Art 4 The Masses Artist Blog http://www.art4themasses.com/blog A place for artists and consumers to talk about art Sat, 19 May 2012 01:34:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New York Metropolitan Museum of Art :Cloud City http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1053 http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1053#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 01:34:04 +0000 Art 4 The Masses http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1053 The current roof top exhibit at the Met is by  Tomás Saraceno  entitled Cloud City.This sculpture is about 15 feet high with interconnective reflective modules that you can walk thru.It is great.But what makes this exhibit is the location on the roof of the met.The modules reflect the sky and skyline of New York  City.When you exit the elevator onto the roof the view of the city is breath taking because of the tree line from Central Park is all green in front of the buildings of the city. What a rush.You stop walking,thinking,and stand in awe.I have read about exhibits on the roof of the Met but you really need to go see one.It is extrodinary and well worth the visit .

May 15, 2012–Through November 4, 2012 (weather permitting)

]]> http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1053 0 Maymont Mansion:Richmond Virginia http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1050 http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1050#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 04:06:17 +0000 Art 4 The Masses http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1050 If you want to visit a perfectly perserved Victorian Mansion untouched by relatives,previous owners,etc. Maymont is it.I was amazed by the archetiture,murals,furniture,light fixtures and molding.It was though someone opened up the front door and I walked back into 1893 and was admiring the Tiffiny stained glass windows.This was an era of conspicuous consumption which was not my focus in life.But I did enjoy the art of  the creation of the home and the objects within. A very wonderful  100 acre park with speciality gardens,animals and paths make a wonderful day.

]]> http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1050 0 New York Metropolitian Museum of Art:Red Carpet Gala http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1047 http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1047#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 01:50:44 +0000 Art 4 The Masses http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1047 In celebration of the Met’s Spring 2012 Costume Institute exhibition, Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations, and for the first time in the event’s history, red carpet arrivals at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s renowned Costume Institute Benefit will be live streamed here on Monday, May 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Hosted by Vogue‘s William Norwich and Elettra Wiedemann, the broadcast will include interviews with the gala co-chairs, including Carey Mulligan, Miuccia Prada, and Anna Wintour, as well as celebrities from the worlds of fashion, film, society, sports, art, business, and music. The hosts will ask attending celebrities five additional questions chosen from viewer submissions on Twitter (#MetQuestions) during the live stream. You can join the conversation about the exhibition and gala benefit by following the Met on Facebook and Twitter.

http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/impossible-conversations/audio-and-video

]]> http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1047 0 Hunger Games Triology Book Review http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1041 http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1041#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:31:21 +0000 Art 4 The Masses http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1041 I suggest you purchase all three books,the Hunger Games,Catching Fire and Mocking Jay by Suzanne Collins ,at one time.Plan to stay in for the entire weekend and read.This series of books are extremely well written and transport you to a future time and place where survival is everything.I have never read any books remotely similar in topic to these.You will not answer the phone,may forget to eat,and enjoy every minute of reading these books.4stars.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_12?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=hunger+games&sprefix=hungar+games%2Caps%2C168

 

]]> http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1041 0 Utrecht Art Supplies http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1039 http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1039#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:09:34 +0000 Art 4 The Masses http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1039 Windsor Newton oil paint 40% off,Arches 120 pound cold press water color 20 sheets 53% off

http://www.utrechtart.com/

]]> http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1039 0 Plaza Artist Materials http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1037 http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1037#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:05:53 +0000 Art 4 The Masses http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1037 70% Canvas sale and 40-60% brushes

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]]> http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1037 0 Walters Art Gallery:Near Paris the Watercolors of Leon Bovin http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1031 http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1031#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:13:15 +0000 Art 4 The Masses http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1031  

Highly detailed and original, Léon Bonvin’s watercolors of flowers, landscapes and moon lit scenes represent a distinctive contribution to the realist movement in mid-19th century France.

http://thewalters.org/eventscalendar/eventdetails.aspx?e=2491

]]> http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1031 0 National Gallery of Art :Civic Pride http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1028 http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1028#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:08:32 +0000 Art 4 The Masses http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1028 Civic Pride: Group Portraits from Amsterdam   March 10, 2012–March 11, 2017

Two large-scale group portraits from the Dutch Golden Age, on long-term loan from the Rijksmuseum and the Amsterdam Museum, provide an extraordinary opportunity for visitors to enjoy a type of Dutch painting rarely seen outside the Netherlands.

http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/civicprideinfo.shtm

]]> http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1028 0 Creative Alliance: Marquee Ball Wonderland http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1025 http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1025#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:51:39 +0000 Art 4 The Masses http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1025 Sat Apr 14, 9pm Adv $40, $35 mbrs, $45 at door. Preview Dinner 6-9pm. $185, table of 10 $1,650 includes Dance Party. 9pm-midnite.

http://www.creativealliance.org/events/eventItem2919.html

]]> http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1025 0 Chimes of Freedom:Bob Dylan http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1021 http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1021#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:30:44 +0000 Art 4 The Masses http://www.art4themasses.com/blog/?p=1021 Bob Dylan has released a new album entitled Chimes of Freedom honoring 50 years of Amensty International with 75 cover songs.Chimes of Freedom features a stellar and diverse group of artists across the generational and musical spectrum. The performers, including many of Amnesty International’s longtime supporters, range in age from  Miley Cyrus, 19, to folk music legend Pete Seeger, who, at 92, records Dylan’s poignant “Forever Young,” with a children’s chorus.

http://www.amnesty.org/en/art-for-amnesty

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