PICASSO ~ Challenging The Past
March 25, 2009 by John Fiddes · 1 Comment
LONDON - The National Gallery’s first exhibition dedicated to Pablo Picasso reveals how the greatest artist of the 20th century pitted himself against the great European painting tradition. Seizing on the signature themes, techniques and artistic concerns of painters such as Velázquez, Rembrandt and Cézanne, Picasso transformed the art of the past into ‘something else entirely’, creating audacious paintings of his own. Sometimes his ‘quotations’ from the past were direct, at other times more allusive and, occasionally, full of parody and irreverence. On exhibition 25 February through 7 June, 2009.
Art Movements and Periods
March 17, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
Painting and art in the 19th and 20th centuries can be defined in terms of particular movements. Most artists’ work can be categorised into one movement, however, many artists crossed the barriers between periods. Wassily Kandinsky was one of these painters, ultimately redefining the concept of the art movement in his time.
