Month: May 2022

• A home office fit for a genius

  

  For centuries, the whole point of having your portrait painted was to reinforce your official role in society. It had little to do with our modern, lonely desire to feel seen for who we really are. Do we still believe a person can be described from a single viewpoint in one place? Will multimedia replace the painted portrait?

  Diane Tucker

  2022-05-22

  Art History, Italian Renaissance, Photography, Portraits, Renaissance art

  Alfred Stieglitz, Annie Leibovitz, Antonello da Messina, Colantonio, David Valdez, Great paintings > great stories, Saint Augustine, Saint Jerome in his study, St Jerome and his lion

• Alexandra Exter: One night in Kyiv

  

  In her day, Ukrainian artist Alexandra Exter was one of the brightest stars in the European avant-garde. She was a personal friend of Picasso, Braque, and Léger. We know so much about them. Why do we know so little about her?

  Diane Tucker

  2022-05-01

  Art History, Cubism, Futurism, Ukrainian Artists

  Alexander Tairov, Alexandra Exter, Art History, Cubism, Futurism, Great paintings > great stories, Ukraine, Ukrainian Artists, Women artists