Keith Haring - The City as a Canvas

Keith Haring - Untitled - 1986 - Acrylic and Oil on canvas - 96 x 192 inchesAmerican graffiti artist and painter Keith Haring (1958-1990) had a short but productive career, centered on a vision to unite what we know as “high art” and urban aesthetics, realized in humorous and sometimes poignant works. He began his career making chalk drawings in subway stations--and went on to become one of the most important artists of his time.

Happy Summer!

Donald Baechler - "Hundred Pound Ice Cream Cone" 1998 Acrylic & fabric collage on canvas - 144 x 144 inches (365.8 x 365.8 cm) Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (click photo for larger image)Donald Baechler (born 1956) creates art that draws broadly on classical art history, art history, the New York School, contemporary art, folk art, outsider art, pop culture, and childhood.

Happy Independence Day!

Gilbert Stuart - George Washington - 1795 - Oil on canvas, 77 64 cm - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (click photo for larger image)

Who Owns Street Art?

Banksy - Rat - This rat's graffiti is placed on City Road, London, UK. (click photo for larger image)When famous street artist Banksy “tags a work of art on a slab of concrete or a street corner, he means for it to stay there. That’s not always the case though, because technically, he has no control over what happens to it.” Then we hear that Banksy works sell for over a million bucks. So...we wonder...who owns street art?

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Wangechi Mutu: A Warrior Woman and Her "Warrior Women"

Wangechi Mutu, "Sit squat siamese", 2012, Collage on linoleum, 20" H x 18" W (50.8 cm H x 45.72 cm W), Photo Credit: Robert WedemeyerOne of the most dramatic artists to emerge from Africa in the past decade is Kenyan-born, Brooklyn-based artist Wangechi Mutu (born 1972). Mutu is best known for her elaborate collaged works on paper and Mylar polyester film.

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