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A Forgotten Woman Artist: Gwen John

Monday, January 30, 2012 | Karl Cole

I always like to introduce you to artists who, I think, have been marginalized in “official” art history surveys of western (or non-western for that matter) art. Because Paris was has been ...

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Mask for Theater: Deme Mitsunori

Monday, January 23, 2012 | Karl Cole

There are so many aspects of Japanese culture that I find absolutely fascinating; I could keep writing this blog for years! As with many countries around the world and throughout history, art is an in ...

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The Subject as Art: Yoon Kwang-cho

Monday, January 16, 2012 | Karl Cole

Did you ever find it hard to decide what the most significant aspect of a work of art is? This can happen when we look at a work and find multiple levels of meaning, aside from purely aesthetic concer ...

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Happy Festive Days: Linda Besemer

Thursday, January 5, 2012 | Karl Cole

In Switzerland, the time between Christmas and New Year is called Feschttage, which I guess could loosely translate to holidays. I prefer to think of it as festive days. In that spirit, ...

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Looking at Stained Glass: Brone Jameikis

Monday, December 12, 2011 | Karl Cole

Stained glass is predominantly a Western art form. When we think of stained glass, we think of Gothic cathedrals, right? Stained glass is believed to have originated from Byzantine (ca. 500–1453 ...

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My Love of Mosaics: Hammam-Lif

Monday, December 5, 2011 | Karl Cole

I’ve been fascinated with mosaics since I took a tour of the upper mosaics of San Marco in Venice. I believe I never really stopped and thought about the intricate nature of the art form. I even ...

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Thankful for American Impressionism: Childe Hassam

Monday, November 28, 2011 | Karl Cole

Wrapping up my Thanksgiving period blogs is a big Thank You for the painting movement called American Impressionism. When I think of movements that have influenced my own painting, American Impression ...

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Pioneer of American Genre: Lilly Martin Spencer

Monday, November 21, 2011 | Karl Cole

Let’s celebrate Thanksgiving with a bountiful kitchen scene from 1800s America! This really isn’t going to be about a “woman’s domain” or “only women cook”; b ...

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A Still Life Pioneer: Raphaelle Peale

Thursday, November 17, 2011 | Karl Cole

Well, we’re coming up on Thanksgiving and I want to express my thanks for many aspects of the arts. One thing I’m totally thankful for is the rich history of American art. I may not always ...

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Organic Meets Technology: Dan Yeffet

Monday, November 7, 2011 | Karl Cole

When one thinks of museums that have significant collections of modern design, one inevitably thinks of The Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Cooper Hewitt in New York; or the Wolfsonian in Florida. ...

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21st Century Photography: Zoe Strauss

Monday, October 31, 2011 | Karl Cole

With the Davis Art Gallery doing a show of contemporary photography coming up on November 3rd, I decided to introduce you all to a photographer whom I’ve come to appreciate in the last year or s ...

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Aizuri-e = Wonderful: Kunisada

Monday, October 24, 2011 | Karl Cole

Aizuri-e means blue printed picture. Traditionally, the blue was derived from the dayflower. However, via the Dutch in Osaka, Prussian blue was imported from Europe as early as the 1790s. It did ...

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Chromolithograph Magic: Ellen Thayer Fisher

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | Karl Cole

Although women were restricted from where they could learn how to be an artist up until the late 1800s in America, many women became professional artists. One of the media in which an increasing numbe ...

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Art Deco Magic: Sol Kogen and Edgar Miller

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 | Karl Cole

Being born and raised in Chicago (but living in New England the last 15 years), my mind often wanders back to the many wonderful walks I took while living in the city. As an art historian, I was fasci ...

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Mezzotints of Hamaguchi Yozo

Monday, October 3, 2011 | Karl Cole

I’ve tried lithography, woodcut, linoleum cut, and etching (on a plastic plate, yuck!), but have never succeeded as a printmaker. I would gladly do color lithography if I could have a press in m ...

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An Expressionist Landscape for Fall: Emil Nolde

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 | Karl Cole

Let’s celebrate the official start of autumn with a beautiful little landscape by one of my favorite German expressionists: Emil Nolde. German expressionist landscapes were a big influence on my ...

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A Forgotten Woman Artist: Gwen John

Mask for Theater: Deme Mitsunori

The Subject as Art: Yoon Kwang-cho

Happy Festive Days: Linda Besemer

Looking at Stained Glass: Brone Jameikis

My Love of Mosaics: Hammam-Lif

Thankful for American Impressionism: Childe Hassam

Pioneer of American Genre: Lilly Martin Spencer

A Still Life Pioneer: Raphaelle Peale

Organic Meets Technology: Dan Yeffet

21st Century Photography: Zoe Strauss

Aizuri-e = Wonderful: Kunisada

Chromolithograph Magic: Ellen Thayer Fisher

Art Deco Magic: Sol Kogen and Edgar Miller

Mezzotints of Hamaguchi Yozo

An Expressionist Landscape for Fall: Emil Nolde

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