EGON SCHIELE

This morning, I was looking at an old art book that I have and I opened it on EGON SHIELE's Étreinte (Amants II) painting (the first picture up here) and I thought it was beautiful. I know, it's a classic and we've seen this picture around often, but I guess it is always good to revisit our classics, if only to acnowledge how modern they look... or is it the other way around...?



EGON SCHIELE (June 12, 1890 – October 31, 1918) was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century.

Schiele's work is noted for its intensity, and the many self-portraits the artist produced. The twisted body shapes and the expressive line that characterize Schiele's paintings and drawings mark the artist as an early exponent of Expressionism, although still strongly associated with the art nouveau movement (Jugendstil).

The Leopold Museum, Vienna houses perhaps Schiele's most important and complete collection of work, featuring over 200 exhibits. Other notable collections of Schiele's art include the Egon Schiele-Museum, Tulln and Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna.

☁ EGON SCHIELE @ WIKIPEDIA
☁ EGON SCHIELE @ LE MONDE DES ARTS

LIGHTING THE WAY

This year again I am encouraging the LIGHTING THE WAY SAINTE-JUSTINE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION by giving this small painting tryptic I made called METAMORPHOSIS , essays for my new series of paintings. It will be sold at silent auction the night of the event. All the fundings will go to finance the purchase of an ultrasonogram for Sainte-Justine UHC materno-fetal therapy clinic.

Because Sainte-Justine UHC is the largest mother-child university hospital in Canada, a focus on perinatal care lies at the heart of LIGHTING THE WAY's mission. This focus covers everything to do with mother and child care, from early pregnancy onward.

This year, the event will be held at IMAX TELUS theatre that will transport you to the heart of the animal kingdom, for an evening of discovery. Be ready for some unforgettable moments of pure fun!

To read more about the cause, to buy tickets for the event or to make a donation, please visit their website down here.

WHAT: Animalopolis IMAX movie
LOCATION: Science center IMAX® TELUS theater
WHEN: October 1, 2010

☁ LIGHTING THE WAY

JOSHUA BRONAUGH

"Websites are the worst ways to look at paintings. Digital images are compressed, have poor color, have no sense of scale and simply do not glow like paint does. I would rather a person see one of my paintings through a window from across the street in the rain than have him see anything I have ever made online. " JOSHUA BRONAUGH

☁ JOSHUA BRONAUGH
☁ JOSHUA BRONAUGH'S TUMBLR
☁ JOSHUA BRONAUGH @ BASSE DEF

KELLI VANCE

KELLI VANCE
BORN: Garland, Texas

EDUCATION:
Master of Fine Arts, University of Houston, Texas. 2005-2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. 2002-2005

☁ KELLI VANCE

REX RAY

REX RAY is a San Francisco based fine artist, whose collages, paintings and design work have been exhibited at galleries and museums, including the The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, University Art Museum in Berkeley, San Jose Museum of Modern Art, The Crocker Museum in Sacramento, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, Cheryl Haines Gallery, Gallery 16, and Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions.

He is also a celebrated graphic designer. He has created work for Apple, Dreamworks, Sony Music, Warner Brothers, City Lights Publishers, Matador Records, Serpent's Tail, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, Rizzoli, Powerhouse, Mute Records and Crown Books. His package designs for David Bowie, as well as for Joe Satriani, Diamanda Galás, Matmos, and Deee-Lite, have earned him an international reputation for his innovation in type and with original photographs, drawings, and collage. He has designed over 100 historic Bill Graham Presents rock and roll tour posters, including ones for The Rolling Stones, Patti Smith, REM, Bjork, U2, and Radiohead.


☁ REX RAY
☁ REX RAY @ GALLERY 16