Monday Muse | Four Freedoms

Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. He is most famous for the…

Monday Muse | Less is More

LESS IS MORE/ABSTRACT ART Around 1910, artists began to paint pictures that were not meant to be pictures of things, but things in their own right. Instead of showing recognizable scenes,…

Show Opening – GMoA at Buchtel House

The Garrett Museum of Art is hosting a GMoA Gallery at Buchtel House on November 27th through 29th ,which encompasses Shop Small Saturday, a national event showcasing the honest and…

Monday Muse | Dead or Alive

British artist Damien Hirst is known for his ability to shock – not least with his controversial pieces using dead animals preserved in formaldehyde.  His piece from 1991, titled The…

Monday Muse | Baroque and Breaking Out

Baroque and Breaking Out The Baroque art period is the name given to the dramatic, emotional style of art which emerged across Europe in the 17th Century. The term probably…

Monday Muse | Making it Real

Making it Real In the 15th Century, paintings in the Netherlands became much more realistic. For the first time, it was common for artists to use settings and people drawn from…