Category: Modern Art

• Stuart Davis was hip to the jive

  

  Can an abstract painter take the same passionate risks as a jazz soloist? Likewise, can a jazz ensemble play the colors, lines, and layers of a Stuart Davis painting? Let’s compare notes.

  Diane Tucker

  2022-09-07

  Art history stories, Innovation in Art, Modern Art, The Shy Museumgoer

  American Modernist Stuart Davis, Arts writer Diane Tucker, Explore Stuart Davis paintings, How jazz influenced Stuart Davis, Jazz at Lincoln Center plays The Mellow Pad, Stuart Davis WPA murals, Stuart Davis: The Mellow Pad analysis

• Alexandra Exter: One night in Kyiv

  

  Explore Ukrainian artist Alexandra Exter’s groundbreaking contributions to Cubo-Futurism—a style that merges Cubism’s geometric forms with Futurism’s colorful celebration of modern urban life.

  Diane Tucker

  2022-05-02

  Art history stories, Innovation in Art, Modern Art, The Shy Museumgoer, Women artists

  Alexandra Exter stage and costume designs, Alexandra Exter: City at Night analysis, Arts writer Diane Tucker, Cubo-Futurist painter Alexandra Exter, Ukrainian modernist Alexandra Exter, What is Cubo-Futurism?

• Decoding Paul Klee’s mysterious art

  

  Paul Klee charms us with his playful colors and delicate lines. But what does he say? Is it only something whimsical? Discover how Klee moves beyond the playful to reveal something far more profound.

  Diane Tucker

  2022-04-03

  Art history stories, Innovation in Art, Modern Art, The Shy Museumgoer

  Arts writer Diane Tucker, Evolution of Klee’s art style, How to read a Paul Klee painting, Paul Klee scleroderma, Paul Klee’s masterpiece, Paul Klee: Insula Dulcamara analysis, Paul Klee: Twittering Machine analysis