A Prescription: James Lambie
It was rainy and damp in New England for quite some time in October. My prescription for the rainy blues is color (and art history, of course). ...
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Rich History of Java, Indonesia
I just returned from vacay, spending my last day in Dublin after leaving Switzerland. We went to the National Museum of Ireland, where we saw tons of beautifully executed golden objects that have ...
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Workus Interruptus (Vacation): Art from Switzerland
Even though I’m half Swiss, I’m not really a Swissaholic. I just happen to see a lot of art that happens to be from Switzerland that also happens to be worth sharing. I’m going on va ...
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Color for the End of September: Charles Clough
With all the storms this month, what better way to end September than with a storm of color? And what better way to end with color than to show you the work of artist Charles Clough. He is 1 ...
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The Iconoclast (?): Zhan Wang
It would probably take me forever to be able to say that I had “seen it all” in the world of art. You know the old expression, “just when you thought you’d seen it all,” ...
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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Eldzier Cortor
I’m pretty certain that all of us have felt like this guy looks at one time or another after a long, hard day at work. What I’d like to show with this artist—through his image of a h ...
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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Peter Henry Emerson
We should take a “time out” in the corner if we ever complain about what we have to wear to work, whether it’s a uniform, suit, or office casual. Can you imagine working outside doin ...
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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Kim Deuk-sin
I often marvel at how hard producers of the TV show M*A*S*H tried to faithfully depict everyday life in Korea. Of course, looking at this scene from the turn of the 1800s is an unfair comparison to 19 ...
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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Okumura Masanobu
My Labor Day Week series continues with this ukiyo-e woodcut. ...
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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Majapahit Empire
I know that Labor Day is past, but we can keep it going throughout this week with a few works of art that represent the working class. The subject of labor has been a trend in art going all the way ba ...
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