Art in Disney: Sleeping Beauty
Luckily for all of us, the VHS (yes, VHS) of Sleeping Beauty I own happens to come with a special after-the-movie feature about the making of the film, complete with commentary about the film’s stunning visual art. Upon its release in 1959, Sleeping Beauty was the film Disney Studios had taken the longest time in […]
The 6 Best Renaissance Babies
During a recent Internet binge, I came across this lovely article on Buzzfeed featuring ugly Renaissance babies. Which makes sense. Not every Renaissance artist was a da Vinci. And so, inspired by both Buzzfeed and the original uglyrenaissancebabies on Tumblr, I decided to make my own list of the best Renaissance babies. And by best I […]
What is Pageant of the Masters?
Perhaps one of the oddest and yet most entertaining spectacles in the art community is the annual Pageant of the Masters at Laguna Beach’s Festival of Arts. If you haven’t heard of it, allow me to enlighten you: the Pageant of the Masters is a show in which actors recreate famous pieces of art. A […]
Hockney Opens New L.A. Show
Prolific pop artist David Hockney opened his new show, Painting and Photography, at Venice Beach’s L.A. Louver gallery last week. The show features dozens of portraits playing with perspective to the point of creating nearly 3-D images. The 77-year-old British artist debuted Painting and Photography in London earlier this summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. After taking up […]
Museum Spotlight: National Hispanic Cultural Center
Today’s museum spotlight features the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum! This small but mighty sector of the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque is building up its reputation. It helps that it’s part of one of the country’s biggest cultural centers for Hispanic arts and culture. According to visitalbuquerque.org, The National Hispanic Cultural Center […]
French Art for Bastille Day!
*cue La Marseillaise* Happy Bastille Day from the Art Docent Program! Bastille Day marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris, France, and is basically France’s independence day. So, in the spirit of the day, we’ve decided to celebrate by looking at a small few of the many great art pieces done […]
Get Closer to van Eyck
You’ve probably heard of Jan van Eyck, famed artist of the Northern Renaissance in the Low Countries. Even if you haven’t heard of him, you’ve probably seen reproductions of his work, which includes such pieces as the Ghent Altarpiece and The Arnolfini Portrait (you know, the one where the guy looks like Vladimir Putin). […]
Museum Spotlight: Art in Paradise Chiang Mai
Planning a vacation to Chiang Mai, Thailand, anytime soon? You might want to after hearing about Art in Paradise Chiang Mai. Art in Paradise Chiang Mai is an illusion art museum that allows visitors to really interact with its art. Illusion art is, according to Art in Paradise’s website, the creation of the “illusion of […]
Art for the Fourth of July
In the spirit of the Fourth of July, I’ve decided to honor some of the greatest American paintings. Rather than create a dry, unfeeling catalog of works listed alphabetically (which would take forever, because there are actually a lot of really great American paintings), I’ve done something a bit different, inspired by this list on […]
Art Basel 2015 Highlights
What is Art Basel? Well, it’s the world’s most prominent contemporary art fair, and it’s loads of fun. Long-established as the one of the art world’s biggest events, this year’s Art Basel took place over June 16-19 and featured work in galleries from five continents and hundreds of the world’s most prolific contemporary […]