Pop art master3/29/2023 ![]() In the Focus Asia section for emerging galleries and artists, we can see the newest generation of artists with a "Pop" sensibility. Simon Fujiwaea, Who’s Immersed in Identity Soup? (Class, Gender, Race, Sexuality) ©︎Simon Fujiwara courtesy of TARO NASU The legacies of Pop Art can be seen throughout the fair, in the work of contemporary artists such as Simon Fujiwara (showing with Taro Nasu), who has created "Who", a cartoon bear without a clear character lacking a strong personality, instincts or history, the Baer only knows that they are an image, and they seek to define themselves in a world of other images. Oil and Magna on canvas ©Estate of Roy Lichtenstein Roy Lichtenstein, Reflections on Sure!?, 1990. ![]() In the same section, Castelli Gallery is showing a solo show by American artist Roy Lichtenstein, one of the most influential artists of his time. Want to stay ahead of the art world? Subscribe to our newsletter to get the breaking news, eye-opening interviews, and incisive critical takes that drive the conversation forward.In the Frieze Masters section at Frieze Seoul, Acquavella Galleries presents a major painting by Andy Warhol (1928-1987), often called the father of Pop Art. There’s also a podcast, plus an online gallery displaying all the works from each episode and an opportunity for viewers to send in their own take on a classic Vermeer work to be shared on the series website. You can’t currently watch the series in the U.S., but the network is streaming a weekly YouTube “ Masterclass” from Roelofs and Vandivere with step-by-step instructions on how to how create your own Vermeer canvas. ![]() (The Mauritshuis is also currently displaying fan versions of Girl With a Pearl Earring in the “ My Girl With a Pearl” exhibition through June 4.) This week, Arjan van Gent and Adrian de Wolf tackled Vermeer’s missing mythological scene of Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury.Ī post shared by Nard Kwast winning Vermeer recreations will go on view at the Mauritshuis, while the judge’s favorite contemporary-style works will go on show at the Museum Prinsenhof in Delft, the artist’s hometown. The second episode saw artists Titus Meeuws and Kim van den Enden attempt to paint a work that could be Vermeer’s “view of some houses in Delft,” which would be the artist’s third urban scene, after his masterpieces View of Delft and The Little Street. In the premiere, painter Nard Kwast bested Maudy Alferink with a canvas of a gentleman washing his hands. That has led to Vermeer-inspired works in all manner of different mediums, including printmaking and stained glass, as well as Lego sculpture and an assemblage made from toys and knickknacks. While the professional painters are doing their best to faithfully replicate Vermeer’s painting techniques and artistic materials as well as period-appropriate props, a parallel competition pits four contemporary artists against one another in the “free category” that aims to channel the Dutch master’s spirit in their own personal style. The international buzz about the museum blockbuster is doubtless encouraging Dutch viewers to tune in, as they try to learn more about the artist who is drawing so many international visitors to the country.Ī “Second Little Street” by Titus Meeuws from The New Vermeer. “What’s important is that it’s about art and culture, but that it’s made in a very accessible way.” “This program scores better than most of the other programs we broadcast - documentaries and drama series included,” Jan Slagter, chief executive the program’s network, Omroep MAX, told the New York Times. Hosted by Dionne Stax, the pilot episode drew 1.3 million viewers-over seven-and-a-half percent of the nation’s 17 million population. Titled The New Vermeer ( De Nieuwe Vermeer in Dutch), the six-episode series premiered on February 12, two days after the blockbuster museum show, and has been an immediate hit. Fail to snag tickets to the sold-out, once-in-a-lifetime Johannes Vermeer exhibition at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum? There’s also a new reality series on Dutch television, in which contestants compete to create paintings that could pass for the work of the Golden Age master.
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