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A Horse is a Horse, Of Course

Monday, June 25, 2012 | Karl Cole

I’m always interested in artistic motifs that seem particularly important to certain cultures. What motif recurs in our world now? We’re so bombarded with imagery in contemporary society t ...

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What is "Contemporary Art"? Yoshitomo Nara

Monday, June 18, 2012 | Karl Cole

What comes to mind when you think “contemporary art”? I find it interesting that Picasso and Abstract Expressionism are still considered, by some, to be “contemporary” in ...

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Thoughts on Still Life: Willem Kalf

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 | Karl Cole

I like to contemplate terms that are used by art historians. One of them is “still life.” In French it’s nature morte (dead nature) and in German it’s Stillleben (sti ...

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Being Human in Contemporary Art: Tony Oursler

Monday, June 4, 2012 | Karl Cole

There are many artists who have personal visions. Some I am fascinated by, and by some I am left wondering. I’m not quite sure where I stand with Tony Oursler. I went to an installation of his w ...

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Memorial Day: Mathew Brady

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | Karl Cole

I think it’s appropriate—with so many new veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars—to salute American soldiers this Memorial Day. My daddy was a veteran of the army in World War I ...

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The Art of Fiber: Islamic Art

Monday, May 21, 2012 | Karl Cole

The Davis Art Gallery is currently holding a show called The Art of Fiber. It has always interested me that fiber arts were considered a “minor art.” It is one of the oldest art forms next ...

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An Ode to Mothers: Charles White

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | Karl Cole

In my ode to mothers, after Mother’s Day, I dedicate this blog to my blessed mother who passed several years ago, and my dear mother-in-law. When I think of how much grief my mother put up with ...

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Edgar Degas Early Self-Portrait

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | Karl Cole

As a painter myself, I find it fascinating to watch a famous painter’s progress from early to late work. In the case of Edgar Degas (1834–1917), I’m always over the top because he is ...

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More Art in Everyday: Frank Gehry

Monday, April 30, 2012 | Karl Cole

I think one of the most fascinating areas that reflect aesthetics in everyday objects is furniture design. For a few centuries, furniture design was predicated on accommodating the human form based on ...

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Art in Everyday Continued

Monday, April 16, 2012 | Karl Cole

My abhorrence of the term “craft” has led me to make April “non-craft month.” I aim to show how there is art in everyday life. I started out two weeks ago with the beautiful wo ...

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Tribute to Elizabeth Catlett

Monday, April 9, 2012 | Karl Cole

I am interrupting my celebration of the art of everyday objects to salute a truly great American artist who died on April 2: Elizabeth Catlett. Catlett was not only a massively important figure in the ...

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An Artist in Wood: James Prestini

Thursday, April 5, 2012 | Karl Cole

Have I ever indicated to you how much I despise the word “craft,” “decorative art,” or “minor art” to categorize something outside of the realm of painting-sculptur ...

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Women's History Month 2012: Navajo Weaving

Monday, March 26, 2012 | Karl Cole

To wind up Women’s History Month, I’ve brought you a work of art from women who are largely ignored by art history books: weavers. Weaving is an ancient tradition, especially among First N ...

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Women's History Month 2012: Natalija Goncharova

Monday, March 19, 2012 | Karl Cole

One of the most interesting things about Russian modernism is the number of prominent women artists. Art historians still debate why this was so. It may be because women were admitted to the Academy i ...

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Women's History Month 2012: Eva Gonzalès

Monday, March 12, 2012 | Karl Cole

Last week I featured a woman who was a member of the first generation of Japanese women admitted into art schools, the coveted guild of ceramic artists in particular. I featured a Japanese woman artis ...

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A Great Tradition Endures: Shoko Koike

Monday, March 5, 2012 | Karl Cole

As I’ve written before, ceramic arts in Japan are among the oldest on Earth, dating back to the Jomon Culture (dates to ca. 11000 BCE, flourished ca. 3000 – 200 BCE). The reason I bring up ...

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A Horse is a Horse, Of Course

What is "Contemporary Art"? Yoshitomo Nara

Thoughts on Still Life: Willem Kalf

Being Human in Contemporary Art: Tony Oursler

Memorial Day: Mathew Brady

The Art of Fiber: Islamic Art

An Ode to Mothers: Charles White

Edgar Degas Early Self-Portrait

More Art in Everyday: Frank Gehry

Art in Everyday Continued

Tribute to Elizabeth Catlett

An Artist in Wood: James Prestini

Women's History Month 2012: Navajo Weaving

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Women's History Month 2012: Eva Gonzalès

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