Anthusa pfp

Anthusa

@anthusa

820 Following
138 Followers
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
The Storm, Kent Monkman, 2020 "To the Indigenous people of Canada, the Mountie is the enforcer of the brutal colonial project that dispossessed Indigenous peoples of their lands and cultures." Kent Monkman 🔴🍁⚪
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Death and the Miser, Frans Francken II, 1637-1644 "One passed in a fever, One was burned in a mine, One was killed in a brawl, One died in a jail, One fell from a bridge toiling for children and wife All, all are sleeping, sleeping, sleeping on the hill." The Hill, Spoon River Anthology 💀⌛
1 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Paper drop (passage) I, Wolfgang Tillmans , 2019 "There is this looking at the world as shapes and patterns and colors that have meaning, and you can't deny the superficial because the superficial is what meets the eye." Wolfgang Tillmans 👁️▪️ ▪️ ▪️👁️
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Evaporation (Pair #4), 1974–2015; Evaporation - 3 pm, 1974/2017–2018, Carolee Schneemann In Evaporation, Schneemann makes her corporeality the subject of her work. The choice of this earthy colors and the physical effort of clenching fists may allude to birth. 🟣🟡🟠
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
The Sands of Time (Behold! here come the Horses, Behold! Here pass the Sands of Time), Yvette Achkar ,1995 "She spends hours gazing at the canvas before approaching it with color, creating tension through feathery, splinter-like brushstrokes and blurring lines between positive and negative space." The Collection
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Dead Mother I, Egon Schiele, 1910 "Every part of the depiction exudes the tragedy inherent to the subject: the mother’s features are haggard, her eyes broken and her head turned unnaturally to the side as she tenderly embraces her child." Leopold Museum 💔💔💔
2 replies
0 recast
3 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Herta Ottolenghi, Fabrics, 1920s "In 1922 Ottolenghi patented an innovative process to create designs for applied artworks based on symmetrically duplicating abstract patterns using random ink splotches similar to those of the contemporary Rorschach inkblot test." Mart Rovereto 💛💜💙
1 reply
0 recast
5 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Chemisette verte ( Green shirt) Domenico Gnoli, 1967 "My themes are derived from current events, from familiar situations, from daily life, because I never actively intervene against the object, I can feel the magic of its presence." Domenico Gnoli 🦪🥻🦪
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Wasser (Water), Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1566 "Art critics debate whether these paintings were whimsical or the product of a deranged mind. A majority of scholars hold to the view that given the Renaissance fascination with the bizarre, Arcimboldo catered to the taste of his times." Cromer ArtSpace 🐠🪸🦪
3 replies
2 recasts
4 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Still Life with Lobster, Drinking Horn and Glasses, Willem Kalf, 1653 Kalf was the foremost still-life artist in mid-17th century Holland. His works are known as 'Pronkstilleven,' a Dutch term that translates to 'ostentatious still life.' This genre is characterized by the depiction of lavish man-made items. 🦞🍋
1 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Untitled (blue mask with red), Sári Ember, 2018 "I work with materials, like stone, ceramics and textile, that have been used throughout several generations, and during those times their significance and usage have also changed, and partly remained, thus have a strong symbolic value." Sári Ember 🔴 🔵
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Anywhere Lamp, Greta Von Nessen, 1951 "With its smooth, curved form made of industrial materials, and its minimal use of color, the lamp is a prime example of postwar modernism applied to lighting design." Modern Magazine 🔴🔴🔴
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
9 juillet 1961, Pierre Soulages, 1961 "Painting is a play of opacities and transparencies." Pierre Soulages ⬛🟦
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Le Serment des Horaces (The Oath of the Horatii), Jacques-Louis David, 1784 - 1785 The three brothers of the Horatii family volunteered to fight on behalf of Rome. They faced off against their cousins, the three brothers of the Curiatii family, fighting for the people of Alba Longa. ⚔️🩸🪨
1 reply
1 recast
5 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Eye Body: 36 Transformative Actions for Camera, Carolee Schneemann, 1963 "In 1963 I was encouraged by my friend Erró when I told him I wanted to do a series of physical transformations of my body and my work. Covered in paint, grease, chalk, ropes, plastic, I established my body as visual territory." C.S. ◾⬛
1 reply
0 recast
3 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Arnolfini Portrait, Jan Van Eyck, 1434 "A couple in this interior, what was their relationship? Were they greeting the spectator, or was it a marriage scene?(...) In the 1860, it was argued that it was a representation of this merchant from Lucca, Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife." The National Gallery 🎩 🟢
0 reply
0 recast
6 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Radical Writings, Il corpo del silenzio (The body of the silence), Irma Blank, 1983 "Time accompanies us, but we also accompany time, and as we proceed every occurrence, including errors, finds its balance, until life coincides with a path of signs, a road that goes from the beginning to the end." Irma Blank 💜
2 replies
0 recast
2 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
On the lookout. The white wall, Giovanni Fattori, 1872 Macchiaioli artists works may appear recognizable. By utilizing patches (or macchie) of light, their fragmented painting style amalgamates when viewed from afar, creating dreamy and vibrant scenes. They are acknowledged as precursors to Impressionism. ⬜🐎
2 replies
0 recast
3 reactions
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
The years lie in wait for you, Dora Maar, 1935 "Average artists copy their peers, but the true great artistic gesture lies in the shamelessness of stealing and getting away with it." Dora Maar 🕷️🕸️
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Anthusa pfp
Anthusa
@anthusa
Ragazza con la rosa ( Girl with a rose), Piero Marussig, 1928. "O Rose thou art sick. The invisible worm, That flies in the night In the howling storm: Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy." Sick Rose, William Blake 🫧🥀📖 🫧
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction