Her body, her choice - period.
Her body, her choice - period.
This painting was made in 1993, after Rodney King’s beating and it made me think about Ross Gay’s ‘A Small Needful Fact’, which is about Eric Garner.
This painting was made in 1993, after Rodney King’s beating and it made me think about Ross Gay’s ‘A Small Needful Fact’, which is about Eric Garner.
So… what am I looking at here??? 🤔
So… what am I looking at here??? 🤔
Did I mention I like colour? I don’t always need a Pollock like bukkake - a good mix is enough!
Did I mention I like colour? I don’t always need a Pollock like bukkake - a good mix is enough!
Take this prophetic painting from 1913…
Ludwig Meidner - Apocalyptic Landscape.
Take this prophetic painting from 1913…
Ludwig Meidner - Apocalyptic Landscape.
Is that a little Georgia O’Keeffe?
Is that a little Georgia O’Keeffe?
Shades of Damien Hirst to me…
Shades of Damien Hirst to me…
Shirin Aliabadi- Miss Hybrid No. 3.
Shirin Aliabadi- Miss Hybrid No. 3.
And it made for an interesting way to learn how to view these works.
Willem Kalf - Still Life with a Porcelain Vase, Silver-Gilt Ewer, and Glasses.
Willem Claesz - Tobacco Still Life.
And it made for an interesting way to learn how to view these works.
Willem Kalf - Still Life with a Porcelain Vase, Silver-Gilt Ewer, and Glasses.
Willem Claesz - Tobacco Still Life.
Man’s Tunic, Peru.
Abraham van Beyeren - Banquet Still Life.
Which lends a new meaning of reclamation in modern reinterpretations of this art period.
Sithabile Mlotshwa - A Phoenix of the Dutch Republic.
Man’s Tunic, Peru.
Abraham van Beyeren - Banquet Still Life.
Which lends a new meaning of reclamation in modern reinterpretations of this art period.
Sithabile Mlotshwa - A Phoenix of the Dutch Republic.
Antonia Tempesta - God Creating the Birds and the Fish.
Jan Pietersz, Saenredam - Adam Naming the Animals.
Antonia Tempesta - God Creating the Birds and the Fish.
Jan Pietersz, Saenredam - Adam Naming the Animals.
Great Tulip Book: Admirael der Admiraels de Gouda, and Gesner’s Tulip, Ichneumon Fly, Kidney Bean, and Scarlet Runner Bean.
Great Tulip Book: Admirael der Admiraels de Gouda, and Gesner’s Tulip, Ichneumon Fly, Kidney Bean, and Scarlet Runner Bean.
And then they set their eyes on the outside world, to apply the same tactics the Spanish had used to enrich themselves and play ‘catch up’ with the rest of Europe.
And then they set their eyes on the outside world, to apply the same tactics the Spanish had used to enrich themselves and play ‘catch up’ with the rest of Europe.
These were the beginning of the exhibit, setting up how the Dutch tried to assert a unified identity after gaining their independence from Spain.
These were the beginning of the exhibit, setting up how the Dutch tried to assert a unified identity after gaining their independence from Spain.