Art Now and Then

"Art Now and Then" does not mean art occasionally. It means art NOW as opposed to art THEN. It means art in 2020 as compared to art many years ago...sometimes many, many, MANY years ago. It is an attempt to make that art relevant now, letting artists back then speak to us now in the hope that we may better understand them, and in so doing, better understand ourselves and the art produced today.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Berthe Morisot

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A few years ago, when the women's rights movement was at its most militant, art historians, especially the female variety, dug deep in...
Monday, November 8, 2010

Painting History

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In a time when we can push a button on a remote control and see the sparkling color images of history being made 24/7 on cable network news,...
Sunday, November 7, 2010

Social Realism

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It is doubtful very many painters harbor hopes their work will have much impact on old and new social problems because if that were really t...
Saturday, November 6, 2010

Asher B. Durand

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 The Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Painting by John Turnbull, Engraving by Asher B. Durand, 1823  It's not unusual...
Friday, November 5, 2010

The Ashcan School

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America has always been in love with the landscape. Here I'm talking about the real thing as well as the poor imitations we try to rende...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

Oppression

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When we think of oppression, we usually think of religious oppression, or political oppression, but seldom do we consider  artistic oppress...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Growing Old

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Old age is never a comforting thought. For an artist especially, it can be a real horror. It rings up images of arthritis in which merely ho...
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