Jackson Pollock (1912 – 1956) and Barnett Newman (1905 – 1970), both American Abstract Expressionists, have been recognized for their distinctive artistic styles that have transcended generations and geographies. In this blog post, I want to use two works, namely Pollock’s Number 1A (1948) and Newman’s The Wild (1950), to discuss how the two paintersContinue reading “Reductionist methods of creating and delineating space in the works of Jackson Pollock and Barnett Newman”
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Venice’s Piazza San Marco painted by Canaletto and Renoir – two artworks separated by a lot more than just time
Giovanni Antonio Canal (popularly known as Canaletto), an 18th century Venetian artist of the Rococo period, produced extensive, detailed and architecturally accurate ‘view’ paintings of Venetian and other landmarks. I recently saw a photograph of Canaletto’s remarkable painting The Piazza San Marco, Venice (1742-1746), which I discovered is just one of the artist’s many viewContinue reading “Venice’s Piazza San Marco painted by Canaletto and Renoir – two artworks separated by a lot more than just time”
The Roaring Kotzilla 