Martin Beck's Last Ten Years: How interesting to be able to look at a painter's
work year by year: patterns and even stories seem to develop, disappear and change before (and after)
our eyes. Are there any other good chronologically-arranged artist's websites out there? Or do painters habitually avoid them to prevent the detection of similarities and obsessions?
posted by MiguelCardoso
on Dec 26, 2003 -
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Artists, Lovers And Art Lovers or Amadeo, Anna and Olga: I was astonished to find such a thorough Modigliani gallery as this on the Web, complete with a
charming piece on his love affair with the great Russian poet
Anna Akhmatova. It's part of
Olga's Gallery, an entirely amateurish
affair mounted by
Olga and Helen Mataev with the intention of opening their children's eyes to the wonders of the (art) world. Its innocence and guilelessness are obvious, but its enthusiasm for painting - and its anxiety to share what's unsettling and magnificent about art - did much to renew my faith in the good ship Internet and in so many who sail in her. Long live amateurishness and its real root,
love! OK, so it's a bit raw around the edges... Who cares? It may be unprofessional, uncool and even awkward - but it's truly lovely.
posted by MiguelCardoso
on Sep 9, 2002 -
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For All Your Art Needs: My search for a more contemporary and inclusive supplement to
Artcyclopedia has ended.
Artnet is it. It's an amazing resource and its
list of artists, is the longest and most generously illustrated I've ever seen on the Web. Heaven...![
On preview, I see it's been linked twice before, by RJ Reynolds - of course! - but it definitely deserves a post all to itself.]
posted by MiguelCardoso
on May 10, 2002 -
7 comments
