art – Page 8 – Muttering Retreats

The Outsider

At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance (Philadelphia Museum of Art) A significant debate ensued inside my traveling companion and my bubble over the guy in red in this famous Toulouse-Lautrec piece. Is this Lautrec adding himself to his own painting? And more importantly, does it matter? Shot on Pixel 6 Pro.

PhiladelphiAsian Art

Among the many tales I could end this year sharing, it seems fitting to choose one of the more remarkable finds from our recent visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art: its Asian Art wing. As much as I adore the Far East with its deep culture and history, my local museum often settles onContinueContinue reading “PhiladelphiAsian Art”

Strange Enchanted Boys

Group of Catalans in Montmartre: Pichot, Mañach, Casagemas, Brossa, Picasso, and Gener Of all the art we saw in Philadelphia – and we saw somewhere in the kajillions — this one made me want to go to Montmartre the most. Shot on Pixel 6 Pro at the Barnes Foundation.

Know When to Fold ‘Em

Japanese sculpture – Philadelphia Museum of Art In a sea of sculptures of women, gods, goddesses, and creatures, leave it to Japanese artists to give us this. Shot on Pixel 6 Pro, black and white filter.

The Unquenchable Quest

Poster by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec It’s never too long, after returning from a trip, that I start daydreaming about a future one. Encountering this beauty on our second day, at our second museum (Philadelphia Museum of Art), made it impossible to not start that dream even before we left. (And from what I’ve read, youContinueContinue reading “The Unquenchable Quest”

Things That Can’t Be Unseen

One might question why the Barnes would put Cezanne’s still life next to Renoir’s women. Then again, one might, however reluctantly, not. More to come on disturbing things I learned about Renoir this week. Shot on Pixel 6 Pro.

Model, Painter, Rebel

Spent the morning surrounded by the works of this force of nature, Suzanne Valadon — a much sought-after model who became an excellent painter in her own right (despite the protests of the male artists and bloated critics around her). Among other fingerprints she placed in her art (which we could discuss at great length,ContinueContinue reading “Model, Painter, Rebel”

Whither Thou Goghest

I’ll say one thing for the immersive Van Gogh exhibit at the TCF Center in Detroit this summer: it’s an art display like none other. One might even debate whether it’s actually displaying art at all, since there are no actual paintings in the entire exhibit. The first thing I ever learned about Van GoghContinueContinue reading “Whither Thou Goghest”