1. 09:38 22nd May 2013

    Notes: 1

    About the dialogue between Bonami and Gioni regarding the next Venice Biennale

     

  2. 05:10

    Tags: The Whitney Museum of American Artform and info

    Whitney Museum of American Art: Stefano’s Collection

    The Whitney Museum of American Art. Explore works, exhibitions, and events online. Located in New York City.

     

  3. 04:57

    Notes: 102

    Reblogged from 7while23

    Tags: cory arcangelPhotoshopDictionary of art termsatmospheric perspectivedistanceabstraction

    7while23: Cory Arcangel, Photoshop CS: 40 by 30 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient “Grey Value Stripes” (turn reverse on), mousedown y=11880 x=100, mouseup y=100 x=8860, 2011 According to the “Dictionary of art terms” (T&H, second edition), the atmospheric perspective is “a means of representing distance and recession in a painting, based on the way the atmosphere affects the human eye. Outlines become less precise, small details are lost, hues become noticeably more blue, color in general become paler, color contrasts are less pronounced”.

    7while23:

    Cory Arcangel, Photoshop CS: 40 by 30 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient “Grey Value Stripes” (turn reverse on), mousedown y=11880 x=100, mouseup y=100 x=8860, 2011

    According to the “Dictionary of art terms” (T&H, second edition), the atmospheric perspective is “a means of representing distance and recession in a painting, based on the way the atmosphere affects the human eye. Outlines become less precise, small details are lost, hues become noticeably more blue, color in general become paler, color contrasts are less pronounced”.

     

  4. 04:16

    The new building of the Whitney museum is expected for 2015, but its virtual version is almost ready to use

     

  5. 03:45 21st May 2013

    Notes: 3

    Tags: Carol Bovepeacockbirdspeacock featherschristiesauctionabstract

    (via Under the hammer symbols never fail)

    (via Under the hammer symbols never fail)

     

  6. 06:14 20th May 2013

    Notes: 2

    Reblogged from conceptualfinearts

    Tags: Wolfang TillmansWalt WhitmanLeaves of Grass20042005poetryphotograhyold masters

    conceptualfinearts: «In these “Leaves of Grass” – said once Walt Whitman about his masterpiece – every thing is literally photographed. Nothing is poeticized»   Wolfang Tillmans, Dans notre obscurités, 2004 (from Wolfang Tillmans, Truth study centre, 2005, Taschen)

    conceptualfinearts:

    «In these “Leaves of Grass” – said once Walt Whitman about his masterpiece – every thing is literally photographed. Nothing is poeticized»  

    Wolfang Tillmans, Dans notre obscurités, 2004 (from Wolfang Tillmans, Truth study centre, 2005, Taschen)

     

  7. 02:48

    Notes: 4

    Reblogged from francescarenzi

    Tags: Italo Calvinoform and infoart in novelslezioni americanerobert schlaugSix memos for the next millennium1988

    francescarenzi:

    Robert Schlaug from the series Highspeed landscapes and Limited Area

    “La fantasia è una specie di macchina elettronica che tiene conto di tutte le combinazioni possibili e sceglie quelle che rispondono a un fine, o che semplicemente sono più interessanti, piacevoli e divertenti ”  -  Visibilità

    “The imagination is a kind of electronic machine that takes account of all possible combinations and chooses the ones that are appropriate to a particular purpose, or are simply the most interesting, pleasing, or amusing.” 

    from Italo Calvino, Six memos for the next millennium, 1988

     

  8. 08:19 18th May 2013

    Notes: 5

    Reblogged from pomoflo

    pomoflo: ANN CATHRIN NOVEMBER HØIBO[Not Yet Titled], 2009Cotton, silk, wooden strecher, wooden frameFramed canvas: 115 x 85 x 5 cm

    pomoflo:

    ANN CATHRIN NOVEMBER HØIBO
    [Not Yet Titled], 2009
    Cotton, silk, wooden strecher, wooden frame
    Framed canvas: 115 x 85 x 5 cm

     

  9. 10:01 17th May 2013

    Notes: 226

    Reblogged from conceptualfinearts

    Tags: jon rafmanHenry Matissematisseboy2011

    aqqindex: Jon Rafman, Matisse Boy’s Room, 2011

    aqqindex:

    Jon Rafman, Matisse Boy’s Room, 2011

     

  10. 04:59

    Tags: Paolo Chiaseragiulio paolinigino de dominicissimon starlingai weiweipalladiovicenzapalazzo chiericati2012domenico brusasorzi

    (via Paolo Chiasera, about this sophisticated tryptic: «They are not painted quotes, but artworks within other artworks»)

    (via Paolo Chiasera, about this sophisticated tryptic: «They are not painted quotes, but artworks within other artworks»)

     

  11. 04:24

    Notes: 4

    Tags: angelina joliedavid lachapellephotographyhorsesurgeryauctionchristiesxxx

    (via Form and info sometimes are linked by coincidences: a surgery and an auction for Angelina Jolie)

    (via Form and info sometimes are linked by coincidences: a surgery and an auction for Angelina Jolie)

     

  12. 16:04 16th May 2013

    Notes: 4

    Reblogged from elainecameron-weir

    Tags: elaine cameron weirsmokeabstraction

    elainecameron-weir: Smoking in the Bathtub, 2012 acrylic on canvas, brass frame Smoking at the Beach, 2012 acrylic on canvas, brass frame Smoking by the Pool, 2012 acrylic on canvas, brass frame

    elainecameron-weir:

    Smoking in the Bathtub, 2012

    acrylic on canvas, brass frame

    Smoking at the Beach, 2012

    acrylic on canvas, brass frame

    Smoking by the Pool, 2012

    acrylic on canvas, brass frame

     

  13. 10:11 15th May 2013

    Notes: 3

    Reblogged from conceptualfinearts

    Tags: Wade GuytonBernard Fabritius16562008bloodredxxxxabstractionstudiopigSlaughtered

    conceptualfinearts:

    Abstraction.

     

  14. 05:57

    Tags: Liam Gillickform and infoall bookslondon2009McNamaraErasmus is lateIbukaThe Winter schoolDiscussion IslandLiterally no placeArt in novels

    (via All books, by Liam Gillick, 2009) When abstraction is powered by information.

    (via All books, by Liam Gillick, 2009)

    When abstraction is powered by information.

     

  15. 04:15

    Notes: 3

    Tags: Kakuzo OkakuraThe book of TEA1906fine arts

    “It is this lack of genuine appreciation that is responsible for the pseudo-classic horrors that to-day greet us wherever we turn” wrote Kakuzo Okakura in 1906