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Thursday, 24 September 2009

Conversation with R. Crumb on "Genesis Illuminated"

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Tuesday, 15 September 2009

Indianapolis Museum of Art Organizes Exhibition Devoted to Sacred Art of Spain

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Francesco de Zurbaran, "Agnus Dei" (1636-1640) Oilk on canvas
INDIANA — The first exhibition to examine the religious visual culture of 17th-century Spain and Latin America will premiere at the Indianapolis Museum of Art on October 11, 2009. Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World brings to life the challenges faced by visual artists such as El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Francisco de Zurbarán, Alonso Cano, Franciso Ribalta, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Juan de Valdes Leal, Juan Correa, Cristobal de Villalpando and others, who were charged with the creative task of making religious images that were useful, truthful and moving. The exhibition will feature more than 70 works of art, including paintings, polychrome sculpture, metalwork and books, many of which have never before been seen in the United States. Sacred Spain will be on view exclusively in Indianapolis from October 11, 2009 through January 3, 2010. [link]
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Friday, 21 August 2009

Sacred Spain: Art & Belief in the Spanish World is Coming to the Indianapolis

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ALPHA OMEGA ARTS NEWS
By TAHLIB
 

INDIANA---The first exhibition to examine the religious visual culture of 17th-century Spain and Latin America will open at the Indianapolis Museum of Art on October 11, 2009. "Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World" brings to life the challenges faced by visual artists such as El Greco, Francisco Zurbarán, Alonso Cano, Franciso Ribalta, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Juan de Valdes Leal, Juan Correa, Cristobal Villalpando and others, who were charged with the creative task of making religious imagery that was useful, truthful and moving. The exhibition will feature 70 works—including paintings, polychrome sculpture, metalwork and books, many of which have never before been seen in the United States—that not only illustrate religious iconography and allegory, but also bring to light the significant role of the artist in 17th-century Spain. [link]
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Sunday, 2 August 2009

Sacred Spaces: SS Francis and Claire RCC | Greenwood, IN

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AOA NEWS
By Ernest Britton

INDIANA - Located in the southside of Indianapolis metropolitan area, Saints Francis and Claire Roman Catholic Church is a beautiful modern church eclipsed by the oversized religious art. The clean modern architecture based on classic, historical cruciform feels like an open amphitheater and it's monochromatic colors are an ideal backdrop for the massive near life-sized crucifix and statuettes of the Saints Assi and Clare.
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Quoting Tolstoy

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“Art…is a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feelings,and is indispensible for the life and progress towards the well being of individualsand of humanity.”
– LEO TOLSTOY, What is Art?
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Artist: Raphael | Italy

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A young rival of Michelangelo, the renaissance painter Raphael (1483-1520), learned from that master but also sought to mischievously out do him. In his work, “The School of Athens” for the Vatican, he depicts the Greek philosophers, but paints the cynical Heraclitus as Michelangelo. Raphael also paints himself into the work looking on at Heraclitus with a smirk.

Noted works: The School of Athens (1511) and Sistine Madonna (1514)
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The Pre-Raphaelites

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The Pre-Raphaelites dominated English art from 1848-1854. With an eye for heroism and romance, much of their work was in recreating scenes from the Bible. While professed advocates of morality however they often caved into their own lusts for others wives. Prominent among this brotherhood of adulterers are Edward Burne-Jones and John Everett Millais.
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