Ever since I moved to Denver, I’d wanted to go to the Clyfford Still Museum, yet never managed to go until recently. I made an effort because I heard that Big Blue was being put away. I didn’t know what or (maybe) who was Big Blue, with some digging into the Still Museum website IContinue reading “Saying Goodbye to Big Blue at the Clyfford Still Museum”
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Kirkland Museum of Decorative Art Exhibit: Frank Lloyd Wright -Inside the Walls
As small as Kirkland is, it carries a large amount of character and class. It’s known for housing works by artist and educator Vance Kirkland, Colorado and other regional art, and international works. Set inside half of Kirkland’s original studio (there’s a fascinating clip showing how it was moved), and half of a modern building.Continue reading “Kirkland Museum of Decorative Art Exhibit: Frank Lloyd Wright -Inside the Walls”
Death of a Pop Art Legend: Claes Oldenburg
You’ve probably seen Claes Oldenburg’s sculptures in a picture or in your town. They’re hard to miss. A giant spoon with a cherry? Maybe a bow and arrow? Or a lipstick on a caterpillar track? Oldenburg was a Swedish-born artist with a degree from Yale, who started off creating plaster reliefs of food and clothingContinue reading “Death of a Pop Art Legend: Claes Oldenburg”
Denver Art Museum: Georgia O’ Keeffe, Photographer Exhibit
Known mostly for her paintings of flowers, Georgia O’ Keeffe also took up the medium of photography in her later years. With no prior knowledge of taking pictures and two cameras in hand, she spent 30 years practicing with her good friend, Alfred Stieglitz. O’ Keeffe used the backdrop of her home in New MexicoContinue reading “Denver Art Museum: Georgia O’ Keeffe, Photographer Exhibit”
Meet Ai-Da
Ai-Da is an artist from London, who recently created an abstract portrait of Queen Elizabeth for the Platinum Jubilee. She’s also had a solo exhibition titled ‘Unsecured Futures’ for the University of Oxford and has lectured on a TEDx Talks. She is articulate and creative with her black bob hairstyle and painter’s overalls; she fitsContinue reading “Meet Ai-Da”
Denver Art Museum Exhibit: La Malinche
Over the weekend I visited the Denver Art Museum for a member preview of their newest exhibit; Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche. I had no idea what the exhibit was about, I assumed it was something religious because the portrait that was used for the advertisement seemed so. And I also thoughtContinue reading “Denver Art Museum Exhibit: La Malinche”
Zany, Crass fun with the Video Game The Procession to Calvary
As you may know from my bio, I am a YouTube gamer and I play along with my husband. It’s his channel and I help with the banter. Now you must be wondering what this has to do with the art blog. Recently I came across a game titled The Procession to Calvary by theContinue reading “Zany, Crass fun with the Video Game The Procession to Calvary”
Meow Wolf Denver: A Dizzying Trip Through Memories
Not too long ago I wrote about my experience riding the Meow Wolf ride at Elitch Gardens in Denver and the evolving climate of immersive art. Immersive art has mutated into a way to draw people who didn’t even give art a glance a chance to see what art is about. About a month ago,Continue reading “Meow Wolf Denver: A Dizzying Trip Through Memories”
The Relevance of American Western Art
During my trip to Wyoming one of my stops were to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West located in Cody. It is a massive museum complex that encompasses five museums; one of which being the Whitney Western Art Museum. It was dedicated in 1959 to artist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. She was responsible for creatingContinue reading “The Relevance of American Western Art”
Manifest Destiny in Art Works
I recently visited a living history park 4 miles outside of Denver, a 12 acre land with the oldest house and a small farm. It served as a resting spot on the intersecting trails during the mid 1800s, when many were crossing from the East to the West. As I gazed at one of theContinue reading “Manifest Destiny in Art Works”
What the Art?! Art History Simplified 