02/23/2026
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Some artists, museums embrace AI art; others call it a gimmick | 60 Minutes
A pioneering artist says collaboration between humans and artificial intelligence can bring in a "new age of imagination." Critics question if it's even art....
01/07/2026
Today in art history
January 7th
Albert Bierstadt’s birthday (1830-1902)
He was a painter of the American West. He is closely associated with the Hudson River School (with Thomas Cole, Asher Durand, Frederic Church, and Thomas Moran).
In 1859, he traveled on an expedition to build a new road where he completed his first landscape paintings of the American West.
He was renowned for monumental, idealized views of the Rocky Mountains, Yosemite, and the Sierra Nevada, often painted on enormous canvases. His works emphasized:
• Dramatic light and glowing skies
• Vast scale and grandeur
• A romantic, almost mythic vision of the American wilderness.
10/19/2025
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Drew Struzan creates Star Wars: The Phantom Menace poster art
Non commercial video of World famous illustrator Drew StruzanAs part of a definitive documentary on this unsung hero of movie poster illustration, that my wi...
01/28/2025
January 28th
Jackson Po***ck’s birthday (1912-1956)
The artist was a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was widely noticed for his "drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface, enabling him to view and paint his canvases from all angles. It was called action painting, since he covered the entire canvas and used the force of his whole body to paint, often in a frenetic dancing style. This extreme form of abstraction divided critics: some praised the immediacy of the creation, while others derided the random effect.
Jackson Po***ck | LONG STORY SHORT
Paul Jackson Po***ck, born on January 28, 1912, is one of the artists, that leaves the deepest mark in abstract expressionist art in the 20th century.He deve...
12/19/2024
Today trivia
December 19, 1975
British guitarist Ron Wood joined the ROLLING STONES.
Ronnie Wood first found fame as bassist in the original lineup of the Jeff Beck Group. Then in the early 1970s he distinguished himself as the lead, slide, and pedal steel guitarist for The Faces and Rod Stewart, with whom he played on The Rod Stewart Album, Every Picture Tells a Story, and other classic LPs.
Wood’s amplified lead guitar sound is one of the most distinctive in all British rock and roll – sure-handed, heartfelt, and scrappy, all at the same time, rooted in prewar American country blues and postwar Chicago blues.
He may be known as a legendary musician and member of the Rolling Stones, but Ronnie's art cements his reputation as one of the 21st century's most talked-about contemporary artists.
Ronnie Wood - RAW INSTINCT - Castle Fine Art Gallery
Ronnie Wood introduces his new rolling exhibition Raw Instinct opening on 12th April 2013 at Castle Fine Art Gallery, 24 Bruton Street, London.
10/25/2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tt3Xpf8Lo
Japonisme: How Japan influenced the great impressionist artists
Impressionist painters like Monet and Van Gogh found a new aesthetic in Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints. This Japanese influence sparked an art movement ca...
08/01/2024
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What comes to your mind when you think of the 1920s? For most people, the 1920s conjures up images of jazz, flappers, Old Hollywood, the Great Gatsby, and th...
04/24/2024
Today trivia
April 24th
Willem de Kooning’s birthday (1904-1997) ,
He was a Dutch-born American painter who was one of the leading Abstract Expressionist artists, particularly the form known as Action painting, around the time of the Second World War.
He worked in figurative and abstract modes. By about 1945 these two tendencies seemed to fuse. The series Woman I–VI caused a sensation with its violent imagery and impulsive, energetic technique.
Other Abstract Expressionist artists include Arshile Gorky, Jackson Po***ck, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Norman Lewis, Adolph Gotlieb, Clyfford Still, and Robert Motherwell.
Willem de Kooning: A quick journey through his life and art #art #arthistory #masterpiece #explained
Willem de Kooning (1904–1997) stands as a towering figure in the realm of 20th-century art, celebrated for his pivotal role in shaping the Abstract Expressio...