A sure sign of getting older is when you struggle to make sense of the younger generation’s lingo. For those of Generation X or older, declaring that something is “sick” means that […]
Does Beautiful Art Make You Sick?
Top 5 Stolen Art of All Time That You Should Know About
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Welcome to the Museum Where Nothing Can Be Seen
UPDATED June 3, 2021 to include the recent sale of an Italian invisible sculpture. Perhaps it is only the unsophisticated among us who look at some examples of modern art and ask, […]
Picasso’s Full Name Was 103-Letters Long
Some people achieve such fame that they can be known by last name only. Say the name of Einstein, Beethoven, or Descartes, and no one will ask you to elaborate. Perhaps this […]
Pierre Brassau: the Chimpanzee Who Made a Monkey Out of Modern Art
When the paintings of Pierre Brassau were released for public viewing in 1964, the artistic community was lavish in its praise. Rolf Anderberg of the Göteborgs-Posten wrote, “Brassau paints with powerful strokes, […]
Read Michelangelo’s Poem of Despair About Painting the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo (1475-1564) was not only sensitive to criticism and bore some questionable quirks (as has been documented in these posts), but he revealed himself to have at least one thing in common […]
Take a Shot at Guessing Why Picasso Carried a Gun
No one wants to be misunderstood, and being a great artist does not give you an exemption from this rule. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) had a particularly-memorable way of discouraging anyone from questioning […]
The Wackiest Medical Codes for the Strangest Conditions
With the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare, medical practitioners must classify all treatments in accordance with approved medical codes. This is a lot more complex than […]
Michelangelo and the Foul Footwear
Michelangelo may have been one of the most creative people ever to live, but his attention to personal hygiene left much to be desired.
An Artist Who Put Himself Into His Work
Mark Gruenwald was best known for his work with Marvel Comics and serving as Executive Editor of Captain America and Iron Man. After a fatal heart attack in 1996, an interesting request […]
Picasso’s Art Warms the Heart and Once Warmed His Apartment
Although Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is now recognized as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, his rise to fame was not immediate. In order to heat his Paris apartment, […]
You Can Buy a Lot of Fries for That
Someone really likes potatoes — or at least pictures of potatoes. Someone likes them enough to shell out a lot of money for one particular potato picture.
Megalomania or Honest Assessment?
“If I spit, they will take my spit and frame it as great art.” — Pablo Picasso
No Fan of Modernism
Al Capp, the creator and artist of the Lil’ Abner comic strip, described modern art as “a product of the unlettered, sold by the unprincipled, to the utterly bewildered.”
Here’s a Splash of Cold Water: that Statue Isn’t a Gargoyal
A gargoyle can only be called by that name if it is a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building. When not constructed […]
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