Thursday, March 10, 2005
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Hmm... human images composed of carefully placed flowers, fruits, animals and everyday objects. The 16th century Italian artist is described in this way--not what I usually expect to hear about European artists of the time. I have to see this art... OK, I've seen it and well, it's a bit grotesque. I don't know if that was the intention.
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Alexander Archipenko
His art seems to be of a modernist style (he died in 1964), including works of sculpture. It's said he introduced "empty space" in the form of a hole in a sculpture, a style which seems very common in such works. Cubism was also one of his styles. He was Russian. later immigrating to France then the USA.
Angelico & About.com's Sense of Humor
Fra Angelico--I have to say that's a funny first name. He was named he patron saint of artists by the Roman Catholic pope in 1984, considered to have been a very pious man who painted murals in such places as monks' cells and the Vatican. Perhaps I have seen some of his work at the Vatican.
The art seems typical Christian Renaissance. While in Rome I must say I thouroughly enjoyed this art, but it doesn't have the effect online.
Anon, AKA Anonymous, is one of About.com's featured artists in the "A" listing, in honor of all those whose names are not penned to their work.
