There's
this for literature and
this for word meanings. Is there such a site that connects related visual artists? For example, if I were to type in "Egon Schiele" I could expect "Gustav Klimt" and "Oskar Kokoshka" to float around.
posted by cellura p
on Apr 22, 2013 -
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Ironically, I have a master's in studio arts, but have not read a lot about single works of art/art movements. I have a litany of art history books that cover broad timelines and genres of art, and I have read extensively on theories of making and artist statements, but I'd like to read books that focus on single works of art in the context of world history that will not bore me to tears.
For example,
Picasso's War is about his masterpiece
Guernica and how it came to be. Another example is
Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics that discusses Hitler's art seriously. I'd like to read more books like this. I am interested in all forms of visual art; sculpture, painting, photography, etc. I'm looking specifically for books about a single work of art and its importance in the context of world history, or a how a movement of art fits into a world context.
What have you got for me, Mefites?
posted by ThaBombShelterSmith
on Apr 8, 2013 -
11 answers
ArtHistoryFilter: I saw a documentary on conceptualist art, featuring the likes of Bruce Nauman, Lawrence Weiner and Sol LeWitt. Now I'd like to know more. What's a good introductory book to the thinking behind conceptualism?
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posted by ar0n
on Mar 10, 2013 -
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I just asked my art-school trained girlfriend to teach me to paint. My art history is probably better than average, but I'm sure I'm missing knowledge of 96% of the technique I'd like to know about. Help me fix this.
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posted by a box and a stick and a string and a bear
on Mar 8, 2013 -
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I used to think I was fairly knowledgeable about art, but now I'm working with walking art encyclopedias and I'm finding holes in my knowledge. In particular, I don't really know about Modern art in any detail. Mefites, help me do a deep dive of Modern art and art criticism?
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posted by blueskiesinside
on Mar 8, 2013 -
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Do we know how
William Mumler created his images? If not, what are the most popular theories today, and what do we know about other spirit photographers?
posted by naturalog
on Sep 18, 2012 -
11 answers
I'm looking for a list of all (or most) of the paintings exhibited at the 1893 Chicago Worlds' Fair, and have so far come up with nothing. Does such a list exist? And where could I find it?
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posted by DeltaZ113
on Apr 11, 2012 -
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What cool places can I take classes, preferably accessible to public transit in the East Bay? Things like lit classes on specific subjects / authors, art history classes on specific artists / time periods, women's studies.
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posted by fireflies
on Nov 29, 2011 -
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This is a long-shot--does anyone have any info on an artist who used nature/trees to make art? Maybe in the 70s?
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posted by leesh
on Jul 27, 2011 -
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I've recently fallen completely in love with
Homesickness by Magritte and find myself quite enamored by his other works as well. Summer is coming, and although I have no background in Art History, I
really want to know more about Rene. What is the best book I can read about his life and art?
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posted by Chipmazing
on May 11, 2011 -
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(for a friend) I am looking for "the word used to describe a description of a work of art or poem within another work--its a term used in art history and poetics, and it drives me crazy that it escapes me."
posted by idiopath
on Apr 29, 2011 -
10 answers
I am looking for an art image (20th Century I think) and for the life of me I cannot find it.
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posted by squalor
on Apr 6, 2011 -
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Art History Anecdotes 101: a painter or group of painters (Impressionists?) sitting in a restaurant or cafe, demand that the curtains be closed because the grass outside was entirely the wrong hue of green. Who was it?
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posted by zylocomotion
on Jan 13, 2011 -
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Librarians, art historians, art researchers and scholars: From the perspective of art historical periodicals research with the widest range of relevance for art studio and art history students and instructors, which is the better database,
Art Abstracts ~ or ~ Art and Architecture Complete?
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posted by xod
on Nov 11, 2010 -
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A friend wants to find, list, and study Renaissance paintings that depict a certain subject. She can study photo reproductions, but her on-line searches turn up many thousands of potentially relevant jpgs, including many duplicates in various sizes. She would like to get some help -- perhaps crowdsourcing with a micropayment for each image downloaded -- if she can avoid duplicate submissions and also acquire accurate, searchable metadata (artist, title, etc.) linked to each unique submission. Have you got any suggestions for implementing such a collection effort when the collector can't afford to hire a research assistant?
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posted by Dave 9
on Nov 10, 2010 -
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What's the best way to find a career in historical preservation/art restoration from where I am now?
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posted by billypilgrim
on Oct 22, 2010 -
12 answers
Art History-Filter: Looking for art or artifacts depicting
the application of guild marks, makers marks, silversmiths stamps, etc.
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posted by applemeat
on Aug 28, 2010 -
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Not long ago I was reading a criticism of the notion that certain artistic styles become "exhausted" after which new styles have to be found that centered on the sensible claim that it is artists who come to find styles exhausted, not styles that in themselves become exhausted; it quoted at length from a scholar of Chinese art who made much the same point in regards to some period of Chinese painting (and perhaps poetry?). I can't at all remember where it was, though, and I would like to recover it.
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posted by kenko
on Jul 7, 2010 -
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I love going to museums and galleries and looking at art, but somehow never got around to taking an art history class in college. I'm looking for a book that will give me a good basic grounding in art history. Suggestions, please?
posted by Messily
on May 13, 2010 -
21 answers
Are there good online resources for examples of the early work of a modern illustrator or comic artist?
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posted by swrittenb
on May 7, 2010 -
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I saw a painting that really intrigued me, but I forgot its title and author immediately. In this painting, a stately man sits at a desk, and there's a globe in the picture, but also a really indistinct object which looks
wrong in some way - the perspective seems off somehow, its coloration - until you look at it from a more acute angle relative to the painting, at which point it makes more visual sense. It might have been titled 'diplomats' something or other.
posted by voronoi
on Jan 17, 2010 -
6 answers
Photography-filter: Can you help me find an art history textbook that would help me improve my composition skills?
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posted by Hypnotic Chick
on Sep 25, 2009 -
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I'm looking for examples of (probably) contemporary art history/art theory/art writing which emphasise the situatedness of artistic practice (i.e. the notion that we need to have some understanding of the social and cultural context in which an artwork functions in order to be able to make sense of it). Any suggestions?
posted by Chairboy
on Sep 9, 2009 -
7 answers
Where, online, can I find photographs and scans of classical Asian and Middle Eastern art? Specifically, where can I find images that I could
ethically and practically print and hang in small frames above my desk?
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posted by embrangled
on Jun 30, 2009 -
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Help me learn as much as I can about the history and theory of contemporary art. I would at this point, love to take up a full time course for two years on the above, but for several reasons I cannot do so. I can however, spend 3-4 hours daily to read and study. I also spend almost three months of the year travelling to various biennales, museums and collections around the world to up my knowledge. But while I am fairly up to date with what is going on today, I need to get myself a proper history so i know the context of what I am seeing.
So if someone could provide me with a systematic syllabus of what I need to read, it would be appreciated. An actual syllabus from a top notch program would be the best.
A great book I read on the subject was "Shock of the New" by Robert Hughes.
posted by tusharj
on Jun 28, 2009 -
16 answers
Can you recall the names of any artists, especially 19th or 20th century, who covered the entire interiors of one or more houses with murals?
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posted by cupcakeninja
on May 16, 2009 -
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Is there a qualification that will (relatively speaking) "recession-proof" a career in the arts industry? For example, a management qualification?
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posted by Weng
on May 14, 2009 -
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Does anyone have any experience getting your MBA while having previously been in the art world or had an art history BA? I am thinking of applying next year but haven't been able to find any guidance for someone trying to make the transition from the art world (dealer, administrator, etc) to business school.
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posted by mexcellent
on May 12, 2009 -
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ArtFilter: Looking for the name of an early 20th (late 19th?) century artist known for manipulated photo/engraving collage...
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posted by JoanArkham
on Apr 20, 2009 -
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My girlfriend would like to work in the business of art exhibit production. She's got a Master's in Art History and has taught art history at a number of schools and has worked in museums. But she's not sure how exactly she could get into the field of art exhibit production. Does anyone have any experiences in this field that may help her figure out a place to start?
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posted by aburd
on Feb 8, 2009 -
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Homeworkfilter: what obscure (viz. not Ansel Adams) photographer should I explore? Who is doing creative and (intellectually) challenging work that I might not be familiar with?
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posted by cmyr
on Sep 27, 2008 -
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ArtFilter: For several generations, my family has had a large painting that's a reproduction of
Guido Reni's Aurora. At some point it was water damaged, and my father just had it restored. The woman who restored it fond an artist's name on the back, "
R. Menchetti - Roma." Aside from the artnet link, we haven't been able to find anything else out about him. I'm not an art or art history expert. Where can I look to find more information, online or off?
posted by emptyage
on Mar 28, 2007 -
3 answers
Can anyone identify the artist, title, and location of
this artwork? (It's a cropping of a larger work, and it may be a version of the Last Judgement, that's all I know....)
posted by extrabox
on May 23, 2006 -
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