Fine Arts

Benjamin Johnson Aug 14, 2018 46

This hasn’t happened for over 20 years: a gathering of 22 Dutch masterpieces on display in an exhibition dedicated to National Trust paintings. Such is the demand for each of these important paintings in the UK and abroad that they very rarely venture out together. “Prized Possessions: Dutch Masterpieces From National Trust Houses” at The …

Benjamin Johnson Aug 13, 2018 55

The Art Renewal Center (ARC) is dedicated to promoting realistic art. Its salon exhibition, which exhibited at the Salmagundi Club in New York this past May, recently opened at the Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (MEAM) in Barcelona, Spain. The Epoch Times spoke with Kara Lysandra Ross, co-founder and chief operating officer of the Art Renewal Center, after the MEAM opening.

Benjamin Johnson Jun 15, 2018 115

AMSTERDAM—History might relegate artists Govert Flinck and Ferdinand Bol to the roles of Rembrandt’s disciples, but in their own day, they surpassed their master’s fame. When public interest in Rembrandt subsided after reaching its peak with his painting “The Night Watch” in 1642, the careers of Flinck and Bol were just taking off. The pair …

Benjamin Johnson May 27, 2018 48

For fine arts painter George Ceffalio, the importance of the works and techniques of classical realistic art is self-evident. “You see [realistic art] and can grasp it, unlike art that you...

Benjamin Johnson May 19, 2018 71

The San Francisco skyline is a mesmerizing sight. And on Tuesday, May 22, the skyline will have an extra bright light beaming from the Salesforce Tower. San Francisco’s tallest building, standing at 1,070 feet, has been equipped with roughly 11,000 LED lights covering the top 6 floors, according to SF Gate. The lights will be …

Benjamin Johnson May 11, 2018 77

Sophisticated, minimal, yet inventive, Chinese ceramics from the Song Dynasty are often considered the foremost expression of ceramic art in the world. Less extravagant compared to their predecessor and successor, Song ceramics are known for their straightforward shapes and subtly hued glazes. Among the foremost scholars of Asian art is Robert Mowry, an expert on …

Benjamin Johnson Apr 07, 2018 111

In his “Along the River During the Qingming Festival,” Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145) presents each house, boat, shop, or food stall in such vivid detail and depicts so many walk of life that the ancient Chinese might have tried to picture themselves in the scroll while they were viewing it. For us in the 21st century, if …

Benjamin Johnson Mar 12, 2018 23

"The Lady of the Unicorn" tapestry cycle has been called everything from the “Mona Lisa of the Middle Ages” to “a national treasure of France.”

Benjamin Johnson Feb 16, 2018 166

NEW YORK—“Let me tell you, there were four paintings that arrived at 12 o’clock noon on Friday the 12th—on the day of the opening!” said Stephen Bauman, the artist who curated “12×12, A Portrait Exhibition” at the gallery of The Florence Academy of Art’s U.S. branch. In the spirit of stretching the parameters of realist …

Benjamin Johnson Jan 17, 2018 767

An interview: Artist Akiane Kramarik has insights into humanity that reach for the highest understanding of the universe.