Artwork of the day

Proteus, Cy Twombly, 1984, Synthetic polymer, coloured pencil and graphite on paper 

In memory of Cy Twombly who died yesterday, 5/7/2011.

For an obituary look at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/jul/06/cy-twombly-obituary

Picture from Gallery 1 in http://www.cytwombly.info/

Artwork of the day

The Kiss, Constantin Brancusi, 1908

A small break from Tudor art to commemorate the birth of Constantin Brancusi with a kiss.  

Brancusi was born 135 years ago on the 19^th of February 1876 in Romania. He is one of first and major exponents of abstraction in sculpture and has developed a highly recognizable personal style.

The Kiss is his first major work. It was created from a single block of stone and deals with an old subject in a totally new way. Brancusi did several versions of this sculpture in his later career.  

For more information visit http://www.brancusi.com/

Artwork of the day

The Kiss, Gustav Klimt, 1907-8, oil on canvas, Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria

In the beginning of the 20th century, Vienna was an international city experiencing a cultural, artistic and economic growth. New ideas flourished and Gustav Klimt developed his distinctive style, which is easily recognizable even by amateur art historians. The Kiss representing Klimt and Emilie Flȍge is one of the most recognizable paintings of the artist exhibiting the powerful colours of his style and the sensuality that underlines most of his work.

Happy New Year

New year's guests, Theodor Severin Kittelsen (Norway), 1901, pastel & watercolour on paper, private collection

 
Picrture from: Bridgeman- Art, Culture, History Images
http://www.bridgemanart.com/?lang=en-gb

Artwork of the day

Henri Matisse, Woman with a hat, 1905, oil on canvas, San Francisco Museum of Art

The 20th century saw a radical change in the way art was created and perceived. The beginnings can be found in the Impressionist movement of the second half of the 19th century and continued in the early 20th with a group of artists called Fauves.