Art History

Imagine stepping into a world where formerly black and white meet to tell you their story just the way they like to. Composition in Black and White by Eduardo Chillida is not any other work of art. Bold shapes and open spaces make this grab you and spark thought and wonder. Here, Chillida struck out on a different path, playing…

Personnage sur fond Bleu is a painting by Jean Michel Folon that stops you and makes you to think. It also shows a single person standing in front of a massive blue background. It has a lot of feeling but is a very simple scene. Folon had a way with creating art that was quiet but stayed engraved. Who was…

Picture a city, a flowing city, a city of life with people running around the streets as if they were part of this river. This is the Jean Michel Folon La ville en Marche.  It’s an art piece designed to celebrate the city living everyday rhythm and the weaving of how people are connected. Folon was a Belgian artist with…

The Paris Bar by Martin Kippenberger is not simply a painting. It’s a living memory, a Berlin bar busy with chatter, clinking glasses, and art covered on the walls. Picture stepping inside; the buzz hits you immediately. What makes it so interesting? So let’s walk through the life of a one-of-a-kind artist, his inspirations, and why Paris Bar is still…

Martin Kippenberger was not your typical artist. Born in 1953, he flouted rules, laughed in the face of convention, and made art that was right up to the edge of brilliance and rebellion. Life and art were inseparable for Kippenberger, and his work frequently felt as outrageous as a kid on the make giving the world a wink. Almost always…

Art such as Jean Michel Folon’s La Nuit is drawing kind of artwork that makes you pause. It doesn’t scream for attention; it whispers. The painting expresses the stillness, the beauty of the night, the calmness, and the mystery. The deep quiet blue figures seem to call you to take time to reflect. It is such a walk in peace…

Picture yourself setting foot into the streets of Paris in the early 1900s. There is a woman full of confidence and charm. She’s in the cafés, on the streets, where they’re buzzing with life. La Parisienne by Kees van Dongen is the other side of the world in which elegance, beauty, and a dash of mystery are a mistress.  Created…

If paintings could wink at you, the Corn Poppy by Kees van Dongen would definitely wink at you. This one from 1919 is so striking as it features a woman with bright red lips and a hat top with a bright red poppy flower. She looks out with a combination of confidence, mystery, and whatever other sort of mischief she…

Elogio del Horizonte by Eduardo Chillida is simply an experience, but located perched high on a cliff near Gijón, Spain.  Picture you standing between such concrete arms, feeling the wind race over you, and then seeing the endless sea and sky. You’re hugging the horizon. For Chillida, this sculpture is a form of praising nature’s beauty, a love letter for…

Eduardo Chillida, a name that comes up when we talk about powerful, moving sculptures, created one of the most incredible pieces of art: Comb of the Wind. Not only is this a sculpture, but it’s an experience. This masterpiece is located in the coastal city of San Sebastián, Spain.  The artwork comes to life as the wind blows through these…