Daily Archives: November 11, 2011
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Nov 11
Édouard Vuillard
Jean-Édouard Vuillard (November 11, 1868 – June 21, 1940) was a French painter and printmaker associated with the Nabis.
A warm (if reserved) man, Vuillard was a life-long bachelor and lived with his mother until her death. Perhaps due to this, his favorite subject matter centered on scenes of domesticity, usually of women performing routine tasks. His palette grew lighter and more colorful as he aged, and his work is characterized by careful juxtaposition of color, executed either in daubs or small stripes. Vuillard also worked in engraving and painted some amazing theatrical set designs.
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Nov 11
Four Color Crown
A stunning photo of a liquid splash. The photographer, Jim Kramer, very modestly describes his setup and method for this photo:
One of the easier shots to accomplish. You can do these without any special timing equipment. This particular shot is using heavy cream (lightly colored blue) being dropped onto a piece of black glass. In order to get the crown, a ‘primer’ drop is necessary in the landing zone. I added drops of food coloring to the outer edges of the primer drop, this adds the color.
Via: Flickr
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Nov 11
A Very Pricey Photograph
This photo, Rhein II, just became the world’s most expensive photograph, fetching a whopping $4.3 million.
This is Andreas Gursky’s Rhein II, an 81- x 140-inch print of the famous German river. It went on sale at Christie’s on Tuesday, smashing the previous record of $3.9 million for Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #96 sold in May. Funny enough, Untitled #96 had itself displaced Gursky’s earlier work, 99 Cent II Diptychon which sold for $3.35 million in 2006. Good to see that at least the high-end photography art market is weathering these economically turbulent times.