Friday, December 28, 2012
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (guercino) : Madonna and Child 1636
by artist, photographer anonymous
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino)
Madonna and Child, 1636
Oil on Canvas
Luis Ritman: Flower Garden 1913
When i have time i will post pics from the museum.
I think this piece is best viewed from affar. It is really quite a large piece in person. as usual click for larger version.
I think this piece is best viewed from affar. It is really quite a large piece in person. as usual click for larger version.
Louis Ritman: Flower Garden c. 1913
oil on canvas
gift of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Redfield, Jr
American 1889-1963
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius: On the Trail
description reads:
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius
On the Trail
Oil on Masonite
Museum purchase with funds provided by Western Art Associates,
given in memory of our founder by the Donald Ware waddell
Foundation and Eleanor & Scott L. Libby, jr.
1979.14
American, 1869 - 1959
Another nice piece taken with permission during my visit to the Phoenix Art Museum
Arturo Chavez - Neapolitan cliffs
Sorry about the blurry description , it reads:
Arturo Chavez : Neapolitan Cliffs 2011
oil on linen on panel
Museum purchase with funds provided by Western Art Associates and
J.M. Kaplan Fund, New York
Preparatory Drawing for Neapolitan Cliffs, 2011
Pencil on paper
Gift of Arturo Chavez artist
American Born 1949
Jim Colbert - Glenwood canyon
Jim Colbert - Glenwood Canyon
as shown At the phoenix art museum 2012
Jim Colbert 1946 - 2007
was extremely talented in selecting the colors for light and shadow.
Big Gen X : another from the phoenix art museum
Kelly McLane
Big Gen X, 2004
Oil and Graphite on Canvas
Gift of Kent and Vicki Logan in honor of the museum's 50th Anniversary
Monday, December 24, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
paul pletka, Our Lord, The One Who is Flayed 2004
Paul Pletka, Our Lord, The One Who is Flayed (2004)
at the Phoenix art museum
This is the best quality i have seen this amazingly detailed picture taken with t1i
at the phoenix art museum by yours truly.
“Our Lord, The One Who Is Flayed” by Paul Pletka 2004 acrylic. For me it was a very memorable piece because of its size, the content and also the saturated colours. The colours themselves i think were made more intense because of the complementary colors. There is alot of what seems to be a orange-red on the curtains which seems to make the tourquise which is used on the ladder seem to jump out. The lightness of the teal makes it jump out much more than the green cross even though the cross is right next to the reds probably because the shade of green is quite dark. i find that the skin tones used are not overly saturated but are more or less accurate. Most of the foreground and textiles are more saturated and the back wall not so much saturated. I would say that overall this is a warm painting.
I also find the content quite interesting. Who knows? but The Christ in the painting seems to be the one from the Judeo-Christians or is atleast representing him. The plaque on the painting reads INRI which is the acronym in latin which translates to Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews, Which according to The bible pilate ordered to be written in 3 languages when Jesus was being crucified hebrew, latin and greek. But this painting is not just about The Christ of the christians but it merges it with an Aztek diety Xipe Totec or Our Lord the Flayed One. These two figures though may have some similarities are quite different in my opinion. One one flayed and stabed and another wore the flayed skin of others. Looking closer it almost seems that the Jesus figure is wearing a flesh mask though i cannot be too certain. Another interesting thing in the incredibly detailed painting is the purple cape which on it depicts missionaries preaching to the natives from a book with a cross, holding a cross, in front of a giant cross, ontop of a scene of some conquestodor looking soldiers on horse back stabbing someone.
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