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Caillebotte v. Renoir – Super Impressionist Sunday, Interview with an Artist, part 7, by Paul Shampine

by paulshampine , February 5, 2011—12:00 AM

Topics: Acrylic on canvas, Alice Neel, Archival Pigment Print, Bathers with Crab, Boating on the Yerres, Botero, Bullard, Caillebotte, Camille Claudel, Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie's Renoir, Charlie Grosso, Chicago, Chuck Close, Edward Hopper, Francis Bacon, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keefe, Grant Wood, Hesther van Doornum, Indianapolis Museum of…, Jane Zweibel, Joseph Turner, Kesha Bruce, MD, Meg Dwyer, Museum DirectorNOMA, NFL Hall of famer Lawrence…, New Orleans Museum of…, Oil on gessoed panel, Paul Gauguin, Paul Shampine, Paula Rego, Peter Blume., Princeton University, Realist, Rene Magritte, Shelley Laffal, Silver Spring, Stacia Yeapanis, Steeler Country, Super Bowl Sunday, Susan Taylor, Texas, The Fifth Plague of Egypt, The Milwaukee Art Museum, The Netherlands, Vlijmen, art, art review, donkey flip, il, inspiration, oil on canvas, renoir

The Milwaukee Art Museum (Packers) and the Carnegie Museum of Art (Steelers) go head-to-head or frame-to-frame this Super Bowl Sunday as they wager (temporary loan) one of their prize impressionist possessions -- Milwaulkee's Caillebotte, Boating on the Yerres v. Carnegie's Renoir, Bathers with Crab. The new tradition, started by last year's Indianapolis "Colts" Museum of Art and the NewOrleans "Saints" Museum of Art, finished with E. John Bullard leaving with Joseph Turner's "The Fifth Plague of Egypt" under his arm. The win marked 37 years for Bullard, Museum Director of NOMA, as he retired that year to be succeeded by first round draft pick, Susan Taylor from Princeton University (no relation to NFL Hall of famer Lawrence Taylor)… Continue reading… 0 comments

Interview with an ArtistÂ…part 2, by Paul Shampine

by paulshampine , October 3, 2010—07:09 PM

Topics: Alex Kanevsky, Alyssa Monks, Anish Kapoor, Anna Marie Francesco, Banksy, Barbara Kruger, Chris Burton, Chuck Close, Damien Hirst, David Amico, Francis Bacon, Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock, Jana Ireijo, Jay Defeo, Jimmy Gleason, John Baldessari, Joshua Okon, Lee Bontecou, Lynda Benglis, Mark Rothko, Mark Ryden, Paul Fenniak, Paul Shampine, Sherrie Parenteau, Takashi Murakami, Velazquez, and Winslow Homer., art, art review, artist interview, artist reviews, artistic differences, inspiration, interview, manet, metal sculpture, mixed media, nature, oil on canvas, sculpture, stone, vermeer

Interview with an Artist...part 2, by Paul Shampine: http://paulshampine.wordpress.com/ I'm often asked to personally deliver a sculpture to its new home to help with placement and installation. For me, it's always a special experience to be involved in the process. I can't say it's close to bringing one of my daughters home from the hospital, but it has its similarities. It's a quiet ride. High alert. Straps are tight. Roads seem bumpier, traffic faster and driving is very defensive. A block feels like a mile and 35 mph feels like 65. The arrival is met with smiles, a bunch of ooooohs and fondling. Unloading is sacred. Then the parade. The band soon fades and the crowd thins. It's quiet again and the world spins just a bit differently. Here are three more deliveries… Continue reading… 0 comments