Monthly archives for March, 2006
Modern Art
MODERN ART
1900′S – Present What is Modern Art? The definition of “modern” is ” of the present or recent times.” To apply the term modern to art work now is confusing. Did not artists of the Renaissance apply modern to their work as well? To label the current period of art as Modern Art we can look to the a [...]
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly was leading artist in the Hard Edge movement, a reaction against the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1950’s. His paintings are very concise and simple, often consisting of several panels, each of a different color. Kelly was also one of the first artists to use a shaped canvas. In addition to painting, he worked as a pr [...]
Modern Art at Oxford
Modern Art at Oxford
Press releases WHAT’S GOING ON? 2006 Programme Highlights
PRESS RELEASE
2006 PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
ARRIVALS> NEW ART FROM THE EUThis series of exhibitions will continue to introduce the work of artists from the expanded European Union, at Modern Art Oxford and Turner Contemporary in Margate. During 2006 Modern Art [...]