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How Clever (10 Photos)
This collection brings together smart and surprising ideas from different places: a Doggie Stick Library, a painted illusion in Indiana, a skull pushing through a wall in an abandoned site, a fragmented traveler sculpture in Italy, an octopus mural in Vancouver, a deep 3D piece in Mexico, a small Oakoak intervention in France, a full-building ship mural in Brussels, a geometric bench in Luxembourg, and a tiny creature scene hidden in a sidewalk crack. More: Clever Signs (9 Photos) 1. Doggie […] -
"The Goldfinch," Carel Fabritius, 1654.
Fabritius (1622-54) was a Dutch Golden Age artist, a member of the Delft school and a pupil of Rembrandt who worked hard to create his own style. At a time when the main style was spotlighted subjects against dark backgrounds, he did delicately lit subjects against light backgrounds.
This is a bit unusual for the period in that it uses illusionary techniques to give a trompe l'oeil effect, and the original has the bird as life sized. Goldfinches were popular pets at the time; their song was pleasant, they could be taught some tricks, and they were thought to bring good health.
Fabritius was killed in 1654 by an explosion of a gunpowder store, which destroyed a quarter of the city and killed over 100 people. This painting was lost until 1859, when it turned up in the collection of a Belgian journalist and art critic, who got it from the family of a soldier who owned it for a long time; how he got it is a mystery.
These days it's famous for being central to a prize-winning novel by Donna Tartt, but its style and history are worth knowing on their own.
From the Mauritshuis, The Hague.
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How it started vs how it’s going: from Inktober sketch to painting 🖋️🎨.
“Deadline” 21 x 21” pure watercolour and 24k gold leaf, sold. Hand-embellished limited edition prints to come 💎 reach out to reserve yours.
Ref. model Willow Little 💕.
Thanks for the sketchbook Julie 😘.#inktober #inktober2018 #clock #inksketch #watercolor #painting #sketchtopainting #thumbnailsketch #howitstartedvshowitsgoing #artistprocess #artist #art #magicalrealism #trompeloeil #whimsigoth #stoptheclock #mastoart
