Joash Woodrow. An artist who's story is not unlike that of
Henry Darger - a recluse who's lifetime of work has only recently been discovered. But unlike Darger, Woodrow was British, and a trained artist who studied alongside
Frank Auerbach and
Peter Blake. And he's
still alive. Now this pensioner, who's lifetime of painting, drawing and sculpture was
discovered by accident while his family were halfway through incinerating it, is being called "one of the great British artists of the 20th Century" and the price of his paintings,
which call to mind Picasso, Soutine and Rouault, are
skyrocketing. Aged 77, and confined to a nursing home, he is
unwilling to ever paint again or discuss his art, and it is unclear if he is enjoying the benefits of his belated success.
posted by fire&wings
on Mar 28, 2005 -
19 comments
Watercolor landscapes of Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Hungary by Thomas Ender (1793-1875). The main frame for each painting allows you to open a large view, or read about the region depicted.
posted by Wolfdog
on Dec 13, 2004 -
7 comments
20th-century American artist, Alice Neele , "
The Auntie Hero": "
While
Uptowners were making their way downtown to have their portraits painted by Warhol, Downtowners were going up to 107th Street to sit for this bohemian, auntie-like artist." Check out seven decades of raw, sometimes amazing, but always deeply humane portraits of the often larger-than-life figures who peopled the New York art/lit scene and Neel's personal landscape, including such iconic irrepressibles as
Joe Gould,
Andy Warhol,
Annie Sprinkle, and
Bella Abzug. (NSFW)
posted by taz
on Sep 16, 2004 -
13 comments
Ray Abeyta.
"At first glance, many of Abeyta's works appear to be Spanish colonial paintings dating from the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries. However, the artist incorporates present-day imagery with Spanish colonial and indigenous elements." A short bio and history
here. Here's one of my
favorites.
posted by protocool
on Jun 17, 2004 -
4 comments
You might know Ernie Barnes from
Sports Illustrated, or from a
Marvin Gaye album cover. He has a powerful
9/11 painting. This past February he was named
“America’s Best Painter of Sports” by the Board of Trustees of the American Sport Art Museum.
posted by ashbury
on May 5, 2004 -
11 comments
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 -
5 comments
Some believe that
Michelangelo's famous work the
Creation of Adam depicts God superimposed on a cross-section of a human
brain. Michelangelo routinely made use of symbolism and humor in both his painting and sculpture. Was he suggesting man created God? If so, this is delicious irony.
posted by gruchall
on Oct 10, 2003 -
18 comments
Apocalyptic image gallery A scholarly site with a large collection of images illustrating the Revelation of St. John, with emphasis on medieval painting, carving, and sculpture. Felix Just, S. J. has compiled a more diverse
collection that includes an extensive set of contemporary images. As a lover of all things nineteenth-century, I'm rather partial to
Francis Danby (I just saw
The Deluge at the Tate) and
John Martin.
posted by thomas j wise
on Aug 13, 2003 -
7 comments
The Group of Seven. Arguably Canada's most important artists, the Group of Seven "
popularized the concept of an art founded on the Canadian landscape, gave many Canadians a sense of national identity and enabled them to discover the beauty of their own country." Peruse an
art gallery and marvel at the beauty they portrayed.
(Mangled quote from the Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery)
Equally important was
Emily Carr. While her style was similar to that of the Group of Seven, her interest in First Nations became her trademark. Some of her
paintings.
posted by ashbury
on Jun 30, 2003 -
9 comments
The story of love is sometimes one of pain. Who amongst us doesn't have some failed obsession from their past. You know the one, that person who didn't love you back or didn't love you in the way you needed to be loved. So, what do you about these unresolved feelings? Well, you create a web site and paint a lot of pictures of the guy naked of course. The result is
Naked Dave -- A Woman's Obsession.
posted by willnot
on Mar 1, 2003 -
34 comments
