Art museums and galleries in London

graffiti street art in a global society? Abstract Previously art used to be categorized by a small number of people, housed in homes of the rich or in museums sponsored by governments. Street art, in the past, was a vehicle by which the artist communicated his name by tagging, his message from his culture and his own viewpoint. The messages were often about their own environment. In the era of globalization and travel however, the rules of art have changed and the conditions under which art…

famous or humble." His work is in permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada, New York's Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art, George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, Bibliotheque nationale de France, the National Portrait Gallery in London, the National Portrait Gallery of Australia and many others. His photographic equipment was donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. Some famous subjects photographed by Karsh were…

Is art really global? The art world often prides itself with its “globalism”, but how global is it? Chin-Tao Wu who is an assistant research fellow at the Academia Sinica in Taiwan raises these questions in her journal”Biennials without borders?” .Wu raises two important questions. Where were the artists born? And, where are they currently living? The relation between the two tell us where the flow is. Wu constructed her data on the Kassel documenta exhibitions that were held between 1968 and…

The word art has different meanings to different people. It can be used as a resource for instruction, documentation, and self-expression. When canvas and printed materials became predictable, creative types look for new inspiration to exhibit their work upon. Self-recognized and professional artists have started displaying their work on urban backdrops of concrete, drywall, and brick by means of spray paint and wheat paste. Modern street artists such as Keith Haring, and Banksy consistently…

of her life and to others of the news I wish one day I could aspire to be half the women she is. Mudie-Cooke is the younger of two daughters to Henry Cooke and Beatrice Mudie, born in west London. She studied many things at a young age such as a short period of time in Venice, studied art at St John Wood Art School and at Goldsmith’s college. She than went on to France as a member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. Mudie-Cooke had learned many traits during her time in the war such as her…

Stanhope as Seen by a Novice Art is said to be in the eye of the beholder. That sentence forces the notion that anything can be considered art depending on the viewer’s belief as to what is artistic. Looking through most history books easily proves that with all the different forms art has taken throughout time. The trip to the Chrysler Museum makes the same point. Basking in the grand display of passion that many pieces radiated while they are displayed in the Chrysler Museum the Memorial to…

ancient Sumerian art piece Standard of Ur and Banksy’s modern painting Soldiers Painting Peace are both artistic representations of this theme of war and peace. In appearance, these images have minimal correlation amongst each other, but a closer observation into the art may give the viewer a better interpretation of the images. The Standard of Ur was found in the Royal Cemetery of Ur in Iraq. It originated between 2600-2400 BCE, and it can be found on display in the British Museum in London,…

Russian classic literature is my favorite. I can say that Art and especially Visual Arts is my second passion. I have travelled all over the world, and I was lucky to see most of the masterpieces in the major museums in Paris, London, Rome, Moscow and St. Petersburg. I have so many favorite artists so it would take two pages to list them all. I love going to the galleries and go through the long halls with the paintings, sculptures or…

in their true form. Jenny Saville is a female contemporary artist. Saville was born in Cambridge, England in 1970. She attended the Glasgow School of Art in 1988 and graduated in 1992. She also attended the University of Cincinnati Ohio and Slade School of Art. During her portfolio show, she was lucky enough to have an art collector see her work. Art collector Charles Saatchi purchased her entire senior show and commissioned her work for the next two years. Jenny Saville states that while…

The advantages of conservation for Art objects and heritage not only offer an opportunity to understand the history of art, it takes any country to the world map if done with rigour and skill. Anshita Arora draws a thin line between the day-to-day conservation of Art Objects and lists some commendable works that are under process the world over. Why do all of us preserve movies in a DVD format, and also in a hard disk for a back-up? Or why do we pay that extra money to the photo studio for any…