Painter Raoul Dufy was born on this day June 3, 1877 in Le Havre, France. He may have been best known for his brilliant, bright watercolors, and he was a dedicated follower of Fauvism, which translates to “the wild beasts” in French. Fauvism favored strong colors over realism. What I love the most about Dufy …
Category: Art
May 24 2022
George Nakashima: Master of Organic Furniture Design
George Katsutoshi Nakashima created wood furniture with reverence and patience, sometimes keeping boards of wood around his workshop until their true essence was revealed to him. The furniture designer was born in Spokane, Washington on May 24, 1905 and passed away on June 15, 1990. Even though he started designing furniture opposed to the popular concept of modern …
Apr 05 2022
“Sun Tunnels: Sunset” by Nancy Holt
Apr 04 2022
Through the Looking Glass with Andrei Tarkovsky
Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky was born on April 4, 1932, in Zavrazhye, Soviet Union. His mother, Maria Vishnyakova, attended the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute and worked as a corrector, and his father was the renowned poet Arseny Alexandrovich Tarkovsky. Andrei Tarkovsky is well known for his reflective, natural, and dreamlike themes and sequences, as well …
Mar 31 2022
“Courtship” by Jules Pascin
Mar 30 2022
“Sheaves of Wheat” by Vincent Van Gogh
Mar 28 2022
“Fishing Shack Tomales Bay” by Everett Ruess
Artist, poet, and explorer Everett Ruess was born on this day March 28, 1914 in Oakland, California. In November of 1934, Ruess left Escalante, Utah to go exploring, and disappeared in the Utah wilderness. In a final letter to his parents, he wrote “as to when I revisit civilization, it will not be soon. I have not …
Mar 27 2022