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Posts Tagged "why art"

The Power of Art

 
I love the work of Marc Rothko, so when I found this series of videos done by the BBC and Simon Schama, I had to share them with you.  Schama does a whole series on The Power of Art which includes similar discussions on Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, van Gogh, Picasso and Rothko. If you [...]

Art is Important

I have absolutely no idea what is going on here with these colors and the spacing.  Obviously I am doing something wrong.  Here is what you need to know – there are links to all the bloggers and articles embedded in this post!  If you can’t find them, let me know because they are important.  [...]

Emotions and Painting

Growing up in rural Virginia in the 1960’s and early 1970’s, I had very little exposure to art, in general, and no exposure to abstract art of any kind.  As a child, my elementary school teachers would give poor grades for coloring outside the lines or for “using inappropriate color”.  I always wanted to change [...]