We explore the current exhibition of American painter, Pat Steir, at the Hirshhorn Museum of Art in Washington DC. The exhibition is entitled Color Wheel, and consists of large paintings in a sequence of color combinations arrayed along the walls of the circular inner hallway. Pat Steir uses chance processes, like John Cage, to produce complex vibrating colors in a monumental motif that recalls waterfalls.
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We discuss the beautiful Romare Bearden exhibition at the Driskell Center at the University of Maryland College Park, and talk about his life and works.
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On the occasion of six paintings by Sheila being included in a juried exhibition at the Strathmore Mansion, in Bethesda MD, Tom and Sheila decided to discuss juried shows in general, and also the specific exhibition, entitled, “Home”, at the Strathmore Mansion through February 23.
https://www.strathmore.org/visual-arts/exhibitions/home
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Sheila and Tom discuss the issue of appropriation in art.
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Sheila and Tom discuss the American painter Edward Hopper. WOWD program manager Steve Hoffman joins them to talk about the current exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in Richmond, entitled, Edward Hopper and the American Hotel.
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Sheila and Tom visit the exhibit at the National Museum for Women in the Arts: Judy Chicago – The End: A Meditation on Death and Extinction. They discuss Chicago’s work, her history, her ambition, and her place in the art world as a feminist artist.
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Tom and Sheila discuss the new painting that was discovered by Vuillard and Bonnard in their Nabi phase, around the turn of the twentieth century in Paris. The Phillips Collection, in Washington DC, is currently exhibiting their new bequest, the collection of Vicki and Roger Sant, featuring Vuillard and Bonnard, along with several other painters in their circle.
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Verrocchio opened his workshop in Florence in the late 1560’s. He was a great master and the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci. The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC exhibit, with fifty works from the Bargello and other museums, is the first-ever monographic exhibit of Verrocchio in the US. So if you didn’t get to see the celebration of Verrocchio at the Bargello in Florence earlier this year, you can see his work here in Washington. Sheila and Tom introduce us to his greatness.
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Tom and Sheila discuss their experiences and stories about art openings.
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Tom and Sheila discuss the art, materials, and history of pastel drawings and paintings, along with the current exhibit of pastels, “The Touch of Color”, at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
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