Arthur Dove
The heart of Dove’s artistic philosophy was the articulation of “essences” that would transmit this sense of the spiritual in nature. These “essences” were... Learn More
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Enrich your visual experience by learning the background and stories of the individual artists that created a lasting movement—Modernism. pushed the boundaries of traditional art to create a new artistic vocabulary that turned its back on the traditions of the past.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
(born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-American architect. He is commonly... Learn More
The Knot in the Rosary
Rilke on How Difficulty Can Fuel Creativity and Why Feedback Poisons Art “All art is the result of one’s having been in danger, of having... Learn More
D.H. Lawrence
David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English writer, literary critic and painter. He published novels, poems, plays and... Learn More
Joel Greene
Explorations in the Modern Realm As an art student at the University of Iowa, Joel Greene was immersed in the world of printmaking, with its... Learn More
Sonia Grineva
Sonia Grineva was born in Moscow, Russia and received her B.A. and M.F.A. degrees from the Stroganov Art Institute. Founded in 1825, the Stroganov Institute... Learn More
Lor Kotan Roybal
In 2004, Elizabeth Cook-Romero, wrote in a Pasatiempo profile: “At first glance, Lor Roybal’s paintings appear to be modernist. Patches of blue and orange form... Learn More
Janet Lippincott
In a 1980 article in Southwest Art, Janet Lippincott addressed who she was as an artist: “Abstract painting is an intellectual process. To be a... Learn More