Tag: inspiration

• British Museum
  

  This work by Hokusai is a familiar example of Edo-period Japanese art, with the landscape dominated by Mount Fuji. In response to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that claimed thousands of lives, contemporary artist Koya Abe has created a series of prints based on these famous landscapes and radically altered them to remove almost all evidence of human culture from view. Hokusai depicts Ejiri, a post-station on the Tōkaidō Highway, near modern Shimizu City. The silhouette of Mt Fuji is drawn with a single line, providing a backdrop for the figures and trees battling the wind in the foreground. In our previous post you can see the photographic inkjet print Koya Abe has created based on this image. Even Mount Fuji has been eradicated in Abe’s work, emblematic of the toll that the earthquake took physically and nationally on the Japanese psyche. Katsushika Hokusai, ‘Ejiri in Suruga Province’ (Sunshū Ejiri). Colour woodblock print, 1831. #hokusai #japan #art

  A photo posted by British Museum (@britishmuseum) on Mar 29, 2016 at 2:27am PDT

• The Guggenheim
  

  On the final day of #WomensHistoryMonth, enjoy #NataliaGoncharova’s “Cats” (1913) from our collection. The painting appears to represent two black felines with a tabby in between, illustrating the Rayist style that Goncharova contributed to in the early 1900s. Using intersecting vectors of color to depict refracted light rays, Rayist works recreate the surface play of light on objects. Goncharova used darts of color to suggest the effects of light on the cats’ shiny coats and the way that adjacent surfaces reflect neighboring hues. The dynamic slashes of black and white evoke the energized, machine-inspired compositions of the Futurists. “Cats” will be on view at the Guggenheim beginning April 29. 🐱 #5WomenArtists

  A photo posted by Guggenheim Museum (@guggenheim) on Mar 31, 2016 at 1:09pm PDT

• The Met
  

  The Eiffel Tower opened on this day in 1889. This photograph from the same year shows a visitor looking down upon Paris from the tower’s second floor platform—as far as one could ascend at the time. Louis-Antonin Neurdein (French, 1846–after 1915) and Etienne Neurdein (French, 1832–after 1915). La Tour Eiffel. – Détail du Campanile., 1889. #TheMet #EiffelTower

  A photo posted by The Met (@metmuseum) on Mar 31, 2016 at 12:29pm PDT

• The Louvre
  

  #BonneSemaine à vous tous ! Have a good #week! Portrait de Jean Bonvoisin, peintre et conservateur du Museum. Anonyme français, 19e siècle. Portrait of Jean Bonvoisin, painter and curator. French anonymous 19th century. #conservateur #curator #lunettes #glasses #eyeglasses #gafas #oculos #brille #peinture #painting #museedulouvre #Louvre

  A photo posted by Musée du Louvre (@museelouvre) on Mar 14, 2016 at 8:32am PDT

• Tate
  

  Did you get it right? #ZoomMW #MuseumWeek Well done if you guessed it was Joseph Mallord William Turner’s The New Moon; or, ‘I’ve lost My Boat, You shan’t have Your Hoop’ 1840

  A photo posted by Tate (@tate) on Apr 2, 2016 at 4:23am PDT

• MoMA
  

  ‪#MuseumWeek‬ 2016 has begun! Follow museummodernart on Twitter for stories, videos, and photos all week long. Today’s theme is ‪#SecretsMW, so we’re sharing some of our favorite lesser-known spots in the museum, like this wall of Andy Warhol’s “Cow Wallpaper” in our education building that’s perfect for photo ops. [Andy Warhol. “Cow Wallpaper.” 1966. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2011 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]

  A photo posted by MoMA The Museum of Modern Art (@themuseumofmodernart) on Mar 28, 2016 at 6:54pm PDT

• UMMA
  

  Our newest exhibitions is open today and it’s monumental! Come take a stroll through Xi Weixin’s ‘Monumental Portraits’. #umma #ummamuseum #umich #artmuseum #museum #art #michigan #annarbor #detroit #painter #painting

  A photo posted by UMMA – #Umich Museum of Art (@ummamuseum) on Feb 20, 2016 at 6:42am PST

Visual Artists

• Ali Cavanaugh
  

  I’m currently working on two very large paintings of this little sweetie. This is a study that I painted of her in October. #watercolor #painting #portrait #drips #artsy #face #girl #aqua #alicavanaugh

  A photo posted by Ali Cavanaugh (@_alicavanaugh_) on Mar 13, 2016 at 3:19pm PDT

• Artnet
  

  Louise Bourgeois’ giant ‘Spider Couple’ takes pride of place at @hauserwirth’s Art Basel booth. #preview #artbasel #louisebourgeois

  A photo posted by @artnet on Mar 22, 2016 at 2:26am PDT

• Andrey Remnev
  

  Deep breath, detail, 110×60, oil on canvas, 2013 #andreyremnev #painting #Volga #chuvashia #folkcostume #nationalcostume #oilpainting #contemporaryart #contemporary

  A photo posted by ANDREYREMNEV (@andreyremnev) on Dec 16, 2015 at 2:20pm PST

• Alexandrea Gerke
  

  Still need to complete my #march2sketch challenges… but got distracted when I saw this guy ❤️🐶😍 #blameitontheadd #puppydogeyes

  A photo posted by Alexandrea Gerke (@alxgerko) on Mar 31, 2016 at 4:41am PDT

• Deanna Dionne
  

  Cleaned up! #jewelry #streetglass #statementnecklace #necklace #glass

  A photo posted by Deanna Dionne (@clestreetglass) on Mar 5, 2016 at 9:52pm PST

• Brooklyn Lamb
  

  anyone in England watching the season finale of Downton Doggy tonight? 🐶#dogportrait #dogpainting #schnauzer

  A photo posted by Brooklyn Lamb (@brooklynlamb) on Nov 8, 2015 at 1:45pm PST

• James Gurney
  

  Painting in a gamut shifted to the warm side, but still thinking relative warm and cool. From “Gouache in the Wild” linked in bio.

  A video posted by James Gurney (@jamesgurneyart) on Mar 28, 2016 at 5:37am PDT

• Jenny D Fine
  

  Another Murray. #billmurraysofinstagram #stripes

  A photo posted by Jenny D Fine (@jfineoriginal) on Mar 31, 2016 at 6:54pm PDT

• Julia Gabrielov
  

  Closeup of “Distilled Wind” one of my auction pieces for tonight 😊❤️ 5.5x12in #oil on #wood {model @cynda_mcelvana 💕}

  A photo posted by Julia Gabrielov (@juliagabrielov) on Mar 25, 2016 at 1:07pm PDT

Photographers

• Danny Clinch – photographer of rock musicians and other cool stuff
  

  One of my photographs of Johnny Cash 1994 – the Man in Black – born on this day 1932

  A photo posted by Danny Clinch (@dannybones64) on Feb 26, 2016 at 6:03pm PST

• Patricia Lay-Dorsey – a.k.a. Detroit’s Grandma Techno
  

  There is a lime-green that is only seen in Spring.

  A photo posted by Patricia Lay-Dorsey (@patricialaydorsey) on Apr 1, 2016 at 6:23pm PDT

• Stephanie Baker
  

  Mama Moose attacks an interloper while her calf makes a run for it on a frosty winter morning in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. After a brief squabble, everyone trotted away unharmed. #gtnpyes #ILoveGrandTeton

  A photo posted by Stephanie Baker (@thedancingwind) on Jan 26, 2016 at 7:01am PST

• Dan Mason
  

  Nothing says tropical like a Black-mandibled Toucan – Little is known about the black-mandibled toucan’s behavior or life history but it is generally predicted to mirror that of the chestnut-mandibled toucan. Like its sister species, the call of the Ramphastos ambiguus is a yelping, far-carrying cry described as “Díos te dé” (Spanish for “God give you…”). This species mainly feed on fruits, but occasionally on lizards, rodents, smaller birds and insects. -Wikipedia ✨All of the pictures in my gallery are mine✨ ⠀ 💐🙏Thank you so much for the likes, follows and all of your kind and wonderful comments!! 🙏💐 ===============================

  A photo posted by Dan Mason (@dmason4589) on Feb 9, 2016 at 4:53pm PST

• Sejkko
  

  ‘Spark the sun off for me’ 🎶 . .

  A photo posted by @sejkko on Mar 30, 2016 at 12:10pm PDT

• Humans of New York
  

  “We met while he was renovating a house for me and my ex-husband. My ex-husband wasn’t interested in helping. He kept saying: ‘Go with Howard to pick out the windows.’ And: ‘Go with Howard to pick out the doors.’ Well, Howard and I were getting along so well, my ex-husband eventually said: ‘Just go with Howard.’”

  A photo posted by Humans of New York (@humansofny) on Mar 28, 2016 at 9:57am PDT

• Oksana Morris
  

  It’s snowing in our big city! ❄⛄❄ Blackberry/blueberry smoothie will defiantly brighten your day!💜 #foodphotomonth#foodphotononstop #chefs_battle_show#cookmagazine#lifeandthyme#smoothie#vegan#itshonestfood#инстаграмнедели#инстаграмдляеды#nyc #healthyliving#cleanliving#fitfood#thefeedfeed

  A photo posted by Oksana Morris (@ksushanyc) on Mar 4, 2016 at 7:53am PST

• Jacob Santiago
  

  Every morning you have two choices. Continue to sleep with your dreams, or wake up and chase them

  A photo posted by Jacob Santiago (@jacobsantiago) on Mar 28, 2016 at 5:36am PDT

• Josh Felise
  

  A sneak peak of The Future Mr. & Mrs. Dirtbag. #funtimes #dirtbags #engaged #berkeley #thankspintrest

  A photo posted by Josh Felise (@joshfelise) on Mar 20, 2016 at 5:50pm PDT

• Murad Osmann
  

  #followmeto the East River with @NatalyOsmann for a beautiful afternoon sailing with @beringervyds #BetterBeckons

  A photo posted by Murad Osmann (@muradosmann) on Jan 20, 2016 at 9:52am PST