In the late 1940s and 1950s in the United States, there was a type of art called abstract expressionism. It took ideas from European art styles like expressionism, surrealism, and […]
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Discover the Fun of Art Games: A Guide to Creative and Engaging Art Games
Art games are a wonderful way to explore your creativity, have fun, and learn new skills. It has the ability to bring joy and inspiration to individuals of all ages […]
Going down the rabbit hole following Jack Whitten
I was having some coffee and reading the latest issue of Bookforum this morning, and something in their coverage of “the season’s outstanding art books” caught my eye: a […]
Finding beauty in a garbage dumpster
When I was in Boulder, Colorado last week, I was walking around near Broadway and Pleasant Street when I noticed a garbage dumpster (below left), with some sort of multi-colored […]
A Jean Arp designed sand trap?
I noticed this unusual sand trap from my airplane window as I was flying back from Santa Fe last summer – I don’t remember the exact location, but it seemed […]
The art of high school biology drawings
I happened upon an old high school biology notebook, which I saved all these years because I put in a lot of time making drawings for the various projects that […]
When rust spots look like fine art
I was exploring Piermont, NY the other day, and on two different occasions, some rust spots caught my eye. One was on the top of a road-side barrier (below left), […]
Art that is seen, but never known
Over the past year during the pandemic, the number of television interviews on the news or otherwise that took place remotely increased greatly, for obvious reasons. All of these interviewees, […]
This tree would make a great abstract painting
I was hiking around Blauvelt State Park in the Palisades region of Rockland County (NY) the other day, and saw this interesting tree. As you can see below left, the […]
Damaged Jeep car hood makes for great abstract art
If you’re a regular reader of the Artsology blog, then you’ve probably seen how I tend to notice rusty or damaged car hoods and imagine them as fine art. I’m […]