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The Cloud Gate
The Cloud Gate is a unique and popular public sculpture that is located at the Millennium Park within the Loop community of Chicago, Illinois. It is the centerpiece of the AT&T Plaza building and is one of the more popular public sculptures located in the city. Cloud Gate Profile The Cloud Gate, also more commonly known as "The Bean" by the locals, was built from 2004 to 2006. It was a sculptu... [Read More]
A Look at Gargoyles
A gargoyle is essentially an architectural design element used in various early buildings, especially those built in Medieval France. It is usually composed of a carved stone designed in a grotesque manner and designed with a spout to draw water flowing from a roof away from the sides of a building. Therefore, a gargoyle has both aesthetic and practical use as part of a building's architecture. Ga... [Read More]
Jacques Louis David
Jacques Louis David is a French painter known for painting in the Neoclassical style. He was highly influential in that he painted with a type of history painting that is marked by heightened emotions in a classical manner. He was also known as a supporter of the French Revolution. Early LifeJacques Louis David was born on August 30, 1748 in Paris, France. He was born in a prosperous family but wa... [Read More]
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent was a noted portrait painter. He was considered to be the most successful portrait painter during his time. His body of work included roughly 900 oil paintings and over 2,000 watercolor artworks along with numerous charcoal drawings and sketches. Early LifeSargent was born on January 12, 1856 in Florence, Italy. His parents, FitzWilliam and Mary, lived an almost nomadic life th... [Read More]
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp is a notable French artist who was most often associated with the Surrealist and Dadaist art movements. Duchamp's works are not merely composed of paintings but also through interestingly unique and sometimes controversial art installations and sculptures. Although he made a relatively few artworks, he became a noted and highly regarded artist during his time, helping to influence W... [Read More]
Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon was a French Symbolist painter, graphic artist and draftsman. He became famous for his quite mysterious painting compositions that is said to reflect an exploration of the artist's internal feelings and thoughts. He was more noted as one of the outstanding figures in Symbolist art. Early LifeOdilon was born Bertrand-Jean Redon on April 20, 1840 in Bordeaux, Aquitaine in France. His ni... [Read More]
John William Waterhouse
John William Waterhouse is an English Pre-Raphaelite painter. He became famous for his paintings of female characters taken from mythology and literature. He was also a draftsman, sculptor and a teacher. Painter ProfileJohn William Waterhouse was born on April 6, 1849 in Rome, Italy. He was born to William and Isabela Waterhouse who were both painters. John had started training in the arts at quit... [Read More]
Impossible Triangle Sculpture
The Impossible Triangle sculpture is a unique landmark built in Claisebrook Square in East Perth, Australia. It is a unique sculpture in that it takes the shape of what is called a Penrose triangle or a Penrose tribar. This type of triangle is known as an impossible object; an optical illusion that projects a three dimensional object that may be interpreted as such visually by the human eye but ac... [Read More]
Christ The Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer is an imposing statue of Jesus Christ that overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It has become an iconic symbol of the city and of Brazil and one of its more popular landmarks. This imposing statue of Jesus Christ is also considered as one of the tallest of its kind in the whole world, with the Cristo de la Concordia in Bolivia the only other taller statue. Notable Fe... [Read More]
Georgia O'Keefe
Georgia O'Keefe was a famous American painter known for her landscape paintings as well as her artful depictions of desert flowers, animal bones, shells and rocks. She was a widely recognized painter and a major figure in the art scene during the 1920's. She has helped stretch the boundaries that defined the American artistic style by dabbling in both abstract and representational art. Early Histo... [Read More]