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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Album Cover: Patti Smith - Horses

Album Cover 

Album: Patti Smith - Horses

Released: November 10, 1975

Design: Bob Heimall 

Photography: Robert Mapplethorpe

Model: Patti Smith


Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Today is Election Day...

... and if you haven't done so, go out to vote.

If you don't know where to vote, go to this website: 



 

Friday, November 4, 2022

Album Cover: Cher Lloyd - Sticks & Stones

Album Cover

Album: Cher Lloyd - Sticks & Stones

Released: November 4, 2011

Album Cover Design: JP Robinson and SMOG

Photography: Steven and Dennis

Art Direction: JP Robinson and Maria Marulanda




Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Konrad Mägi

Art Appreciation

An Estonian pioneer of modernisim, painter Konrad Mägi was known for his color-sensitive landscape works and motifs. 

Born on November 1, 1878, Mägi received an art education from German Artisans' Society of Tartu. He continued his art education in Saint Petersburg, then went to Paris in 1907. While in Paris, he was influenced by Impressionism and Fauvism.

His travels to France, Norway, Germany, and Italy influenced his expressionism. He was known for incorporating bold colors into his landscapes, different from his contemporaries at the time.  



On the Road from Viljandi to Tartu, 1915-1916


Venice, 1922-1923


Portrait of Elsi Loo, 1915

Sources:

Wikipedia

https://emmamuseum.fi/en/exhibitions/konrad-magi/