intricate detail, showcasing Galla Grotto's skill in textile art.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 19h

Louis M. Eilshemius :
City Street in the Moonlight, 1908

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 19h

Wassily Kandinsky :
Blue segment, 1921

Oil on canvas, 47-1/2 x 55-1/8"

An exemplary piece within the Abstract Art movement.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC

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The artwork is a complex and dynamic composition characterized by an array of forms and colors. It features a multitude of geometric shapes, lines, and curves that interweave and overlap, creating a sense of movement and energy. The use of bold colors, such as blue, yellow, red, and green, against a light background, adds to the visual impact of the piece. The forms in the artwork appear to interact with each other, evoking a sense of musical rhythm and harmony, which is a hallmark of Kandinsky’s style. The composition is non-representational, emphasizing the relationships between color, form, and space rather than depicting objects from the natural world. Overall, “Blue Segment” exemplifies Kandinsky’s innovative approach to abstract art, where the arrangement and interaction of abstract elements convey emotional and aesthetic experiences.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 19h

Alexander Archipenko : Femme assise (Composition), 1920

31.1 x 23.2 cm
gouache on paper

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 19h

Marsden Hartley :
Mont Saint-Victoire, 1927

Oil on canvas
20 × 24 in. | 50.8 × 61 cm

Although Marsden Hartley has been called "America's first great modern painter of the 20th century", his original work has long been overlooked. Louisiana presented him in 2019 at the first retrospective exhibition in Europe in over 60 years .

Marsden Hartley was both a painter and a poet and lived much of his life as a nomad between Europe and the United States, and his work can be considered a bridge between European and American modernism.

His many travels resulted in a series of deeply original work groups from 1906 to 1943. Among these are abstract paintings based on military symbols from the horrors of World War I, almost surreal landscapes from New Mexico, and feminized figure paintings of muscular workers.

In his wandering, restless life as an artist, Hartley often changed completely his direction and artistic style. In Mont Saint-Victoire he clearly resembles the great French master, Cézanne, who painted this particular mountain into the art historical canon.

Marsden Hartley was centrally placed in the art world both in Europe and at home. Nevertheless, Hartley's art has been largely unknown - perhaps because of the multifaceted nature of his work, which has made it difficult to place him in art history.

The Louisiana exhibition was one of the largest presentations of Marsden Hartley's art. With over 110 paintings, the exhibition encompassed the artist's entire oeuvre, including his work as a poet and essayist.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 20h

Jules Adolphe Breton (French, 1827-1906) :
The Song of the Lark, 1884

oil on canvas
110.6 × 85.8 cm | 43.5 × 33.75 in

First exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1885, "The Song of the Lark" was one of the first paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago’s collection when they opened in 1893.

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The painting shows a peasant farm girl walking in a field transfixed, listening to birdsong at dawn.

It was first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1885.

"The Song of the Lark" was one of the first paintings to enter the Art Institute's collection when they opened in 1893.

It quickly became one of the most popular paintings at the museum. And by the 1920s, reproductions of "The Song of the Lark" were found hanging on classroom walls across the US. By 1934, it was named "America’s Best Loved Picture" — in a contest sponsored by the Chicago Daily News — and unveiled in a ceremony at the museum by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

View in Gallery 222 in the Henry Field Memorial Collection at
The Art Institute of Chicago

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 20h

Paul Evans : Evening Blues, 2023

Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm

Paul Evans is renowned for his paintings of landscapes. He has a gift for being able to capture not only the sight but also the ambience of an exact moment.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 20h

Happy Stardust Birthday to John Edward Prine, born otd in 1946 🎂

Summer's End
youtu.be/nXbEFTv9zr0

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 20h

Remembering the incomparable
Thelonious Sphere Monk
born otd in 1917. 🎂

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 1d

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My soul comes from better worlds,
and I have an incurable homesickness
of the stars.

~ Nikos Kazantzakis
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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 1d

Willem Claeszoon Heda (Dutch, 1594-1680) :
Still Life with a Gilt Cup, 1635

Rijksmuseum

A Golden Age artist from the city of Haarlem he was devoted exclusively to the painting of still life, and is known for his innovation of the late breakfast genre and a master of reflections.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 1d

Well, I'm not allowed to decorate the pumpkin anymore.

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William Jabez Muckley (UK, 1829-1905) :
The Orange Tree, 1880

Oil on canvas
60.96 × 40.64 cm | 24 × 16 in

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