Two great painters of our time; two women; two beautiful samples of their work: – 1- The Mornig After II – by Alyssa Monks, 2014 (oil on… Read more “Two Paintings with Spirit – Samples of the feminine way in art we all have desperately needed (but banned) for centuries”
Tag: Beauty
First Rules of Beauty
1- Everybody, disregarding physical appearance, may enhance and stir up their beauty by reading a lot – Then, take care of it: never stop learning. [Inspired by… Read more “First Rules of Beauty”
Angelic Eroticism
A personal view about an Angel by Francesco Jerace One of my favourite sculptures representing overtly masculine angels is a marble group by Francesco Jerace, located in… Read more “Angelic Eroticism”
‘Hommage à Terpsichore’, after Salvador Dalí – Faceless beauty
I had never liked Salvador Dalí as a person, and moreover, I learned to deeply dislike him when I knew of his cruelty with animals and some other nasty facets of his character and behaviour. Maybe he had mental issues or maybe not, but anyway I could not ever forgive some things he did (and I’m not at all referring to his eccentricities when treating others or his weird, exhibitionist, half-faked pose in his public life; that is just a trifle, and of course, his legitimate choice and freedom). It also disgusted me the continued support he gave to Franco’s dictatorship in Spain and all the personal flattering he displayed toward the dictator… However, I admire his art works without any reserve: paintings, drawings, designs and all sort of illustrations, and also -perhaps most of all- the sculptures based on his earlier pictorial icons that he allowed and, in some…
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A peep into the objective, years ago
This may seem -it seems, indeed- a silly photograph with a clumsy framing, but I like it; most especially because it figures someone dear coming into view… Read more “A peep into the objective, years ago”
Paintings of absence and melancholy (I) – Chairs and windows by Jim Holland
Some thoughts on Jim Holland’s work and some selected paintings Jim Holland is an American artist, born in 1955 in Schenectady, NY. […]
Three versions of Leda, a homage to early Renaissance and a moonlit departure
Glances at the work of Paul Delvaux (IV) – English Version* *[Versió Catalana just aquí] (This post continues three others you may read here (1), here (2) and… Read more “Three versions of Leda, a homage to early Renaissance and a moonlit departure”
Tres versions de Leda, un homenatge al primer Renaixement i una partença a la llum de la lluna
Mirades a l’obra de Paul Delvaux (IV) – Versió Catalana* *[English version is here] (Aquest post és continuació d’uns altres que podeu llegir aquí (1) , aquí (2) … Read more “Tres versions de Leda, un homenatge al primer Renaixement i una partença a la llum de la lluna”
A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait
– – The first time I watched “Rosine” –an oil by the Belgian surrealist painter Paul Delvaux, from 1968– I said to myself “this tall, slim girl… Read more “A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait”
Edward McCartan (I) – The gentle eroticism
Edward Francis McCartan (August, 1879 – September, 1947) was an American sculptor, best known for his bronzes of Art-Déco style, popular in the 1920s. Born in Albany, New York,… Read more “Edward McCartan (I) – The gentle eroticism”
Edward McCartan (II) – Some daring elegance
This is a second gallery with carefully selected and adequately presented images of sculptures by Edward Francis McCartan (Albany, NY, 1879-1947), among the big lot that one… Read more “Edward McCartan (II) – Some daring elegance”
Dancing shadows – and other marvels drawn by Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis was an Australian artist born in 1881 in Castlemaine, Victoria, the son of a gold-mining engineer who had emigrated from Pembrokeshire, Wales, to Australia during… Read more “Dancing shadows – and other marvels drawn by Martin Lewis”