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Pop Artist Spotlight: Gieler

March 5, 2018 By Courtney Price

Brigitte Bardot is in St-Tropez…again

Pop Artist Spotlight: Gieler

Michiel Folkers, who goes by the artist name of Gieler, was born in 1982 in the Netherlands. In the late 90’s he began experimenting with graffiti in Amsterdam. For years Gieler remained active with spraying letters on walls but as he got older, graffiti evolved into street-art, where he started to experiment on canvas with pulled street posters, spray paint, acrylic and lacquer. This emerging talent of the art world is worth keeping an eye on… [Read more…]

Filed Under: art, contemporary, CULTURE, New York Tagged With: artist spotlight, pop art, street art, sustainable art

Claude Monet At Giverny

July 23, 2017 By Courtney Price

A DAY WITH CLAUDE MONET IN GIVERNY, written by Adrien Goetz and

with a foreword by Hugues Gall, takes readers on an unprecedented tour of the artist’s carefully crafted gardens as well as into his home and studio, both of which have been fully restored. Alongside photographs of the garden are reproductions of Monet’s masterpieces to illustrate how the flora and fauna influenced his art.

This handsome, slipcased volume also serves as a travelogue to the area highlighting points of interest, places to visit, and the region’s rich history. From breakfast at Le Coin des Artistes and a stay at the historic Hôtel Baudy, to a visit to the Musée des Impressionnismes and the Church of Sainte Radegonde, Goetz vibrantly captures the charm of the Norman countryside.

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Filed Under: art, Book Review, Travel

Monet: The Early Years

October 20, 2016 By Courtney Price

An unprecedented, international loan exhibition of one of the most famed artists of all time is at Fort Worth’s Kimbell Museum until January 29, 2017. This groundbreaking exhibition is the first ever devoted to the young genius of Claude Monet, featuring approximately 60 paintings from the first phase of the artist’s career, from his Normandy debut in [Read more…]

Filed Under: art, historical, Museum

London Calling…

September 15, 2016 By Courtney Price

I’m on my way to London for design immersion. I will be there during the week of The London Design Festival, which takes place 17-25 September to celebrate and promote London as the design capital of the world and as the gateway to the international creative community. Events that I plan to attend cover the range of classic to contemporary: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Antiques, art, decorative arts, Design, Travel, trends

Hunt Slonem- When Latest Book Meets Exhibit

May 5, 2016 By Courtney Price

photo credit: Tim Hardy

The highly anticipated opening this weekend at the Madison Gallery in La Jolla (shown above) is Hunt Slonem’s third solo exhibition, When Art Meets Design. Arguably one of the most fascinating artists of our time, Slonem has remained a representational and expressionist artist even during conceptualism’s dominance. He is one of the few contemporary artists that have remained true to himself and his style. His latest book, along with this exhibit, When Art Meets Design, celebrates [Read more…]