Art Reflection – Kapoor If you have visited Millennium Park in Chicago since 2004, you are probably familiar with at least one work of this artist. Anish Kapoor, an Indian-born British artist, created Cloud Gate. That work is affectionately referred to by many as “The Bean” and is a huge shape with a highly reflective surface. Kapoor repeated his use …

Art Reflection – Chihuly This is an example of the glass work of Dale Chihuly who was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1941. He attended the Rhode Island School of Design and found his life in glass. His pieces are abundant and recognizable. Chihuly hasn’t actually blown glass since accidents in the late 1970’s. His designs are executed by assistants …

Art Reflection – Kahn Wolf Kahn (1927-2020) was a German born American artist who combined Realism and Color Field in his paintings and pastel pieces. His works are a Modern Art play on color and light abstracting his images and expressing a feeling through them. Trees by a Waterway is a clear example of his effort to show us what he saw …

Art Reflection – Degas Edgar Degas was a prominent member of a seminal art community in Paris in the 1870’s that brought us Impressionism though he did not consider himself an impressionist but a realist. He was intrigued by the impact of light and painted scenes from the life around him in novel ways. He sought extremes of movement. Here …

Art Reflection – Lackovic Ivan Lackovic (1932-2004) was an artist of Croatia. He was born into a peasant life and was a worker in the fields and forests after completing his primary education.  He is called a “naïve” artist because he was self-taught. He began painting in 1944.  He painted life in a small village using watercolors and gained international …

Art Reflection – O’Keeffe Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) is one of the most recognizable of American artists. Born in Wisconsin, life took her to New York and then to New Mexico. She painted during many art periods including American Modernism and Precisionism. Many of her works are in the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Georgia O’Keeffe …

Art Reflection – Matkovsky This piece is a work by Ukrainian Canadian artist, Dmitri Matkovsky. He is a working artist of Toronto and the Abstract Expressionist movement. His hope is to connect with viewers on an emotional level and welcome them into a relationship. Pieter Bruegel (1525-1569) who is included in this title was the most significant artist of the …

Art Reflection – Rothko Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was of Latvian Jewish descent. He is known for his color field works like Blue, Green, Brown. These were his focus from 1949 until his death in 1970. He painted in the styles of Minimalism and Abstract Expressionism arranging rectangles of color vertically without a tie to representation. He said he was trying to …

Art Reflection – Miro Joan Miro (1893-1983) was a Spanish artist.  He painted in the Abstract Expressionism and Surrealism styles. This painting is of his family farm. The colors are stunning and this work is a feast for the eyes. It is a painting with two views in one. Here we see the many details of his life on this …

Art Reflection – Dali This piece by Spanish painter, Salvador Dali was completed in 1955. Dali lived from 1904-1989. He often shocked the conscience with his surrealism. He pushed the limits of most accepted norms and painted dream-like scenes of persistence and the future. This painting is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Here …