Ode To Grecian Beauty : Nike of Samothrace
My dear friend Lisa, {who just lived through a UK winter} and I are always trading get-away fantasies. Hers is the Greek Isles, and after a snowy cold winter, I might have to agree. In honor of a much needed warm and exotic get-away, today’s style post is inspired by my all-time favorite sculp...
Art Inspired: Christina’s World
Andrew Wyeth painted Christina’s World in 1948 and it was quickly snapped up by MOMA where it received little critical attention because of the momentum of abstract expressionism, but became one of the most well loved paintings of the mid-twentieth century. It’s been said almost everyone...
Art Inspired: Frida Kahlo, The Frame
Along with Picasso and Warhol, Frida Kahlo is considered one of the most iconic artist of the 20th century, although she only had only one solo show in the U.S. during her lifetime. Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird has always been my favorite Frida Kahlo painting tied with The Tw...
Art Inspired: Bathers With Turtle by Henri Matisse
Continuing on from last week’s Art Inspired Fashion post on Cezanne, this week’s bathing painting is Matisse’s Bather’s with Turtle, painted in 1908. Child-like simplified nudes with no explanation of why they’re feeding a turtle or why one girl has her fingers stuffed ...