chicago art institute

Wordless Wednesday: Art of Chicago, Pt 2

October 15, 2014 By Tam Warner 3 Comments

The Chicago Art Museum is full of treasures….these are just a few of my favorites!

A Jackson Pollock

Pollock

Colorful Jackson Pollock

Chagall's "Birth" — Chagall’s “Birth”

Carnival, by Gorky

Gorky

Departure of Summer, by Man

Henri Matisse, "Bathers" — Henri Matisse, “Bathers”

Joan Miro "Standing Woman" — Joan Miro “Standing Woman”

Joan Miro, Viticulture

Claude Monet's Water Lilies — Claude Monet’s Water Lilies

The Awakening of the Forest by Paul Delvaux — The Awakening of the Forest by Paul Delvaux…I love this, it reminds me of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

"Excavation" by Willem de Kooning — “Excavation” by Willem de Kooning

Vincent Van Gogh

Van Gogh's "The Bedroom" — Van Gogh’s “The Bedroom”

Van Gogh, the Observation Deck at Montemarte

The Blue Guitar by Pablo Picasso. My grandmother said he painted like that because he needed glasses!

Fab Photos Friday: the Art of Chicago Part 1

October 9, 2014 By Tam Warner 15 Comments

Chicago is art in itself.

I love Chicago. If you have been there, you know what I mean! Yes, it is too cold to live there (at least for me!), but I’ll take many more visits! I went to the Art Institute, and saw Marc Chagall’s White Crucifixion in person. I absolutely love Chagall’s work, and am fortunate to have some of his Lithographs. Seeing this work in person, up close, was incredibly moving, and exciting, and I could hardly drag myself away. Chicago’s Art Institute is a marvel, but the city, by itself, is art as well.

Jesus as a Jewish Martyr, an incredible concept in 1940.

ai 14 chagall wc — This painting caused an uproar…Chagall was a non-practicing Hasidic Jew who left the tradition…but a Jew painting a crucifixion was unheard of.

ai 14 wc jesus — Jesus as a martyred Jew, in a Tallis.

ai 14 wc jews — Depictions of the devastation of the Nazi pogroms against the Jews.

The flames of persecution.

ai 14 wc scrolls — Precious scrolls.

The Praying Jew, a representation of Chagall's father, a frequent theme in his work. — The Praying Jew, a representation of Chagall’s father, a frequent theme in his work.

ai seurat 7 — Who could go to the art museum and not study the pointilism of Seurat? This is a seminal work.

Next week, more art!