The Importance of Exploring Art You Dislike
Why You Should Think Twice About Artwork You Don’t Like Learning to understand art you dislike often leads to discovering great art. The most common advice you will hear from the art world is: Buy what you like. Which is logical and good advice especially for new art collectors. Still, what about the artwork you […]
The Style of Fauvism and the “Wild Beasts”
Fauvism, the first twentieth-century movement in modern art Fauvism, the first twentieth-century movement in modern art, was initially inspired by the examples of Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat, and Paul Cézanne. The Fauves ("wild beasts") were a loosely allied group of French painters with shared interests. Several of them, including Henri Matisse, Albert [...]
FOR THE LOVE OF ART – Photo Contest
Chance to Win a Night at La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla Monarch | Arredon Contemporary gallery will be accepting photos starting July 1st until August 30th, 2017 for a chance to win 1 night at La Valencia Hotel (Sun - Thu and must be used by May 2018). Must be a collector of Monarch [...]
Mixed-Media: Through the Ages
Understanding Mixed Media Artwork One of the most challenging artistic genres to define is mixed media.. We cannot begin to identify mixed media art through aesthetic similarity, nor by subject matter, but by the multiplicity of materials used in its creation. Unlike other mediums, its origins cannot easily be pinned to one artist, time period, [...]
