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Just some beauty to enjoyHooters is going bust. Sad to see one of America’s great cultural institutions go tits up. I hope they get the support they need during the upheaval of the restructuring. Expect they’ll reveal their assets in the fullness of time. Ok, you can all go home. Just want to nip this discourse in the bud.
— Tabatha Southey (@tabathasouthey.bsky.social) February 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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2. Magdalene with Two Flames (1640)
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) February 4, 2025
Profoundly influenced by Caravaggio's style, Georges de La Tour focused on "tenebrism," the dramatic effects of light and shade.
Notice how the light from the candle illuminates the room and casts a shadow of Magdalene on the wall. pic.twitter.com/Iw8dRBZa5z
4. Impression, Sunrise (1872)
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) February 4, 2025
Monet’s realism never fails to amaze me.
Though the Sun seems brightest, photometer measurements show it has the same luminance as the sky.
Harvard professor M. Livingstone noted, "If you make a black and white copy, the Sun disappears entirely." pic.twitter.com/9czG38piRQ
6. In "The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up" (1839) by J.M.W. Turner, the sun's glow makes the ship’s farewell feel poetic.
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) February 4, 2025
Light isn’t just seen — it’s felt. pic.twitter.com/lOmh7ZOGzr
8. An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768)
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) February 4, 2025
Joseph Wright of Derby portrayed scientific discovery with the same intensity as religious art.
Watch how a single light source draws attention to the emotional reactions of each figure. pic.twitter.com/M1gFm6sK5K
And -- animal crackers!10. The Supper at Emmaus (1601)
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) February 4, 2025
Through his use of light, Caravaggio gives the scene a compelling sense of movement.
A subtle detail: the branch in the fruit bowl curves into the shape of a fish, an early Christian symbol, while a fish-shaped shadow appears to the right. pic.twitter.com/DX8aeCTraY
I'm glad there was a Turner in that list. Turner was an amazing artist who did a lot of things before the Impressionists made them mainstream. And his stuff was just really beautiful. But outside of England you don't see him talked about very much these days.
ReplyDeleteSunrise on the Sagenay is impressive concidering O'Brian had little contact with European impressionism.
ReplyDeleteI don't know anything about art, so this post was fascinating to me too - amazing how artists can create such depth and beauty.
ReplyDeleteAnd I looked up the O'Brien piece - beautiful! https://canadianart.ca/features/lucius-r-obrien-sunrise-on-the-saguenay-cape-trinity/
ReplyDeleteThe Journal of Mary Obrien is an obscure but importany part o f womens , childrens and social history in Cabada. One of my favorite bits is where she says ' young Lucius id going to be anartist, all he wants to do is draw, draw draw ( he was 5 ? ). Mary had it together.
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