Bec Brownstone

Dec 8, 2024 | dailyartmagazine.com | Tom Anderson |Errika Gerakiti |Anna Ingram |Bec Brownstone

Painting min Read Any biography of Carel Fabritius (Dutch, 1622–1654) is necessarily short; there simply is not much known about him. He was born in Beemster, a small village in a muddy mess of a polder in the north of Holland. As a young man, he studied with Rembrandt in Amsterdam, did his first paintings in the master’s studio, moved back to Beemster for a while, and eventually relocated to Delft.

Dec 4, 2024 | dailyartmagazine.com | Nadine Waldmann |Bec Brownstone |Valeria Kumekina |Maya Tola

Sculpture min Read Contemporary Art Animals Contemporary Art Kintsugi (金継ぎ translates as “gold joinery”) is a Japanese art form and philosophy of repairing broken or cracked pottery with gold or silver-colored lacquer. Unlike normal methods of repair, the “damage” is not camouflaged or hidden but is highlighted, revealed, and emphasized. Much like the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, this art form sees potency in embracing flaws and imperfections.

Nov 28, 2024 | dailyartmagazine.com | Tom Anderson |Errika Gerakiti |Anna Ingram |Bec Brownstone

Painting min Read As a scientist, I have always been attracted to images of science in works of art—whether a portrait of Newton, a depiction of Galileo using his telescope, or an alchemist plying his mysterious craft. Two paintings by Johannes Vermeer show scientists at the Eureka moment of discovery—that moment when observations transform into an epiphany. That moment can be seen in The Astronomer, as the scientist moves his index finger out of the way to focus on a detail on the globe.

Nov 17, 2024 | dailyartmagazine.com | Zuzanna Stanska |Errika Gerakiti |Anna Ingram |Bec Brownstone

Painting min Read European Art Between 2019 and 2023, coronavirus hit the globe and changed millions of lives. But the uncertainties caused by COVID has resonated with a much earlier point in human history. We might find a similar sentiment when looking at the ways artists depicted plagues. Plagues were seen as untreatable for centuries. The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history.

Sep 15, 2024 | dailyartmagazine.com | Zuzanna Stanska |Bec Brownstone |Valeria Kumekina |Maya Tola

The so-called character heads created by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, are not only a bizarre collection of sculptures but also a unique portrayal of insanity. Join us as we take a closer look at these crazy masterpieces. Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was a German-Austrian Late Baroque sculptor. The artist’s most famous works are his character heads, or rather busts with crazy facial expressions. They were to represent the full range of human expressions, which he reckoned to be 64.