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Dorothy Brett (1883-1977) spent years making genre paintings of the Taos Poblanos. Later on, Brett switched to more mystical subject matter that was inspired by Native American spirituality. Her paintings Cat Shaman and Moon Ray reflect her mature philosophies that link humanity and nature.

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Extensive Landscape with Grey Clouds, John Constable, ca. 1821

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“I paint by all the daylight we have and that is little enough...” -Constable

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Wreckers- Coast of Northumberland, with a Steam-Boat Assisting a Ship off Shore, Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1833-34

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We just saw the JMW Turner biopic Mr. Turner last night. It was brilliant! Read the New York Times review here.

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Leonora Carrington

Leonora Carrington was born in England, on April 6, 1917 and was an original member of the early Surrealist movement. After being romantically involved with Max Ernst she left Europe and was part of a famous wave of artistic and political emigres who arrived in Mexico in the 1930s and ’40s — and in the male-dominated realm of surrealism, was a member of a rare trio of Mexico-based female surrealists along with Frida Kahlo and Remedios Varo.

In much of Carrington’s work, the setting is formal rooms, gardens, and landscapes but within these backdrops, dreamlike creatures and animals play out rituals. The paintings are mysterious defying interpretation, suggestive of fairytales and myths. They bridge real and the imagined world creating a perpetual tension between the two. They are personal interpretations of philosophical and magical ideas. Resisting interpretation, while delighting, perplexing and haunting the viewer. <source>

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We had never heard of this daring surrealist. Great stuff.

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Frank Auerbach, Figure on a Bed, 1967-70, oil on board, 77.3 x 102.3 cm, Tate Collection. Source

A figure reclining on a bed is a recurring subject in Auerbach’s work, particularly in the second half of the 1960s. Tate Britain will be holding an Auerbach retrospective this autumn.

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"It seems to me madness to wake up in the morning and do something other than paint, considering that one may not wake up the following morning." -Frank Auerbach

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5 Turner landscapes: then and now

We teamed up with the Tate and picked out 5 paintings where Turner captured the Victorian landscape of Britain, and compare what the same spots offer today. Find out more

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Very cool.

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Henry Moore, Head of a Serpent, 1927, stone, 18 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm, Tate Collection. Source

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"A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds." -Henry Moore

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J. M. W. Turner, Snow Storm: Steamboat off a Harbour’s Mouth, exhibited 1842, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 121.9 cm, Tate Collection. Source

The story goes that Turner painted this particular stormy seascape whilst physically tied to the mast of a second ship. This is pretty unlikely, not to mention ridiculous, but the fact that the artist was able to recreate a scene as dramatic and terrifying as this is still a remarkable feat, and reminds the viewer of Turner’s natural talent.

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Amazing.

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Throwback Thursday

This Gilbert and George video from 1970, currently on view at 201 Chrystie Street, is entitled “A Portrait of the Artists as Young Men.” In this video, Gilbert and George move slowly performing the gaze of a painter. More information here.

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'Art for All'!

Gilbert & George's portrait of youth.

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“Venice, Looking East from the Guidecca, Sunrise”, 1819, Joseph Mallord William Turner.

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"Light is therefore colour." -JMW Turner

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Anthony Fry, Dance, Blue and Yellow, 1960, oil on canvas, 76.2 x 101 cm, Tate Collection.

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Totally gorgeous.

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William Blake

The Ancient of Days

1794

Relief etching with watercolor

British Museum

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You can’t be more horrific than life itself.

Francis Bacon, after being described by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as “that man who paints those dreadful pictures”. (via tierradentro)

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