Harvest Scenes in 19th Century Art Sep 7, 2009
Views of harvest-time by artists Camille Pissarro, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin ... Like any force of nature, the harvest and the behavior of harvesters has fascinated artists for centuries, particularly Camille Pissarro, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, all of whom painted multiple interpretations of the season ... Vincent van Gogh s bright harvest paintings seem to show a link between the artist and his subject matter. (Suite101.com)
- From the desk of ... 0 Aug 12, 2009
- Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion. Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 1:56:38 am. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Paris lends masters for landmark expo Aug 10, 2009
VINCENT VAN GOGH is one of a string of masters to feature in a blockbuster exhibition that will start its world tour in Canberra. The National Gallery of Australia will today announce its most ambitious exhibition to date, having secured a number of works from the Musee d'Orsay in Paris to feature in what it has called a ''landmark'' exhibition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
‘Séraphine’ offers a slowly drawn portrait of art and madness Jul 31, 2009
raphine Louis as a misfit mystic on a par with William Blake and Vincent Van Gogh, but based on what we see in those prewar paintings, the analogy doesn t quite hold. The film jumps ahead, though, to 1927 and Uhde s return to Senlis. (Boston Globe)
Art and The Caf Jul 29, 2009
The caf as a meeting place, den of evil, absinthe wonderland or political hotbed in works by Jean Beraud, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Viktor Oliva and Gabriel Deluc ... Post-Impressionist icons Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh s friendship reached a crisis point when the latter artist reportedly took a razor to his own ear in a famed outburst of self-mutilation. (Suite101.com)
Britain's National Gallery offers its art on the iPhone Jul 22, 2009
About 250 of the gallery's best-loved paintings, including by Botticelli, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Jan van Eyck, are available to browse, using the zoom function to examine them in minute detail. About 200 minutes of audio video content are also available on the application, including interviews and accounts of the stories behind the art. (Yahoo! Asia News)
I Have to Tell You . . . Jul 16, 2009
Houston Martin had baked one white layer sandwiched between two chocolate layers topped with dark chocolate icing, that he daubed on like a Vincent Van Gogh painting. Talk about the icing on the cake; that also brought back a flash of memory. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
French Pavilion to house historic art at Shanghai Expo Jul 15, 2009
BEIJING, July 15 -- The French government will send for the first time historic artwork from pioneers such as Auguste Rodin and Vincent Van Gogh to China for the 2010 Shanghai Expo ... Historic pieces include Jean-Francois Millet's The Angelus, Edouard Manet's The Balcony, Paul Cezanne's Woman with Coffee Pot, The Age of Bronze sculpture created by Auguste Rodin, Vincent Van Gogh's The Dance Hall in Arles and Paul Gauguin's The Bananas, among others. (Xinhuanet, China)
Brights dominate Speaks' world of art Jul 14, 2009
He counts as influences the work of Jackson Pollock and Vincent Van Gogh. "It's the brush strokes," he said of Van Gogh. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Panhandle artist turns trash into treasure Jul 13, 2009
Only from a distance does the uneven array of plastic and metal begin to blend into a vivid, 8-foot-by-16-foot depiction of a self-portrait of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh with a bandaged ear and pipe ... A crowd watches Friday as an 8-foot-by-16-foot depiction of a self-portrait of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh is unveiled in Martinsburg, W.Va ... artist David Heatwole viewed up close look like an abstract mosaic, but viewed at a distance the work shows a famous self-portrait of Dutch artist... (The Herald-Mail Online)
Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth' Jul 12, 2009
" In Britain, experts say that the Government missed its target of cutting the under-18 pregnancy rate by 15 per cent from its 1998 level in spite of the 150 million campaign to reduce pregnancies among young girls. It was also likely to miss its target of halving teenage pregnancies by 2010, probably achieving a reduction of about 17 per cent. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1535684/Success-of-abstinence-in-cutting-teen-pregnancies-is-a-myth.html External Links More on Advertisement... (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
L.A. Fire Forces Evacuation of Getty Center Jul 9, 2009
The fire erupted at 12:44 p.m. and quickly grew to 80 acres above parking facilities for the Getty, which has a collection ranging from European paintings to illuminated manuscripts and photographs, including works by Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh ... It is world-famous for its gardens, conservation and research work and its museum, which holds a number of famous works, including Vincent Van Gogh's painting "Irises.". (Fox News)
Joni, But Not Phony Jun 22, 2009
In a hall-of-mirrors way, Kelly, who accompanies himself on guitar and dulcimer, is backed by two of the singer's own idols, Vincent van Gogh (Paul Ossola) on bass and Georgia O'Keeffe (Zecca Esquibel) on keyboards. The set list hops through Mitchell's career in rough chronological order, reaching wide from "The Fishbowl," a poem the songwriter wrote in 10th grade, up to the title track from Mitchell's 2007 album, "Shine.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Photos: Hopkinton High graduation Jun 16, 2009
Administrators struck a similar note, with Superintendent John Phelan Jr. paraphrasing Vincent Van Gogh to urge graduates to "dream your painting and then paint your dream" and Principal John McCarthy encouraging the class to "dream more, risk more and expect more than you ever thought possible.". With the graduates now moving firmly into adulthood, Valedictorian Lauren Schultz told her classmates she hoped everyone would step up to the challenge. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Commentary: Raise our expectations Jun 4, 2009
Somewhere between the 13-year-old in rural Mississippi who wants to go to Harvard and the second-graders in Harlem studying Vincent Van Gogh, I ceased being surprised and started being angry that what I saw was still the exception and not the rule. Everywhere I went, there were black kids excelling. (CNN -- Money)
Valley painter expresses faith through art May 31, 2009
as Dutch post-impressionist Vincent Van Gogh and North Carolina native. Romare Bearden, famed for his painting and collage work depicting life. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Ten mystery diseases May 29, 2009
Mary Queen of Scots, Vincent Van Gogh, and King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon may have suffered from this disease. Pica. (CNN -- Health)
Museum Mile Festival 2009 in New Yo... May 29, 2009
The Thannhauser Collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early Modern art includes important works by Paul C;zanne, Paul Gauguin, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro, Pierre Auguste Renoir and Vincent van Gogh. Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward (May 15-August 23) celebrates the 50th anniversary with more than 200 drawings, elevations, models and digital recreations of 64 projects designed by the Guggenheim's architect. (Suite101.com)
He made despair glamorous, but was Francis Bacon truly great? May 24, 2009
In literature, such writers as J.D. Salinger, Ernest Hemingway, and Raymond Carver routinely suffer such a fate, while in art, Edvard Munch, Egon Schiele, and Vincent Van Gogh are perhaps the classic cases. Francis Bacon, too, belongs in this category. (Boston Globe)
How Did Kris Allen Win 'American Idol?' May 22, 2009
" But then, 'ball also went on to compare Lambert to Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo and Vincent van Gogh, suggesting that the glammy singer was simply "way beyond his time. " Though Lambert has made a point of not responding to queries about his sexuality other than to say "I know who I am," Heath was convinced the androgynous singer lost because of homophobia. "I guess we're overpopulated with retarded little girls who vote for a boy they think is cute, and homophobic wastes of space who will vote... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Van Gogh's landscapes finally get their due May 20, 2009
Vincent van Gogh's "Wheat Field" is among 70 landscape works on display at the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Swizerland, until September ... BASEL, Switzerland - Vincent van Gogh preferred painting portraits and figures, but it was his landscapes that sparked a revolution in art ... The exhibition "Vincent van Gogh Between Earth and Heaven" focuses for the first time exclusively on his landscapes, the most frequent motif in his work. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Phillips Collection Annual Gala Unites Washington's Notables in Support of Arts Education May 17, 2009
The Phillips Collection offers an intimate encounter with one of the finest collections of impressionist and modern American and European art, with works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Claude Monet, Honore Daumier, Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Mark Rothko, Milton Avery, Jacob Lawrence, and Richard Diebenkorn, among others. The Phillips Collection, America's first museum of modern art, has an active... (PR Newswire)
Provence, France Prevails Through the Ages May 15, 2009
Yes, I went to the popular tourist jaunts - an amphitheater built by the Romans, a farmer's market, Paul Cezanne's studio in Aix-en-Provence, and Arles, where Vincent Van Gogh painted ... Italian influences abound from the Roman amphitheater in Arles, the town where Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear, to the Papal palace in Avignon, the seat of popes in the 14th and 15th centuries. (Fox News)
Six paintings stolen from Dutch museum May 13, 2009
In 2002, two paintings by Vincent van Gogh were stolen from the Amsterdam museum named for the 19th century Dutch artist. The thieves were later caught but the paintings were never recovered. (MSNBC -- News)
Healing power of art May 12, 2009
Weinrich said she also struggles with the stereotype of the mad artist, such as Vincent Van Gogh who famously struggled with mental illness and eventually shot himself. One doesn't have to be tortured by emotional or mental demons to be able to be a talented artist. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The Perfect Day in Paris May 9, 2009
By closely studying the guides, one can spend only a morning while still getting to see some of the finest works of Pierre Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet. River Seine and Paris Boat Tours. (Suite101.com)
Art historians turn Van Gogh injury theory on its ear May 7, 2009
But a new study says that Vincent Van Gogh may have made up the story to protect the painter Paul Gauguin - and that it was Gauguin who lopped it off with a sword during an argument. German art historians say the true version of events never surfaced as the two men kept a "pact of silence" - Gauguin to avoid prosecution and Van Gogh in a vain attempt to keep a friend with whom he was hopelessly infatuated. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Gauguin 'cut off Van Gogh's ear' May 6, 2009
The Age - Business News, World News & Breaking News in Australia Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. Gauguin 'cut off Van Gogh's ear. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Book: Friend Chopped Off Van Gogh's Ear May 6, 2009
Vincent Van Gogh, with two ears ... (CBS) Friendship for Vincent Van Gogh apparently had no limits. (CBS News -- World)
Guest opinion: Mental health is important issue in this community May 6, 2009
They include Thomas Jefferson, Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O'Keefe, Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams and Benjamin Franklin. Recently, celebrities such as Brooke Shields, Dave Mathews and Halle Berry have spoken about their battles with mental illness. (Montana Standard, MT)
Vincent Van Gogh arrested in Boynton Beach on crack cocaine charge May 6, 2009
BOYNTON BEACH Vincent Van Gogh was busted on a cocaine charge. No, not Vincent Van Gogh, the 19th-century post-impressionist painter who died in poverty and found fame after his death ... Vincent Van Gogh, the 19th-century post-impressionist painter died in poverty and found fame after his death. (The Palm Beach Post)
Fruit of the weed, indeed May 1, 2009
The men picked dandelions Wednesday amid a shimmering yellow blanket as vibrant as a painting by Vincent Van Gogh. It was sunny and comfortably warm, in the mid-60s, not too hot for more than two hours of stooped toil by the seniors plucking spiky golden blooms at their peak of freshness. (Albany Times Union)
Absinthe and the Arts Apr 30, 2009
The artists most associated with absinthe during this period were Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, and Vincent van Gogh. Toulouse-Lautrec, in particular, painted many works featuring absinthe, including a portrait of van Gogh, and was said to traverse Paris with a hollow cane filled with the green spirit, as well as a pet cormorant who also took a nip on occasion. (Suite101.com)
Expressions in Abstract : Abby Jones Apr 15, 2009
The exhibition, the design of which evokes the atmosphere of the Bongers reception rooms, is augmented by letters, photographs, documents and several key works on loan, including paintings by Paul Czanne and Vincent van Gogh. These works originally also formed part of Andries Bonger's collection. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Masterpieces by Odilon Redon and Emile Bernard Apr 14, 2009
The exhibition, the design of which evokes the atmosphere of the Bongers reception rooms, is augmented by letters, photographs, documents and several key works on loan, including paintings by Paul Czanne and Vincent van Gogh ... Initially he collected work by Paul Czanne, Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh, but gradually his interest turned increasingly to the more symbolist work of Odilon Redon and Emile Bernard -- art that did not stem from reality but originated in the imagination ...... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Art, Genius and Madness Exhibit in ... Apr 12, 2009
H pital Saint-Paul ; Saint-R;my-de-Provence, by Vincent van Gogh, 1889. Marine avec r;cif by August Strindberg, 1894. (Suite101.com)
Masters art exhibit in Columbia, S.C. Apr 11, 2009
Other highlights include La Parisienne, which Pierre-Auguste Renoir exhibited at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, and Vincent van Gogh s Rain Auvers. Van Gogh had a technique borrowed from the Japanese, drawing rain drops as slashing dark lines, that was very modern for the time, Brosius said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Apples, Oranges, Pears and Art Apr 8, 2009
Another popular still life fruit would be the orange, which inspired striking works by artists Edouard Manet (Four Mandarin Oranges) and Vincent van Gogh (Still Life with Basket and Six Oranges) among many others. A particularly alluring orange-related painting that doesn t involve still life views is Woman with an Orange by Jules-Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911). (Suite101.com)
Art museums pin hopes on high tech Apr 7, 2009
At The Baltimore Museum of Art, people can stand at a touch-sensitive flat screen for a virtual tour of the apartment and artwork of sisters Claribel and Etta Cone, who assembled a grand collection of pieces from Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh. At the Brooklyn Museum, two laptops with Web cams record videos of people talking about race in relation to the exhibition "The Black List Project" to be broadcast on YouTube. (MSNBC -- News)
Detroit Sites Apr 4, 2009
The is home to a world-class collection of work, including "Self Portrait" by Vincent van Gogh. Be sure to see where Mexican artist Diego Rivera created his renowned Detroit Industry frescoes. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Art and life of van Gogh on big screen Apr 2, 2009
Vincent van Gogh gets super-sized ... That's right: Vincent van Gogh was the first IMAX artist. (Boston Globe)
Young artists shine at fashion event Apr 2, 2009
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Artist gives back by painting guitar for charity Apr 2, 2009
Dunbar describes her paintings as "impressionism in primaries" and regards Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin as her favorite artists. "I call them my angels. I figure that I personally don't have any great talent other than being able to sit still and allow, I guess, my angels to work through me," she said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Artists create still-life stilettos for Courier's 'Seeds of Hope' fundraiser Mar 30, 2009
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Students compete with research projects during National History Day competition Mar 26, 2009
Junior Individual Documentary: Lea Gilles, Lincoln Middle School, I Am a Stranger on Earth: The Legacy of Vincent Van Gogh ; Rachel Lukas, Onalaska Middle School, John Muir: America's First Environmentalist ; and Alahna Keil, School of Technology and Arts II, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Junior Historical Papers: Stephanie Harpenau, Aquinas Middle School, Mia Hamm: One of the Greatest Legacies of Women's Soccer ; Andrew Carlson, Holmen Middle School, Connecting Two Worlds: Richard Nixon ; and... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Aig Loses Latest Bid To Get Charity's Stock Mar 24, 2009
AIG agreed in its federal court case last week to give back 15 million worth of Greenberg's paintings, including a Vincent van Gogh work, hanging in AIG offices. lect. (New York Post -- Business)
Curious curators Mar 21, 2009
Levi and Cameron, the lone girl of the group, picked a party scene where Bill and Hillary Clinton, Vincent van Gogh and assorted others from reality and fantasy worlds drink tequila inside a Santa Fe cantina. Part of the 10-year-olds just wanted to make paper trumpets out of their docent handouts. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Volunteer carries art into experiences Mar 19, 2009
"Today, we're going to talk about still lifes," Dr. Bartley said March 10 at Roy Rollins Elementary School as an introduction to the Laurence Anholt book Camille and the Sunflowers, about artist Vincent Van Gogh. The Arts Reading program has been around for about six years and is a collaboration of the Junior League, the Morris Museum of Art, the Greater Augusta Arts Council and the Richmond County Board of Education. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Dutchman Flies Islamization into World Spotlight Feb 28, 2009
That was when a five-page Islamic manifesto calling for Wilders' and Hirsi Ali's murder was found impaled with a knife to the stabbed and bullet-riddled corpse of Theo van Gogh, a critic of Islam and great-great-nephew of Vincent van Gogh. Theo, as some will recall, was assassinated, ritualistically, his head nearly severed from his body, on the streets of Amsterdam on the morning of Nov. 2, 2004, by Dutch-Moroccan dual-national Mohammed Bouyeri. (Townhall.com)
