Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier)

Art Appreciation

I've been waiting too long to blog about Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, also known as Le Corbusier. I really don't know exactly why I haven't been aggressive in including Le Corbusier in my blog.

Le Corbusier is best known for his contribution as an architect. But he also had a passion for painting.

Born in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland in 1887, Le Corbusier moved to Paris and became a French citizen in 1930. There he with Amédée Ozenfant created Purism, a variant of  Cubism.

You can see more of his work HERE.

Untitled (1932) via theartinstituteofchicago

Mirage via flor

Deux Femmes (1958) via artnet

Sources: http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Le_Corbusier.html; http://blog.frenchtouch-travel.com/agenda-september-2013/; http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=3426; http://www.flor.com/blog/le-corbusier-art/; http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/collection/artists/4877; http://artsy.net/artist/pierre-jeanneret; http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/484025/Purism; http://theartinstituteofchicago.blogspot.com/2011/12/aic-modern-wing-contemporary-art_8240.html; Wikipedia

Georgia O'Keeffe

Art Appreciation

Known as the Mother of American Modernism, Georgia O'Keeffe born on November 15, 1887. She is known for large paintings of flowers.

After coming across a photo by Alfred Stieglitz of O'Keeffe, I decided I had to learn more about the artist.

Interesting factoid I learned about O'Keeffe was that she spent some time in Amarillo, Texas as a teacher than head of the art department at West Texas State Normal College (now West Texas A&M) at the age of 29. She also spent most of her life in New Mexico.

You can see a great documentary film of her life HERE.

Ram's Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills (1935) via momentc

Red Poppy (1927) via momentc

White 20 Flower via art-now-and-then

Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. IV (1930) via mbbarton

Sources:
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310650-1
http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/
http://contentdm.okeeffemuseum.org/
http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=4360
http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/alfred-stieglitzgeorgia-okeeffe-archive
http://shimango.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/life-lessons-from-georgia-okeeffe/
http://art-now-and-then.blogspot.com/2011/05/georgia-okeeffe.html
http://mbbarton.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/art-of-the-day-jack-in-the-pulpit-no-iv-okeeffe/
Wikipedia

Alfred Stieglitz

Photography Appreciation

I came across a photograph of American artist, Georgia O'Keeffe, taken by Alfred Stieglitz. Needlesstosay, it captured my curiosity of the photographer and his model.

It turns out that the model was his wife, whom he had met, while he was married, after displaying her artwork without permission. Eventually, they got married and she became one of his models.

Alfred Stieglitz was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on January 1, 1864 and known as the father of modern photography and for making photography an art form. Although, in an article that appeared in a conservative New York publication, he stated "Photography is not an art. Neither is painting, nor sculpture, literature or music. They are different media for the individual to express his aesthetic feelings."

You can watch a great documentary on Alfred Stieglitz and the birth of photojournalism and photography as an art HERE.

via reelfoto

via a2-photography-kelly

Katherine (1905) via art-bytes

Georgia O'Keeffe (1919) via alias61

Sources: 
http://alias61.tumblr.com/post/66920706937/georgia-okeeffe-photographed-by-alfred-stieglitz
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/stgp/hd_stgp.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/stieglitz_a.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YhwYgdtphE
http://reelfoto.blogspot.com/2013/04/alfred-stieglitz-moving-photography.html
http://art-bytes.blogspot.com/2010/09/alfred-stieglitz-photos-seaport-museum.html
Alfred Stieglitz (March 14 1922). "Is Photography a Failure?". New York Sun: 5.

Peter van Straten

Art Appreciation

When I was a young boy, I remember running around outside in the dark pretending I lived in a post-apocalyptic world. My surroundings were filled with pure imaginative structures, elaborate floating objects and characters that only I could see.

The surreal and almost spiritual artwork by Peter van Straten reminds me of my youth. The South African artist's paintings captures the world behind what we see. His glazing technique adds to the experience of involving the viewer into his thoughts painted on canvas.

You can see the beautiful imaginative world of Peter van Straten HERE.

Beings and bodies in time

Extreme pianism The art of craft

The bull and the ballerina

The Thirst

Source: http://www.petervanstraten.co.za/; http://www.saatchionline.com/petervanstraten; http://www.flickr.com/photos/peter_van_straten/; https://www.facebook.com/surrealvanstraten; http://www.capegallery.co.za/peter_van_straten1.html; http://www.finearts.co.za/index.php/painting/peter-van-straten; http://thesnad.deviantart.com/; http://www.myersonfineart.com/index.php?mode=browser&sub=artistCv&ArtistId=10; http://www.davidbrownfineart.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=15; http://scenicsouth.co.za/2012/10/an-interview-with-peter-van-straten-artist-writer-and-songwriter/

Stanko Abadžic

Photography Appreciation

I came across a black and white photo of a beautiful girl in front of a vanity titled In Front of the Mirror. I thought perhaps this photo was taken in the 20s or 30s. After researching the photographer, I learned that this photo was taken in the last decade.

Croatian photographer Stanko Abadžić, born in 1952, is known for his nostalgic black and white photos. Abadžić's work has been exhibited across the globe.

You can see more of his work HERE.

Aperture Man, Zagreb Croatia (2011) via pluvisca-gozandoconlamirada  

Feet and Cello (2005) via pluvisca-gozandoconlamirada

All My Apples via thebesttimeoftheday

In Front of the Mirror via photographyinterviews 

Sources: http://sabadzic.net.amis.hr/; http://pluvisca-gozandoconlamirada.blogspot.com/2012_03_23_archive.html; http://thebesttimeoftheday.blogspot.com/2011/08/stanko-abadzic.html; http://www.vervegallery.com/; http://www.cornelyu.ro/blog/?p=217; http://www.catherinecouturier.com/artists/stanko-abadzic/gallery/happiness/; http://photographyinterviews.blogspot.com/2009/10/stanko-abadzic-old-school-lyricism-few.html

Igor Medvedev

Art Appreciation

While I was browsing the art gallery on the Carnival Cruise ship, I noticed a couple of painting of boats. I thought perhaps these works were by Horacio Cardozo. They were actually paintings by Ukrainian artist, Igor Medvedev.

Born in 1931, Medvedev's lived during the World War II. He spent his young life in Germany before immigrating to the United States.

He is known for his realistic architectural, nautical, cityscapes, and female figurative paintings.

You can see more of his work HERE.

Fuengirola, Spain (2005) via kazimbaloglu

Sapphire via kazimbaloglu

Untitled via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

Untitled via josephdonaghy

Untitled via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

Sources: http://kazimbaloglu.blogspot.com/2013/02/igor-medvedev.html; http://josephdonaghy.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/catherine-la-rose-by-igor-medvedev/; http://majamalamamaivogovieditorijali.blogspot.com/2012/10/igor-medvedev.html; http://www.parkwestgallery.com/artist/igor-medvedev/; http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2012/03/igor-medvedev-1961-russian-painter.html; http://www.artbrokerage.com/Igor-Medvedev; http://www.franklinbowlesgallery.com/Shared_Elements/ArtistPages/Medvedev/pages/medv-home.html; http://www.rogallery.com/Medvedev/Medvedev-hm.htm; http://artnow.ru/en/gallery/3/4384/picture/0/0.html; http://tatucya.com/2012/01/02/igor-vitalevich/