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Yearly Archives: 2015

, Transitioning between Two Major Art Movements

Transitioning between Two Major Art Movements

  Transitioning between Two Major Art Movements   Historically, the period between any two major fine art movements has been tumultuous, fraught with young artists proliferating a wide variety of experimental styles, with major metropolitan fine art scenes constantly birthing new schools of thought. Typically,…

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, Major Metropolitan Fine Art Scenes in the US

Major Metropolitan Fine Art Scenes in the US

Major Metropolitan Fine Art Scenes in the US     The nature of fine art movements in the digital age is such that they are constantly in flux, adapting to social media campaigns, rising and falling on the whims of trends that turn ever faster….

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, 3D Printing and Contemporary Fine Art: What’s in Store?

3D Printing and Contemporary Fine Art: What’s in Store?

3D Printing and Contemporary Fine Art: What’s in Store?     3D printing has already fundamentally changed the manufacturing industry by giving production capacity to individuals, but how will this new technology affect the art world as it becomes more mainstream? 3D printers, both home-based…

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, Avant-garde Art in the Digital Age

Avant-garde Art in the Digital Age

  Avant-garde Art in the Digital Age     For young artists, the dawn of the digital age meant a fundamental re-shaping of how art was brought to the public. The Internet now hosts countless online art forums, art galleries, and markets, all designed to…

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, Romanticism and the Industrial Revolution

Romanticism and the Industrial Revolution

  As with most major art movements, Romanticism first developed as a reaction to the dominant movement of its time: Neoclassicism. Neoclassicism, the dominant art form in Europe during the second half of the 18th century, emphasized harmony, simplicity, and evenly developed proportions, Romanticism, on…

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, The Rise of Minimalism

The Rise of Minimalism

Abstract expressionism dominated the US art scene throughout the 1950s as artists sought, in true Romantic fashion, to express their personal emotions through their art. As with any large art movement in American culture (or elsewhere), there were fringe groups that did not adopt the…

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, “You Live Forever Through Your Students” : Artist Joseph Culotta Inducted as Distinguished Fellow of Texas Art Education Association (TAEA)

“You Live Forever Through Your Students” : Artist Joseph Culotta Inducted as Distinguished Fellow of Texas Art Education Association (TAEA)

  “You Live Forever Through Your Students” is the mantra of Houston Artist Joseph Culotta, who was recently inducted into the highly distinguished group of Fellows of the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA).  The ceremony of induction took place on November 14, 2015, at the…

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, Art Therapy in the Modern Workplace

Art Therapy in the Modern Workplace

  Art Therapy in the Modern Workplace In its truest form, art therapy involves a psychologist overseeing a patient who engages in creating art. The creation process itself is meant to be therapeutic, allowing the patient to concentrate on a single task to the point…

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, The Digital Art Movement

The Digital Art Movement

  The Digital Art Movement   As personal computers have become the dominant form of modern media, they have profoundly changed entertainment, research, the storing and dissemination of knowledge, and (perhaps not so surprisingly) how we create art. While computers began to affect movie production…

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, How an Art Movement Takes Root

How an Art Movement Takes Root

  How an Art Movement Takes Root We’re all familiar with the concept of prevailing trends, whether they be in fashion, music, or fine art, but how do such trends come about? Who exactly is present at an art movement’s birth, and how does it…

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, Art, Literature, and Music: How Movements Drive One Another

Art, Literature, and Music: How Movements Drive One Another

  Art, Literature, and Music: How Movements Drive One Another   In the historical past, authors, musicians and artists frequently patronized each other’s gatherings in order to gain a sense of what was currently happening in other artistic mediums as well as to fill their…

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, Historical Art Revival in the American Southwest Hopi, Zuni, Pueblo, Navajo, Apache

Historical Art Revival in the American Southwest Hopi, Zuni, Pueblo, Navajo, Apache

Historical Art Revival in the American Southwest Five major Indian tribes compose most of the native population in the American southwest: the Hopi, Zuni, Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache. The artistic traditions of the  Hopi, Zuni, Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache  tribes have gradually been incorporated into…

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, Rare and Major Mark Rothko Retrospective at Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Only U.S. Venue For This Exhibition

Rare and Major Mark Rothko Retrospective at Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Only U.S. Venue For This Exhibition

  Rare and Major Mark Rothko Retrospective at Museum of Fine Arts Houston Mark Rothko, recognized as one of the foremost figures of the Abstract Expressionist vanguard, has an unparalleled exhibit “Mark Rothko: A Retrospective” at the acclaimed Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, from September…

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, Top Ten in Philippines Artist Jun Martinez Renowned Globally for His Fine Art Masterpieces

Top Ten in Philippines Artist Jun Martinez Renowned Globally for His Fine Art Masterpieces

 Top Ten in Philippines Artist Jun Martinez Renowned Globally for His Fine Art Masterpieces Artist Jun Martinez is recognized around the world for his vast contributions to the world of fine art.  The fine art award-winning masterpieces of this impressionist artist Jun Martinez are widely…

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, Bullet Shell Art is Unstoppable: Works of Artist Federico Uribe shown by Adelson Galleries

Bullet Shell Art is Unstoppable: Works of Artist Federico Uribe shown by Adelson Galleries

  Two weeks ago, attending the Texas Contemporary Art Fair, held at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX, we discovered that the most intricate, breathtaking, avant-garde fine art can be made from bullet shells, color pencils, pencil erasers and plastic fasteners. That…

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, Houston Fine Artist J Antonio Farfan is a Force To Be Reckoned With

Houston Fine Artist J Antonio Farfan is a Force To Be Reckoned With

Houston Fine Artist J Antonio Farfan is a Force To Be Reckoned With Renowned Houston fine artist J Antonio Farfan is a force to be reckoned with.  The fine art work of artist Farfan ( http://artist.com/j-antonio-farfan/24/artworks/ )  are indeed mesmerizing, but when gazed at from different…

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, Dazzling Artists and Artwork at The Cynthia Corbett Gallery Exhibit at Texas Contemporary Art Show 2015

Dazzling Artists and Artwork at The Cynthia Corbett Gallery Exhibit at Texas Contemporary Art Show 2015

  Dazzling Artists and Artwork at The Cynthia Corbett Gallery Exhibit at Texas Contemporary Art Show 2015 Last week, at the Texas Contemporary Art Show, hosted at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston Texas, we had the absolute pleasure of meeting Ms. Cynthia…

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, Artist Joseph Culotta presented by The Gallery Girls Draws Large Art Crowd to Swank Interiors

Artist Joseph Culotta presented by The Gallery Girls Draws Large Art Crowd to Swank Interiors

Artist Joseph Culotta / The Gallery Girls Draw Large Art Crowd to Swank Interiors   It was a wonderful and stimulating evening of fine art and discussions last night, with some of Houston’s finest art lovers, at Swank Interiors, Houston TX.  Celebrated abstract artist and…

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, Important Event to Attend: YOUNG MASTERS (The Cynthia Corbett Gallery): DIALOGUES

Important Event to Attend: YOUNG MASTERS (The Cynthia Corbett Gallery): DIALOGUES

THE CYNTHIA CORBETT GALLERYYOUNG MASTERS: DIALOGUESContemporary works inspired by the Sphinx Fine Art Old Master Collection12 – 24 October 2015Sphinx Fine Art125 Kensington Church StreetLondon, W8 9LP( Young Masters is a not for profit initiative of The Cynthia Corbett Gallery) It is with great pleasure that we announce…

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, World Renowned Neurosurgeon / Artist Dr. Curtis Dickman Donates Major Gift (Muhammad Ali Painting) to Humanity and   Recognized by www.Artist.com

World Renowned Neurosurgeon / Artist Dr. Curtis Dickman Donates Major Gift (Muhammad Ali Painting) to Humanity and Recognized by www.Artist.com

World Renowned Neurosurgeon / Artist Dr. Curtis Dickman Donates Major Gift to Humanity and   Recognized by www.Artist.com  www.Artist.com would like to honor outstanding artist and world renowned Phoenix neurosurgeon Dr. Curtis Dickman, and recognize his significant philanthropic contributions to fellow human beings and all humanity. …

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, Texas Contemporary Art Fair Review, Houston, TX  2015

Texas Contemporary Art Fair Review, Houston, TX 2015

Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Houston, TX  2015 October in Houston is something to look forward to.  The weather is getting cooler, hurricane season is coming to an end, and it is time for the city’s art lovers to get ready for the Texas Contemporary Art…

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, Fifth Annual Houston Fine Art Fair a Success!

Fifth Annual Houston Fine Art Fair a Success!

The fifth annual Houston Fine Art Fair was held at the NRG Center this year (September 9-12, 2015), and it was a vibrant and fulfilling event for artist.com to attend. Rick Friedman, the founder and owner of the Houston Fine Art Fair, is to be…

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