Fine Art
Former President Bill Clinton, Painted From Life by Elijah McKenzie-Jackson, Unveiled in Solo Exhibition
Very few artists have painted an American president from life. Gilbert Stuart painted George Washington from sittings. Elaine de Kooning sketched John F. Kennedy in Palm Beach as he moved, talked and read. London-born painter Elijah McKenzie-Jackson has now painted former President Bill Clinton the same way.
By Alex Young about 19 hours ago in Art
The Face Beneath the Painting
When Elena saw the face for the first time, she thought it was a flaw in the canvas. It was a November morning, and the museum was still empty. The vast rooms smelled of wood, dust, and varnish—the particular scent she had learned to love over the years.
By Silvia Felaco5 days ago in Art
Move over David here comes The Thinker
The Thinker sculpture by Auguste Rodin is another of my favorite art pieces. I have a sculpture of The Thinker of my own because I love it so much. Also this piece like all of the others I have written about have always spoken to me and left an impression on me. I found the statue at a Home Goods store and I could not resist.
By Revista Miko:XCI 7 days ago in Art
Rene Magritte : master of the surreal
Rene Magritte was a master of surreal art and one of his most famous paintings is the Son of Man. Son of Man if you have not seen it is derby and an apple for a head and a suit, just a brilliant work of art from a brilliant artist.
By Revista Miko:XCI 8 days ago in Art
Ron Pokrasso: The Beautiful Trouble of Making
By Brian D’Ambrosio The print shop is a place of stains. Ink gets under the fingernails. Solvent hangs in the air. Paper takes the pressure of the press and remembers it. Metal remembers it, too. Everything leaves a trace. For Ron Pokrasso, that is part of the attraction.
By Brian D'Ambrosio 8 days ago in Art
Industrial Still Life
This work presents a study in compositional equilibrium, achieved through a stark juxtaposition of mass, fragility and luminance. Occupying the central-left register is an industrial lathe, a specimen of mechanical density that anchors the pictorial space. To its right a single lightbulb provides a delicate counterpoint to the machine’s heavy verticality. The painting is defined by a sophisticated spatial compression, where the background is divided into two distinct tonal realms: a deep, scumbled abyss of shadow on the left and a vibrant, saturated yellow on the right. This transition is not merely decorative; it establishes tension between the "darkness of the past" and a heralded technological future.
By Mick Smith11 days ago in Art
