Understanding the Painterly Value in Art

Posted on 2017-01-16

What is Value in Art? Defined as one of the seven elements of art, next to line, shape, space, form, texture, and color, the value in art is a quality or a value of light and dark of a certain shade or tone[1]. This art element is best understood if visualized as a scale or […]

Legendary Filmmaker John Waters On the Audacity of Cy Twombly – Video

Posted on 2017-01-07

What is like to live with a work by post-war master Cy Twombly? According to legendary filmmaker John Waters, it’s “great because every day when you pass it you think of his nerve. The audacity of him doing this.” Watch this video to find out more about John Waters’ longstanding admiration for the artist (it is […]