Category Archives: Art

Ruyi Bridge

Thanks to Gordon G. A reminder of our need to not only repair the old but also to create new beautiful infrastructure. Perhaps we have something to learn.

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The ghost of Andy Warhol at Skyline?

Thanks to Mike C. Or maybe its just a new resident!

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Now the Louvre is safe for visitors – at least for Mona Lisa!

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Hope and connection at the Frye

Thanks to Mary M The Frye Art Museum is proud to present, in partnership with Aging Wisdom and the University of Washington Memory and Brain Wellness Center, three conversations with national leaders in elder care who have published books in 2020 that bring hope, … Continue reading

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Five art shows to see as Seattle-area museums reopen

Phase 2 brings cautious optimism and tons of great stuff to experience at Puget Sound cultural venues.by  Margo Vansynghel from Crosscut  / February 17, 2021 Two cut-paper portraits by Seattle artist Barbara Earl Thomas (l-r): “True North” and “Luba in Paradise,” on view at … Continue reading

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Lightning Strikes Twice: Another Lost Jacob Lawrence Surfaces

Thanks to Mike C. Hope we can all get to SAM to see this exhibit. By Hilarie M. Sheets When a nurse living on the Upper West Side checked an app for neighborhood bulletins last fall, she learned about the recent discovery of … Continue reading

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Vincent – the song by Don McLean

Thanks to Rosemary W. “Vincent” is a song by Don McLean written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is often erroneously titled after its opening refrain, “Starry Starry Night“, a reference to Van Gogh’s 1889 painting The Starry Night. McLean wrote the … Continue reading

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Keeping life in perspective

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Chinese New Year 2021 on February 12th

Thanks to Ann M.

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Finding ways to mourn and remember

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Chinese ice scuptures

thanks to Dorothy W.

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The making of a metal tree

Thanks to Donna D. What a Christmas tree.

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Rembrandt’s “Night Watch” is alive and well in Amsterdam

Thanks to Linda W!

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THE CHALK GUY IS BACK

Thanks to Sybil-Ann! See the bottom for information on the artist and 3D.                                                    This incredible … Continue reading

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How do they do it?

Thanks to Ann M.

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Waiting for the Interurban Statue in Fremont

A History Link Essay – posted in 2019 by Rita Cipalla. (Thanks to Ann M.) Richard Beyer: People Waiting for the Interurban, 1978 cast aluminum sculpture.  A History Link Essay – posted in 2019 by Rita Cipalla On June 17, … Continue reading

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Six new Seattle art spaces defying COVID

A secret basement. A front-yard mailbox. A museum of museums. The show goes on, in unconventional ways. by Margo Vansynghel & Agueda Pacheco Flores. For the full article in Crosscut, please click here. Artist Tyna Ontko attaches her hand-carved wooden art piece to … Continue reading

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Groan!

Thanks to Sybil-Ann! A thief in Paris planned to steal some Paintings from the Louvre After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings, and made it safely to his van. However, he was captured only two blocks away … Continue reading

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Body Paint Art

Thanks to Sybil-Ann!

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How Andrew Wyeth painted Christina

From the New England Historical Society: Andrew Wyeth met his future wife and Christina Olson, the subject of his most famous painting, on the same day – his 22nd birthday. Christina Olson was born on May 3, 1893 and as a child contracted … Continue reading

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The Met 360 project

Architect Richard Morris Hunt designed this majestic space in 1902. He never could have imagined that today the Museum’s main entry greets more than six million visitors a year. Now you can experience its Neoclassical grandeur in a way no … Continue reading

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Dramatic close-ups capture something percolating and exploding – but what is it?

From Aeon: Winner of the Jury Prize in the 1981 Cannes Film Festival’s Short Films competition, Zea is an impressive and exhilarating piece of macro filmmaking. In a montage, close-ups capture a mysterious yellow subject as it heats and bubbles. But what … Continue reading

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Guarenteed to make you smile!

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Life in a painting

Thanks to Donna D.

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Love and loss

Thanks to Linda W. Today is the birthday of choreographer Donald Byrd AND composer Emmanuel Witzthum. To celebrate, we’re sharing a full dress rehearsal recording of one of their collaborations: Love and Loss. This video is open to the public, so please … Continue reading

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