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Leonora Hamill: " Art in Progress "

—by What's up ! / Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Winner of the 2012 HSBC Prize for Photography, the Franco-British artist Leonora Hamill started Art in Progress three years ago while she was doing an artist's residency at the Ac…

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Graceful, Ephemeral and Opulent; The Art of Susie MacMurray

—by What's up ! / Monday, February 20, 2012

A first encounter with the work of artist Susie MacMurray inevitably places the viewer right at the centre of the key issue in her work - the tension between extremes of sensual and a…

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Pantagruelian and Decadent; Mary Ellen Johnson's paintings of BIG Food

—by What's up ! / Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Food is a wonderful subject for an artist. It is sensual, comforting, tempting, it sustains life, and it can make us die. Mary Ellen Johnson utilizes all of these aspects in her pain…

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In Wonderland: A Journey Through The Fantastical World of Women Surrealist Artists

—by What's up ! / Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Driven by an impulse for independence and self-expression, women surrealist artists were masters at creating art that shocks, delights, and amazes.

Co-organized by LACMA and t…

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Sandra Birke: " In Dog We Trust "

—by What's up ! / Wednesday, February 1, 2012

No one loves us as unconditionally as a dog. Man's best friend, the dog has now become a fully accepted member of society, and for many of us, a substitute for child or partner, a belov…

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California Dreaming....

—by What's up ! / Friday, January 27, 2012

The exhibition Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography, 1945-1982, examines swimming pools in photographs from 1945 to 1982 as representations o…

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Seb Janiak; A Visionary Artist

—by What's up ! / Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Graphic designer, photographer, producer, video director, author-script writer, Seb Janiak is a worldwide recognized artist. Noticed for his free and creative approach, far…

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Maurizio Anzeri; MakeUp Art or Embroidered Portraits

—by What's up ! / Thursday, January 12, 2012

Maurizio Anzeri makes his portraits by sewing directly into found vintage photographs. His embroidered patterns garnish the figures like elaborate costumes. The antique appe…

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Audrey a Roma. Esterno giorno: An Exhibition and A Book

—by What's up ! / Friday, November 4, 2011

This is a follow up on a previous post, La Dolce Vita, Stars and Celebrities in the Italian Fifties.

From her very first performance on film in 1948 as an airline stewardess to her las…

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Gallery of Portraits: Wu Zetian, the Chinese Empress meets Cornelius the Great

—by What's up ! / Thursday, October 13, 2011

These are trays for special occasions and for lavish receptions. They were created by Rachel Convers from Ibride. From the imaginative universe of Rachel, a mysterious bestiary…

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Art meets Conservation: "On this Earth, A Shadow Falls" by Nick Brandt

—by What's up ! / Tuesday, October 11, 2011

For Nick Brandt, the animals are far more than subjects of his camera. The UK photographer has dedicated his life to depicting Africa's animals and nature. Through his craft he gra…

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Harper's Bazaar: A Decade of Style

—by What's up ! / Monday, September 12, 2011

Sophisticated, elegant, and provocative, Harper's Bazaar showcases the work of visionary stylists, expressive photographers, and talented designers, covering what's new t…

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