Gift of Dr. Bashford Dean, 1923 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Pot metal glass

#KunioMaekawa https://www.instagram.com/p/CAFn7rwKvqs/?igshid=khqmfdmj0wzw

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/249682

South of France. | instagram

Sayed Haider Raza (Indian, 1922-2016), Dhayan, 2004. Acrylic on canvas, 39.5 x 39.5 in.

— José Lezama Lima | Enemigo rumor | 1941 

Thorns of Acacia (J. Bastin.

Director Julian Schnabel is a painter himself, and while the mannerisms of this film (roving, frenetic camera, strange washes of light and colour, etc) might seem distracting, they’re not arbitrary. He isn’t interested in giving us the costumed art history lesson of most biopics, but rather in depicting the soul of a painter. I really liked the result, but it won’t be for everyone. I’d hazard a guess that if you are someone who also feels a compulsion yourself to paint/draw etc, it may resonate with you, but there are others who may just find Schnabel’s approach inexplicable or distracting. (Image via npr, from an article about the fact that it contains the remains of a dead grasshopper, caught in the paint).

Issey Miyake 1989, photo Irving Penn. Via the archive library on instagram

Bridget Riley, Study for Point Movement, 1966

Leon Berkowitz

This short film was made to accompany the exhibition of the same name at London’s Tate Modern. It gives an introduction to Matisse’s iconic Découpés, which begain as an informal mock-up tool, but progressed to wall-sized installations, and eventually inspired an entire building: the Chapelle du Rosaire in Vence. (Image via pinterest)

Compute, 1994