150 Years Of Klimt, Design Rebellion, Neuroscience Meets Art And More!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Gustav Klimt's Spectacular 150th Anniversary This year marks the 150th anniversary of Gustav Klimt's birthday, and museums around the world are celebrating the Austrian Secessionist's work. You can even "Klimt Yourself" if you want to see what you'd look like in one of his paintings. Psychedelic Cherry Blossoms Designers Start Rebelling Neil Gaiman's Inspirational Commencement Speech For Artists Insane In The Membrane Family Secrets Get Surreal BLOG POSTS Alejandro Escalona: 75 years of Picasso's Guernica: An Inconvenient Masterpiece Guernica is to painting what Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is to music: a cultural icon that speaks to mankind not only against war but also of hope and peace. It is a reference when speaking about genocide from El Salvador to Bosnia. Hilary Harkness: Why You Should Collect Art by Emerging Artists Both as an artist and a collector, I've seen that many people are hesitant to start collecting art. After all, when you picture an art collector, you're likely to think of a New York magnate. Robert Maynord: The Best Secret of the Masters Like the Lascaux drawings, these have held up over centuries. Iron oxide pigments are a perfect match for painting. Many of the old masters such as Rubens, Rembrandt, and Franz Halls never used more than five to seven colors, mostly iron oxides. Evelyne Politanoff: Jean-François Rauzier's HYPERPHOTOS: An Invitation To An Exceptional Journey Andy Propst: Just Opened: New Musical February House at The Public Theater It's a fantastic tale and set of characters to bring together on the stage, and yet, Bockley's book only manages to fitfully spark to life as these individuals quarrel, make up, and orate about their passions.

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