14 Wednesday Mar 2018
Posted in Art Appreciation, Artist, Books, Fine Art, Museum, NYC, Old Masters, Social Media
I’ve been meaning to mention the wonderful children’s books written by Peggy Stone, the stories are about a runaway husky who is found in New York, and loves artworks. You can buy them here.
29 Monday Jan 2018
Posted in Art Appreciation, Artist, Books, Fine Art, Met, Museum, NYC, Old Masters, Social Media
The Met’s exhibition of Michelangelo drawings has been getting tons of visitors every day, but one morning it got a very special guest: Michelangelo the Ninja Turtle Visits Michelangelo the Artist at the Metropolitan Museum
10 Wednesday Jan 2018
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As an English as a second language speaker I can guarantee reading children’s books and studying art is one of the fastest and best way to learn English and improve your vocabulary.
22 Tuesday Aug 2017
Posted in Art Appreciation, Artist, Books, Fine Art, France, Impressionism, Irises, Louvre, Met, Museum, NYC, Old Masters, Rembrandt, Renoir, Social Media, Van Gogh
Hi everyone,
I would like to apologize for the lack of posts lately, I’ve been super busy with my new project. It is demanding my full attention for right now, but I’m very excited about it, and soon I’ll be able to share it with you guys!!!! Have a lovely end of summer, and thanks for the emails. Much Love – Juliana
01 Tuesday Aug 2017
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Illusionism is the technique used by artists to create perspective illusion, when the viewer is tricked into mistaking painted objects for real ones. In the Renaissance era it was very admired, since it cares the ambition of bringing images into existence.
There are two technical terms used in illusionism, the first one is “Trompe I’oeil” French for “deceiving the eye” normally used for smaller objects, and the second one is “Quadratura” referring to larger scale of painting, like this one I used to illustrate the term. In this painting Andrea Mantegna brings the illusion of an open ceiling, where we have the lovely conception of direct connection to heaven and its angel, always being guarded, always being blessed by their presence.
Some of the Artists:
19 Wednesday Jul 2017
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Here is a link where you can find Michelangelo’s sonnets in English and Italiano, a beautiful and loving gaze into the artist’s heart: Michelangelo’s sonnets
19 Monday Jun 2017
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The digital world has improved art in so many ways, especially becoming more accessible for everyone, which I believe is essential to educate and inspire the upcoming generations. The Belgian Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage has made available all 14 volumes of Max J. Friedlander’s English edition of Early Netherlandish Painting (1967-1976). Search for old photos and references to your heart’s content here
12 Friday May 2017
Posted in Art Appreciation, Artist, Books, Fine Art, Impressionism, Museum, Old Masters, Social Media
Hi everyone,
There is something I would like to share with you all: I started watching this series called “Work of Art: The next Great Artist” by Bravo, and it’s become evident to me that most of the artists competing have not trained their eyes to good art.
I always tell artists the importance to train their eyes to good art, especially the classical (well-skilled) movements like: Baroque, Renaissance, also Impressionism. Even if you are an urbanist artist, futurist artist, abstract artist go to the museums of classical art, read books about the great masters, contemplate their work, learn their process, study their techniques; this way you can train your eyes to high skilled art, developing a critical sense of aesthetics, helping to bring their greatness to your movement, improving your style, and becoming indeed a Great Artist.
01 Wednesday Mar 2017
Posted in Art Appreciation, Artist, Books, Fine Art, Museum
A new book of the Sistine Chapel is being marketed at $10,000(euro). The three volume set used 270,000 digital photos, and claim to show a 99.9% accuracy. More here.
06 Friday Jan 2017
Posted in Art Appreciation, Artist, Books, Fine Art, Impressionism, Irises, Van Gogh
So apparently the publisher of “The Lost Arles Sketchbook” by Van Gogh is threatening to take legal action if anyone says the drawings are fake:
“reserved the right to undertake any appropriate action to repair the damage caused by these claims that describe her [the book’s owner] as a forger.”
In my opinion the drawings have a very modern style, and lack of details. My guess is that if the drawings are fakes, then they have been made relatively recently. Let’s stay tuned….
