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Artsmart Roundtable: Five American Artists Worthy of a Second Look
usaartartsmartcultureArt SmartImage: andybrannan.To the uninitiated, art after 1950 can be tough to wrap your head around. Artists moved away from just a pretty picture and expanded their repertoire to...
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Artsmart Roundtable: Ceilings and the Art of Looking Up
artartsmartArt SmartLooking up is uncomfortable, as any visitor to the Sistine Chapel can attest. (Heck, even Michelangelo complained about it when he had to paint the thing.) Try it. Tilt your head...
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Artsmart Roundtable: Frescoes, Wall Art, and the Test of Time
artartsmartArt SmartImage: Binder.donedat.Many people, when they first stand in front of a fresco, think that they're looking at a work straight from the hand of the artist. While there is some truth...
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Artsmart Roundtable: Piranesi's Views of Rome
italyromaartartsmartArt SmartGrand Tourists painted by Jean Preudhomme in 1774.Round the World travelers may act like they've stumbled on an original idea, but (and I hate to break it to them) what...
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Artsmart Roundtable: An Architectural Tour at Madison Square Park
usanew yorknycartartsmartcultureArt SmartFlatiron Building, 1901-1903New York City's architecture can be overwhelming and with the hub and bub of the city passing you by, it can be hard to take in....
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ArtSmart Roundtable: Forgetting the Sculpture of Patrick Dougherty
hawaiiartartsmartcultureArt SmartFootloose, Honolulu Museum of Art, 2012An artist that I keep bumping into, unwittingly, is Patrick Dougherty. Dougherty makes temporary sculptures comprised of twigs...
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Artsmart Roundtable: Klimt Spotting in 2012
artartsmartArt SmartImage: Gustav Klimt, The Kiss [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.Gustav Klimt has quite the 150th birthday celebration going on this year. You've probably seen the Austrian-born...
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ArtSmart Roundtable: Three Art Photography Terms Explained
cultureartsmartArt SmartAnsel Adams, The Tetons - Snake River, 1941In 2012, we're all photographers. With cameras hiding in all of our devices, we rarely leave the house without one. When we encounter...
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ArtSmart Roundtable: The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas
usatexashoustonartsmartcultureArt Smartexterior, Menil CollectionBeginning in 1971, with the opening of the Rothko Chapel, the de Menil family had big plans for this neighborhood in Houston, Texas. The...
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ArtSmart Roundtable: Appreciating Less with Mies van der Rohe
cultureartsmartArt SmartImage: Reinhard Jahn, Mannheim via Wikimedia Commons.There's a couple of new faces to the artsmart discussion, so be sure to check out the links below to find more interesting...
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ArtSmart Roundtable: Old Master Prints
cultureartartsmartArt Smart When you head into an art museum, you probably tend to stop in front of the wall-sized works on canvas or the towering sculptures in the front lobby. But what about those...
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ArtSmart Roundtable: University Art Galleries
usaartsmartcultureArt SmartImage: Jacqueline Poggi.When you think of seeing art on a trip in the United States, it's easiest to gravitate towards the most well known museums in large cities. However,...
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Artsmart Roundtable: Richard Serra's Band Sculpture
usacalifornialos angelesartartsmartArt SmartNothing beats being in front of a work of art. Sometimes these works travel to you, in exhibits and to museums nearby. Other times, you've got to travel to...
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ArtSmart Roundtable: Andrew Wyeth's Wind from the Sea
usaDCartartsmartArt Smartdetail of Andrew Wyeth's Wind from the Sea, 1947.As I wandered the West Building at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, a wispy web of white paint caught my eye....
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ArtSmart Roundtable: London's Sculpture in the City
ukenglandlondonartartsmartcultureArt SmartImages(from top): Robb Mcrae, A Et Cetera, A Et Cetera.Richard Wentworth, Twenty-Four Hour Flag. Jake & Dinos Chapman, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly....
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