Leyla Murr : Latest Works Aug 18, 2008
Although her work is undoubtedly personal and reflective or her individually honed style, it also evidences an informed understanding of art and art history, as many of her paintings recall masterpieces by artists like Paul Cezanne, Piet Mondrian, and Wassily Kandinsky. Born in Zagreb, Croatia, Leyla Murr lives and works in the United Kingdom. (AbsoluteArts.com)
A Severini climbs to £15.04 million in a dazzling Impressionist and Modern sale Jun 26, 2008
This began with the very first lot, a small Expressionist view of the Saint Cloud park with a solitary horseman riding away, which was painted by Wassily Kandinsky in 1906 during the months he spent in Paris. Triggering intense competition, it ended up at 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Catoosa schools host first Summer Visual Arts Day Camps Jun 22, 2008
Class of 2008 Ringgold High graduate Rachel Rogers played the cello as students learned to paint to music by Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky. Bunch said he wants to make the camps an annual event and expand next year s offerings. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Rarely-seen Monet goes on display Jun 21, 2008
Other major impressionist and modern works at the sale are by Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky and Camille Pissarro. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Art like youve never seen it before Jun 20, 2008
They have learned how to paint to music like expressionist Wassily Kandinsky, have learned the one line design of Paul Klee, have painted sunflowers like Vincent van Gogh, have sculpted in the form of Constantin Brancusi, have created beautiful flowers like Georgia O Keefe, and have even painted Claude Monet s garden. The artwork is then displayed throughout the school, mounted and labeled, along the hallway walls, in the classrooms and throughout the gymnasium. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Marcel Breuer & the Wassily Chair May 11, 2008
Originally called B3, the name was changed to honor painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), as the chair was designed specifically for Kandinsky s living quarters at Bauhaus. Breuer originally attempted to fabricate the chair in aluminum, a new material that had found favor with designers because it was strong, yet lightweight and inexpensive, however, due to the difficulty and expense of welding the aluminum, bent tubular chromed steel proved to be a more successful choice. (Suite101.com)
Exhibit explores art of video games Apr 1, 2008
"Rez" is an Xbox 360 shooter game whose complex, ever-changing visuals mimic works by painter Wassily Kandinsky. The games chosen span several decades and include examples created for all gaming platforms -- from PC to PlayStation, from Mac to Xbox. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Today's best bets Mar 9, 2008
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Teaching a computer to appreciate art Feb 26, 2008
So far, Keren and his team have applied the test to five artists, including van Gogh and Rembrandt, surrealists Salvador Dal and Ren Magritte, and Russian abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky. Altogether, Kerens group used about 30 artworks from each of the five painters, half for the training sessions and half for testing their mathematical model. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Renzo Piano's LA museum opens to public Feb 18, 2008
"Smoke" serves as a gateway to stellar objects upstairs in the Lazarof Collection, including an ensemble of sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, outstanding paintings by Picasso from several phases of his career, and works by Edgar Degas, Georges Braque, Wassily Kandinsky, Louise Nevelson and others. Several members of the art press at the preview likened their encounters with the Lazarof Collection to wandering in MOMA before its 21st century renovation. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wheel worship Feb 17, 2008
It has also had associations with art that go back to its origins as a machine shop run by Karl Rapp in the days when Wassily Kandinsky was Munich's leading artistic figure, busy with the philosphical basis of abstract painting. Originally a manufacturer of aero-engines, in 1923 Rapp Motorenwerke's Max Friz produced the BMW R32 motorbike: a design of Bauhaus purity. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
* LETTERS: A motto for Taiwan Feb 14, 2008
As Wassily Kandinsky, who painted the first modern abstract paintings said, the artist has the social mission to refine the human spirit. Living in osmosis with the nature, he/she is inspired by her and feels a deep emotion that makes him/her create a work of art. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Malibu Seen (1) Feb 10, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Edition. "Museum curator Stephanie Barron has watched the collection grow over the years. "This is a collection that has been built carefully and painstakingly over several decades," Barron says. "Having these works available at LACMA will forever change how future generations of visitors will understand modern art in Los Angeles. (Malibu Times, CA)
L.A. museum given Picasso, Matisse works Dec 14, 2007
The gift from Janice and Henri Lazarof includes 20 works by Picasso; two versions of Constantin Brancusi's signature bronze, "Bird in Space;" seven figurative sculptures and a painting by Alberto Giacometti; two dozen works by Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Lyonel Feininger and Impressionist pieces by Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro. "It's a major deal to get this work in one fell swoop, at a time when the art market has made it nearly impossible for museums to purchase work of this quality,"... (MSNBC -- News)
LACMA gets huge gift Dec 12, 2007
" About 80 works from the collection will go on view Jan. 13, a month before the museum unveils the first phase of an ambitious expansion and renovation program that includes a new contemporary art building financed by Los Angeles collector-philanthropist Eli Broad. The Lazarof donation will debut in three galleries on the plaza level of the Ahmanson Building, in a new 22,000-square-foot showcase for modern art. Although Henri Lazarof is a veteran composer and his wife, a daughter of the late... (Los Angeles Times)
Can paintings create music? Dec 8, 2007
Wassily Kandinsky famously wanted his splashes of color and line to be "heard". Paul Klee, an accomplished musician, applied the themes and theories of music to his art. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Shaped into greatness Dec 3, 2007
Working alongside them were great artists like Paul Klee, Josef Albers and Wassily Kandinsky. Even today, some 75 years after the Bauhaus closed, our lives wouldn't be the same without it. (International Herald Tribune)
Hodler climbs to new heights Oct 23, 2007
Jawlensky (1864-1941), a contemporary of Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, had a great interest in drawing throughout his life, but this aspect of his work was largely overshadowed by the success of his paintings ... In 1896, he moved to Munich where he met the painter Wassily Kandinsky, who remained a strong influence. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Making art of 'Industrial Scars' Oct 23, 2007
Making art of 'Industrial Scars. "Industrial Scars" runs October 19-30 in the Singapore Sun Festival. (CNN -- Travel)
Russia's flirtation with internationalism Aug 11, 2007
When Expressionism broke out on the German scene, a young man called Wassily Kandinsky became one of its shining lights and was eventually lost to Russia. Intellectual internationalism had another, less visible pole of attraction, Italy. (International Herald Tribune)
Summer Sizzles Jun 29, 2007
"I go to see her quite frequently when she's not in Europe and we always have a wonderful time." Ms. Gali considers herself a colorist and admires a couple of her fellow Latvian and Russian artists who pushed the limits of color Mark Rothko and Wassily Kandinsky. "I also love the artists of the Renaissance, especially Botticelli," she says. (Bordentwo Register News, NJ)
'Societe Anonyme' exhibit features modern artists Jun 14, 2007
The collection the group amassed in the next three decades includes more than 1,000 works, ranging from pieces by artists such as Piet Mondrian and Wassily Kandinsky to the lesser-known artists of the time. "The Societe Anonyme: Modernism for America" opened this week at the Dallas Museum of Art and features about 200 works from the Societe Anonyme collection, which was donated to Yale University beginning in the 1940s. (Newsday -- State)
Rather strange developments Jun 7, 2007
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"Rather Strange Developments" at the Cummer May 19, 2007
Paintings, sculptures, pastels and collages by renowned artists including Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian, Henry Moore, Salvador Dali, Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee exemplify the avant-garde artistic movements of Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism, De Stijl (also known as Neo-Plasticism), Dada and Surrealism as well as other abstract and non-objective styles. Members, Free. (Florida Times-Union)
History of a nation on paper Mar 27, 2007
The irony would not have been lost on Hirschfeld-Mack, who had studied under Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky at the famous art and architecture school in Weimar, for the artist was part-Jewish, and had fled the Nazis for Britain in 1936. Despite that, he was arrested four years later and deported to Australia on the Dunera as an enemy alien. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Felix Bronner: biologist and painter Mar 24, 2007
The Daily: for The Scientist's daily e-mail. Atop the broad doorway of 's painting studio are three commands written on crisp white cards in thick black marker: "search," "investigate," and "stay with it." These are words for a scientist to live by, especially one who, like Bronner, has made significant contributions to his field. (The Scientist)
Thoroughly modern Mondrian for Corcoran (Ann Geracimos and Kevin Chaffee) Mar 16, 2007
Upstairs in rooms reconfigured for the show, guests meandered through gallery after gallery admiring works by Fernand Leger, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Georges Braque, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius, among many others. One of the most unusual was the "Frankfurt Kitchen," the first built-in modern kitchen manufactured in mass quantity. (Washington Times, DC)
Admit it - you really hate modern art Jan 30, 2007
Somewhat more modest are the prices paid for the grandfather of abstract art, Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), whose top sale price was above $40 million. An undistinguished early Kandinsky such as Weilheim-Marienplatz (43 by 33 centimeters) will sell for $4 million or so by Sotheby's estimate. (Asia Times Online)
Prince's art boosts Rothschild wine prices Jan 14, 2007
The 2004 has surpassed the price of the wines illustrated by Henry Moore and Wassily Kandinsky and is closing in on the great Picasso. Hardly a "two-buck (Prince) Chuck.". (Washington Times, DC)
Charles goes on bottle Jan 13, 2007
Indeed, the Prince is quickly catching up with Picasso and has already overtaken Wassily Kandinsky. Since the wine world learnt of the news in September, prices have risen 22 per cent, equating to a princely premium of 200 a case. (TimesOnline)
