The Visual Art of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan’s musical career has spanned more than fifty years. He has sold over 110 million records around the world. Two of his most famous songs “Blowing in the Wind” and “The Times they are a-Changin’” became counter culture anthems in the 1960s signaling a new era of protest and civil rights. What is less […]
The Transcendental Abstraction of Mark Rothko
The name Mark Rothko has become synonymous with the term “color field painting” a style of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. Often thought of as an Abstract Expressionist, Rothko arrived at his iconic style after a long artistic and spiritual journey. Born Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz in […]
DALÍ’S MUSE
In his long and flamboyant career, artist Salavador Dalí was known as much for his and attention grabbing stunts as he was for his considerable creative talent both as a draftsman, and a creative force. He was Born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol on May 11, 1904 in […]
Roy Lichtenstein and the End of Abstract Expressionism
American artist Roy Lichtenstein was an influential force in the Pop Art movement of the 1960s. Along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist the group forged a new and varied approach to art making that signaled the end of the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1950s. Born in 1923 to an upper middle class family […]
New Sales Records at Major Art Auctions
Sotheby’s auction house in New York made news and set a new record at its recent auction on May 18, 2017. Jean Michel Basquiat’s Untitled (1982) was originally estimated to fetch almost $60m. That appraisal alone shocked people, then the bidding began. All eyes were on lot #24 when it came up for bid. The room […]