Art movements

Kokoschka was born in P’chlarn, a Danube town, on March 1, 1886. He studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts from 1905 to 1908. As an early exponent of the avant-garde expressionist movement, he began to paint psychologically penetrating portraits of Viennese physicians, architects, and artists. Among these works are Hans Tietze and…

Joseph Cornell was born December 24th 1903, in Nyack, New York and attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He lived primarily in New York City from 1929. A collage album made by surrealist Max Ernst inspired Cornell to make his signature boxes, something he began in the early 1930s. Cornell had no training for constructing…

The recent exhibition at Frank Lloyd Gallery showcased new stoneware vessels by Peter Voulkos. These pieces exemplify the type of work that initially brought the artist renown in the 1950s. The reaction to the artwork was one of astonishment, but it differed in nature from before. Now, the astonishment stems from witnessing the artist’s effortless…

The word Minimalism is often used, and more often misused in various social and cultural circles. People are frequently heard using it at an art gallery, or an exhibition of sorts, sometimes within houses while exclaiming on architecture of a certain kind, and at times, even when commenting on interior design or furniture. Therefore, the…

Kurt Schwitters Kurt Schwitters, (1887-1948) is generally acknowledged as the twentieth century’s greatest master of collage. Just as collage is essentially the medium of irony, so Schwitters’ life is characterized by paradox and enigma. Born in Hanover, the only child of affluent parents, he was a loner in his youth, plagued by epileptic attacks, introverted and…

Paul Klee, born in Munchenbuchsee, Switzerland on December 18, 1879, was a highly influential and uniquely talented artist. He resided mainly in Germany throughout his artistic career and was acknowledged as both Swiss and German. Even from an early age, Klee exhibited a strong fascination with drawing and music but held a negative opinion of…