Lisa Ericson renders her real-world subjects beautifully, but the situations in which we find them are uncanny, menacing, and unexpected.
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The Largely Unknown Story of Women, Abstract Expressionism, and Texas
Three Women Artists: Expanding Abstract Expressionism in the American West uncovers the little-known stories of professional and creative gains in the region, and especially in the Texas Panhandle.
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Adventure Painters of the Southwest
The maddening fun of plein air painting still tempts artists to test the rules of outdoor artmaking.
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Once Upon a Time in Albuquerque
Karsten Creightney’s familiar yet uncanny landscapes transport, disrupt, and open possibilities for new worlds. Â
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Maybe Beyoncé’s Album Cover Isn’t Based on a White Man’s Painting
Some have compared her album art to John Collier’s 19th-century portrait of Lady Godiva, but Beyoncé can channel her radical spirit without evoking Western art history.
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Critics Roast Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Official Portrait
The uncanny painting by artist Jamie Coreth has prompted speculations of a Dorian Gray-style bargain and drawn comparisons to Madame Tussauds’s wax figures.
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Deconstructing the Masculinity of Hercules
Artist Kyle Staver’s portrayal of the mythic hero feels balanced, as if to say: sure, the 12 labors are absurd, but isn’t all human endeavor?
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Otherworldly Beings Hidden in Quotidian Scenes of LA
Aryo Toh Djojo’s paintings capture the jarring moment of looking at a familiar photograph, only to notice something slightly amiss.
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Hong Kong Painter Wesley Tongson and the Lineage of Chinese Landscape Art
At BAMPFA, Tongson’s paintings hang alongside works from the museum’s collection of traditional Chinese ink paintings.
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Abstractions Inspired by Light and Space Are an Exciting Perceptual Experience
These are works in the tradition of Light and Space, but instead of light, Brian Wills works with the earthy media of paint and colored thread.
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When The Art Connoisseur Is a Robot
A recent study has found that AI technology can identify an artist’s brushstrokes with over 90% accuracy.
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Jonny Negron’s Darker Portraits of Party Life
Jonny Negron captures the disappointment and delights of Dionysian narcissism.