NZ’s Greatest Artist Suffered Rejection
Colin McCahon (1920 – 1987), arguably New Zealand’s greatest artist, was described by Gordon Brown as “a powerful and unique force in New Zealand painting.” Yet for many years he suffered from misunderstanding and rejection. Many still miss the point of his work.
Modern Art Speaks in the Daily Kansan
A student at Kanses University describes in The University Daily Kansan how for the first time he made a connection with a piece of modern art, and how that experience led him to a better undrstanding of what modern art is about.
Saint Francis – Art Compared
Right now there is an exhibition of Spanish Painting and Sculpture on at the National Gallery in London featuring religious works from the 17th Century Spanish Golden Age, including Spain’s remarkable polychrome sculptures.
Michael Smither: St Francis in Ecstasy
This second painting of Saint Francis by Michael Smither depicts the patron saint of ecology – Smither’s favorite saint – in a state of ecstasy in the presence of nature. Like many NZ artists, Michael is strongly influenced by the landscape.
More Christian Wallpaper Art
This is an invitation to visit my Flickr Photostream Set entitled “Christian Wallpapers”, where I currently have a dozen images on display – my first upload of Christian Artworks to Flickr.
Motives For Destroying Art
In the first of 2 articles based on BBC TV’s new art series “Art Attack”, Lawrence Pollard, the series presenter, draws on some historical examples to explain attacks on both secular and christian artworks, and the destructive element in the work of some modern artists.
Art From Death Row
An Art show with a difference in Oakland CA showcases art created by death row residents at San Quentin, “Oakland North” – a news project of U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism – reports today.
Cross-Stitch Art Starts With a Blank Canvas
Allene Moses of Athens, US creates complex and detailed Christian counted cross-stitch art, starting with a blank canvas and no visual cues on the cloth, reports the Daily Post Athenian in an article published today.
Christian Art Wallpaper Designs
Here are half a dozen very beautiful digital designs with Christian themes that can be used either as desktop wallpapers or for presentation backgrounds.
Strange Events Around Brian Burgess Christ Sculpture
Strange events are occuring around a new sculpture of Christ Cleansing the Temple, on display in the Liverpool Academy of Art on Merseyside, reports the Liverpool Daily Post.