Shara Hughes, whose invented landscapes have intoxicated me since I saw one nearly 10 years ago, is at a turning point. At 42, she’s getting married to her longtime partner and fellow artist, Austin ...
Take hydrangeas, a happy flower millions of years old that grows well in soil but wilts quickly when cut. What does it feel ...
A rare, well-preserved landscape by Qian Weicheng (1720-1772), a renowned Imperial court painter during Emperor Qianlong's reign from 1735-1796, will lead Sotheby’s sale of fine classical Chinese ...
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Queen Margrethe II said that painting landscapes helps to recharge her batteries in an exclusive interview with Reuters ahead of this week's opening of a major ...
Most artists lack common sense. I realize this is a gross and inflammatory generalization, but it’s also mostly true. That is why, when I interviewed an artist recently for this column, I was struck ...
The Butler Institute of American Art normally doesn’t show temporary exhibitions in Beecher Court. Executive Director Louis Zona made an exception for Teo Nguyen. “Beecher Court we leave for large ...
Artist Cindy Phenix creates worlds within worlds, filling her paintings with kaleidoscopic color and intricate, fragmented vignettes. In these paintings, figures and locations teeter at the edge of ...
I went to the Smithsonian American Art Museum recently looking for art from an age of pain, division or uncertainty — art that would speak to our current moment. Perhaps something from the First World ...
Shot on a 4x5in view camera with sheet film, this award-nominated series captures the quiet majesty of forests, proving ...