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Korean Folk Art: Minhwa Chaekgado

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | Karl Cole

Every culture in history all over our planet has produced folk art, i.e. art intended for the everyday person, rather than wealthy or noble patrons. Although similar to so-called “primitive&rdqu ...

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First Anniversary Treasure Hunt

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | Karl Cole

It’s hard to believe that a year has already gone by since this blog began. From hits on the blog, followers on Twitter, and links on online resources, it is encouraging to see such an interest ...

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The Art of the Fashion Designer: Emile Pingat

Monday, September 21, 2009 | Karl Cole

Since we’re celebrating the one year anniversary of this blog, I thought I would revisit a blog topic from around a year ago: fashion. Some of you may not have thought about this, but there are ...

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Puerto Rican Colonial Art: José Campeche y Jordán

Monday, September 14, 2009 | Karl Cole

In the United States we tend to think of John Singleton Copley, John Smibert, and Charles Willson Peale when the words “colonial art” come up. There is, however, another rich and fascinati ...

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Glass Artist Preston Singletary

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | Karl Cole

I had another one of my “holy cats!” moments this week when I came across this gorgeous artwork from the Spencer Museum. I’ve mentioned that I have these little epiphanies quite ofte ...

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African Metal Casting: Benin Kingdom

Monday, August 31, 2009 | Karl Cole

As you probably know by now, I think it is unfortunate when stylistic, technical, or aesthetic trends in the arts are only considered in some art history textbooks in comparison to Western (European a ...

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Wearable Art: Jeung-Hwa Park

Monday, August 24, 2009 | Karl Cole

By now you are probably aware that I am more than uncomfortable with the word "craft" when it comes to a myriad of art forms outside of painting, sculpture, and architecture. I've already ra ...

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Jewel of Architecture: Mosque of Shaykh Lutfullah

Monday, August 17, 2009 | Karl Cole

I don’t know about you, but I have several spots on the globe that are “dream vacations.” Egypt, Japan, and Greece come to mind. But one city that I would truly like to visit has a W ...

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Mannerism Ars Medica: Hendrik Goltzius

Monday, August 10, 2009 | Karl Cole

With all the talk about health care reform these days, I thought it would be fun to take a look at how people in the past viewed the health care field, in art of course: apparently not that differentl ...

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"Anonymous" Artists: Olga "Geneva" Reed

Monday, August 3, 2009 | Karl Cole

While visiting Cape Cod last weekend, I painted with my friend Erika and produced two little landscapes in acrylic. When I got home I thought, “Geez, where am I going to put these?” M ...

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Incan Painting of the Colonial Period: School of Cuzco

Monday, July 27, 2009 | Karl Cole

Last Saturday night, I started a new landscape painting by doing a sketch in linseed oil-thinned oil paint. You’ve read about my art historian geekhood on this blog, but now you’ll hear ab ...

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Mayan Ceramics

Monday, July 20, 2009 | Karl Cole

I find it very interesting (in my geeky, art historian way) to contrast the art of cultures from all over the non-Western world and compare them to the “epitome” of aesthetics in the West, ...

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Poetry as Visual Art: Iko no Taiga

Monday, July 13, 2009 | Karl Cole

I’ve written before in this blog about my fascination with LINE, one of the Elements of Art. I’ve pointed out that when it comes to calligraphy, line is not only defining the shapes of a w ...

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4th of July: Kyra Markham

Monday, July 6, 2009 | Karl Cole

What better way to celebrate the 4th of July (I know I’m late) than by presenting a classic work of American realism? I’ve always had a soft spot for the realism that dominated art during ...

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Modern Furniture Design: Vico Magistretti

Friday, June 26, 2009 | Karl Cole

When I was in graduate school, I was extremely fortunate to be a TA (teaching assistant) to the Furniture art historian. What a learning experience that was! As an art history major, I tended to think ...

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Native American Quillwork: Micmac Culture

Monday, June 22, 2009 | Karl Cole

When I was in grade school, one of our art projects was to collect used wooden matches and then create geometric patterns with them, gluing them side by side on cardboard. It did create an interesting ...

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Korean Folk Art: Minhwa Chaekgado

First Anniversary Treasure Hunt

The Art of the Fashion Designer: Emile Pingat

Puerto Rican Colonial Art: José Campeche y Jordán

Glass Artist Preston Singletary

African Metal Casting: Benin Kingdom

Wearable Art: Jeung-Hwa Park

Jewel of Architecture: Mosque of Shaykh Lutfullah

Mannerism Ars Medica: Hendrik Goltzius

"Anonymous" Artists: Olga "Geneva" Reed

Incan Painting of the Colonial Period: School of Cuzco

Mayan Ceramics

Poetry as Visual Art: Iko no Taiga

4th of July: Kyra Markham

Modern Furniture Design: Vico Magistretti

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