is Bruce Rimell's first solo show in five years.
It opens next Friday (10th Feb) at 7.30pm, at Cupola Gallery in Sheffield, UK:
check out this short film he made to talk about his work and the exhibition!
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BEYOND DEMONS AND ANGELS
is Bruce Rimell's first solo show in five years. It opens next Friday (10th Feb) at 7.30pm, at Cupola Gallery in Sheffield, UK: check out this short film he made to talk about his work and the exhibition!
Promotional film for Bruce Rimell's exhibition 'Beyond Demons and Angels' at Cupola Gallery, 178a Middlewood Road, Sheffield S6 1TD, UK. Opening 7.30pm Friday February 10th. Exhibition continues February 11th til March 11th 2017.
A promo for a small scale C31 TV series featuring Visionary Artists who currently live in, or were originally from Australia. This is the second season of this show.
Featuring artists: Adam Scott Miller, Bonny Hut, Bryan Itch, Chandrika Steinhardt, Kuba Ambrose, Melissa Shemanna, Orryelle, Paulie Mann, Tobius Miller. Produced and edited by Bonny Hut Brought to you by Metro Television In association with Visionary Art Network Australia posted by Otto Rapp Die Rückkehr des Menschen in die Kunst - Angerer der ÄltereDemnächst erscheint der Kunstband von Angerer der Ältere "Die Rückkehr des Menschen in die Kunst", angelehnt an das weltberühmte Buch von Ortèga y Gasset "Die Vertreibung des Menschen aus den Kunst". Die Gestaltung der 2 Bände mit Schuber lehnt sich auch an die Tradition des "Schönen Buches" an. Es wird das Gesamtwerk von Angerer der Ältere sein, das sich im Programm des Verlagshauses Kastner wiederfindet. Weitere Informationen werden folgen. Es ist ein großes Oevre geworden. Aber hier als Vorausschau die Titelbilder als erste Information. Note: this book will be published in German - find a translation of the above text here: Soon the art book of Angerer der Ältere, "The Return of Humanity to Art" appears, inspired by the famous book by Ortega y Gasset "The Dehumanization of Art". The design of the 2 volumes with slipcase leans also on the tradition of "the beautiful book". It will contain the complete works of Angerer der Ältere, which again can be found in the publishing house Kastner program. Further information will follow. It has become a large oeuvre. But here as a preview, find the titel pages as a initial information.
posted by Otto Rapp The monumental work by Ernst Fuchs at the St. Egid ChapelNumerous assistants helped in the completion of this project. From an insiders point of view: Images in the gallery below are courtesy of Maria Antonia 'Gigi' Schramek, long-time assistant of Ernst Fuchs.
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Robert Hughes - American Visions
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"American Visions," an eight-part series on American art written and narrated by Time magazine art critic Robert Hughes, is both an account of American life and a tribute to American art that will likely propel thousands of the not-yet-converted into museums and galleries, antiques shows and auction rooms to see (and inevitably shop) for themselves. Filmed in 100 locations around the country, covering everything from Quaker to Shaker, George Washington to Bierstadt, Remington to Warhol, and the skyscrapers of New York City, Hughes has applied his considerable wit and imagination to the problem of revealing how art records and preserves both points of view and ways of life. It is American history told through art, not merely a history of art. It offers a perspective that is refreshingly elevating and inclusive.
--- by William Hosley from Amazon.com Review of the Book: Australian-born art critic Robert Hughes, author of the highly acclaimed study of modern art, 'The Shock of the New' has made his home in the United States for the last 20 years. His latest undertaking, which he calls "a love letter to America," is his most massive: a 350-year history of art in America. Published in association with an eight-part PBS series of the same name, this is no scholarly text. With the same voracious wit and opinionated brilliance that have characterized his criticism for Time magazine, this tour-de-force spans three centuries of events, movements, and personalities that have shaped American society and its art.
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The recent exhibition Phantastische Venus in Viechtach made me think of this great romantic painting by Alexandre Cabanel, painted in 1863.
Post by Otto Rapp My previous blog posed the question: Yes ... But is it Art? It featured a nearly decade old CBS 60 Minutes program. The questions posed then are still ( and sadly) as topical today as they were back then. Nothing much has changed, except perhaps the numbers. Rather than adding this video here to that blog, I present it as a separate post, though they are very much related. What makes art valuable? - BBC Documentary HDGo inside the glittering world of the super-rich as art critic and journalist Alastair Sooke explores the remarkable stories behind the Top Ten Most Valuable Paintings in the World to sell at auction. The documentary tells the stories behind the astronomical prices of art and why the world's richest people want to spend their millions on it. You might like to check out the previous blog
Yes ... But is it Art? Post by Otto Rapp BUT IS IT ART?Original broadcast date: SEPTEMBER 12, 1993, 7:00 PM A vacuum cleaner. A urinal. Three basketballs floating in water? Morley Safer takes a critical look at the contemporary art world, where household items like these are sold as high-priced art. In this much talked about piece, Safer takes on the artists, dealers and critics of the 90s with gusto. The producer of 60 Minutes is Andy Rooney. Some years ago, in his weekly opinion piece, Andy Rooney shared his views on public art. When Did This Become Art? About the 'artspeak' that describes some of these works he said: "I may not understand art, but I do understand the English language, and that is pretentious nonsense. " UPDATE: I now posted a related topic - The Value of Art - in a separate blog. It features a more recent BBC Documentary asking the question What makes art valuable? Here is a related subject: Art critic and film-maker Ben Lewis spent 2008 following the booming contemporary art market, from its peak in May until its collapse in October. THE GREAT CONTEMPORARY ART BUBBLETo watch the entire 95 minute movie, a streaming rental can be ordered from this preview below: On my Blogger The Mystic Otto Rapp I had written several pieces dealing with this and similar subjects. Here are a few samples: LAOKOON, ANTI-LAOKOON and ANTI-KOONS I'M SICK OF PRETENDING: I DON'T "GET" ART and finally, since Jeff Koons was mentioned in the 60 Minutes video: A Millions Poodle - ostentatious display of enormous wealth The late art critic Hilton Kramer, interviewed in the CBS video "But is it Art?" had published several very interesting books on this subject, such as this one (1985) - check it out on Google books, available at Amazon: Revenge of the PhilistinesAnother Update - this is too good to leave out: Jeff Koons's Louvre Show Cancelled article on Artnet by Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Quote:
"It is about time somebody called Koons out for what he is – a circus showman peddling over-blown, over-priced tourist souvenirs." Post by Otto Rapp To commemorate St. Stephan's Day, here is a early 16th C painting by Austrian artist Marx Reichlich (1460 to 1520). The Stoning of St. Stephan, 1506Jacobus and Stephan altar, right inside wing, lower scene: Stoning of Saint Stephan. Reichlich was a painter of primarily religious works. He painted a number of traditional scenes as commissions for churches, including "Adoration of the Magi", and "The Last Judgement". Some of his works reside at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. This particular work however is in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
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