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Month: February 2013

Posted on February 15, 2013June 3, 2015

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This blog is run by the Art History Department at the Open University. It is part of the Open Arts Archive, an online platform that provides free access to a wealth of artistic, cultural and educational resources, including free films on art objects, seminars, study days, artists’ podcasts, artist interviews, curators’ talks and exhibitions. http://www.openartsarchive.org/

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Today’s #materialmondays comes as a ‘surprise’: from a #maiolica bowl in the @museodicapodimonte in #naples. Such #ceramics were meant to be handled & enjoyed, gracing the shelves of the #homes in the #italianrenaissance interior. #art #arthistory #ouarthistory #artists #historyofart #OUrArtHistory #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters
‘All you need is love’ - so claimed the Beatle ‘All you need is love’ - so claimed the Beatles in 1967. So today we are looking back on the work of artist Robert Indiana, #bornonthisday in 1928. ⠀ ⠀ Born Robert Clark, he took the surname Indiana in reference to the state in which he was born. Associated with the pop art movement, his "LOVE" print, first created for the Museum of Modern Art's Christmas card in 1965, was the basis for his 1970 Love sculpture and the widely distributed 1973 United States Postal Service "LOVE" stamp. ⠀ In 2008, Indiana created an image similar to his iconic LOVE, but this time showcasing the word "HOPE", and donated all proceeds from the sale of reproductions of his image to Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign. The artist himself called HOPE "Love's close relative". 💝⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #onthisday #love #robertindiana #hope #loveandhope #arthistory #OUArtHistory #artists #art #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #popart #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters  #artoninstagram  #visualculture  #teacher #history #arthistoryonline  #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd #arthistoryiscool #arthistoryclass #arthistorycourse
A blog by #ClareTaylor Senior Lecturer in #arthist A blog by #ClareTaylor Senior Lecturer in #arthistory at the OU (@ou_fass ) on how she dealt with #lockdown, taking Pevsner as her guide! did you explore nearby sites during lockdown? Link in bio! #architecturalhistory #art #arthistory #ouarthistory #artists #historyofart #OUrArtHistory #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters
Today we are remembering Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Today we are remembering Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who died #onthisday in 1901, with ‘Woman before a Mirror’ from 1897. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ “An aristocratic, alcoholic dwarf known for his louche lifestyle, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created art that was inseparable from his legendary life. His career lasted just over a decade and coincided with two major developments in late nineteenth-century Paris: the birth of modern printmaking and the explosion of nightlife culture. Lautrec’s posters promoted Montmartre entertainers as celebrities, and elevated the popular medium of the advertising lithograph to the realm of high art. His paintings of dance hall performers and prostitutes are personal and humanistic, revealing the sadness and humor hidden beneath rice powder and gaslights. Though he died tragically young (at age thirty-six) due to complications from alcoholism and syphilis, his influence was long-lasting. It is fair to say that without Lautrec, there would be no Andy Warhol”. ⠀ Cora Michael, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art ⠀ ⠀ 📷 @metmuseum ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #diedonthisday #toulouselautrec #henridetoulouselautrec #montmartre #womeninart #metropolitanmuseumofart #museum #arthistory #OUArtHistory #artists #art #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters  #artoninstagram  #visualculture  #teacher #history #arthistoryonline  #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd #arthistoryiscool #arthistoryclass #arthistorycourse
Today’s #materialmondays is this painting by Jac Today’s #materialmondays is this painting by Jacob Lawrence, who was #bornonthisday in 1917, and is brought to you from the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. ⠀ ⠀ #Repost @mmocamadison ⠀ ・・・⠀ In 1936, African American artist Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) began painting scenes of his immediate surroundings in Harlem, New York, which included such things as his studio, neighborhood, and—as shown here—a dinner table. Not all of his paintings focused on the more mundane, and perhaps happier, moments of contemporary life as Lawrence often depicted the cruel mistreatment and segregation of Black Americans in the 1930s.⠀ ⠀ •••⠀ ⠀ Jacob Lawrence, “Dining Out,” 1937. Gouache on paper, 11 ½ x 9 in. Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, gift of the Estate of Janet Ela.⠀ ⠀ PIC: @mmocamadison ⠀ ⠀ •••⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #jacoblawrence #harlem #worksonpaper #artmuseum #blackhistory #blackart #harlem ⠀ ⠀ #onthisday #arthistory #OUArtHistory #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #arteducation #artoninstagram #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #storiesofart #onlinelearning #americanartist #arthistoryclass #arthistorycourse⠀
Prayer mat from India, sent in by Rustom. Tell us Prayer mat from India, sent in by Rustom. Tell us about the objects in your home… Send us a photo, video or drawing. We’ll then tell you the history of these seemingly everyday objects, the worlds they travelled through, how artists were inspired by them, and how collectors sought them out. ⠀ ⠀ Post and tag your image using #mytravellingobject & @openartsobjects ⠀ ⠀ Or email us… ⠀ ⠀ For more information on this project, how to submit your images, and how to get involved, FOLLOW THE LINK IN BIO 👆🏻⠀
 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #travellingobjects  #OUArtHistory #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters   #visualculture  #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd #historyofobjects #getinvolved #arthistoryiscool #arthistoryclass #arthistorycourse ⠀ ⠀ #interiors #travels #home #domesticinterior #decorativearts #homedecor #rug #prayerrug
Tell us about the objects that inspired you on you Tell us about the objects that inspired you on your travels. Do you have something similar at home… Send us a photo, video or drawing. We’ll then tell you the history of these seemingly everyday objects, the worlds they travelled through, how artists were inspired by them, and how collectors sought them out. ⠀ ⠀  Post and tag your image using #mytravellingobject & @openartsobjects ⠀ ⠀  Or email us… ⠀ ⠀  For more information on this project, how to submit your images, and how to get involved, FOLLOW THE LINK IN BIO 👆🏻⠀
 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #travellingobjects  #OUArtHistory #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters  #artoninstagram  #visualculture  #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd #historyofobjects #getinvolved #arthistoryiscool #arthistoryclass #arthistorycourse #historyofobjects⠀ ⠀ #interiors #travels #decorativearts #homedecor #ceramics
Tell us about the objects in your home… From rug Tell us about the objects in your home… From rugs to textiles. Send us a photo, video or drawing. We’ll then tell you the history of these seemingly everyday objects, the worlds they travelled through, how artists were inspired by them, and how collectors sought them out. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Post and tag your image using #mytravellingobject & @openartsobjects ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Or email us… ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ For more information on this project, how to submit your images, and how to get involved, FOLLOW THE LINK IN BIO 👆🏻⠀
⁠⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #travellingobjects #OUArtHistory #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #visualculture #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd #historyofobjects #getinvolved #arthistoryiscool #arthistoryclass #arthistorycourse⠀ ⠀ #interiors #travels #home #domesticinterior #decorativearts #homedecor #persianrug ⠀
Tell us about the objects that inspired you on you Tell us about the objects that inspired you on your travels… From lanterns to spices. Send us a photo, video or drawing. We’ll then tell you the history of these seemingly everyday objects, the worlds they travelled through, how artists were inspired by them, and how collectors sought them out. Post and tag your image using #mytravellingobject & @openartsobjects Or email us… For more information on this project, how to submit your images, and how to get involved, FOLLOW THE LINK IN BIO 👆🏻⠀
 #travellingobjects #OUArtHistory #artists #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #artoninstagram #visualculture #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd #travels #historyofobjects #getinvolved #spicemarket #jerusalem #brasslamps #incense #arthistoryiscool #arthistoryclass #arthistorycourse
“All over the Thames with one’s face in the wi “All over the Thames with one’s face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of firedrops… so as houses were burned by these drops and flakes of fire, three or four, nay five or six houses, one from another.” – Samuel Pepys. This depiction of the Great Fire of London is from abroadside titled the ‘Popish Damnable Plot’, 1680 The Great Fire of London started in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane on the morning of Sunday, 2 September 1666. It raged for just over four days and rapidly spread due to a strong easterly wind, destroying most of the city’s medieval buildings. Most of the buildings at the time were constructed of oak timber and covered in tar. A great system to make them waterproof, but the downside was they were highly flammable. The Great Fire consumed more than 15,000 homes, 87 churches (including the old St Paul’s Cathedral) and it’s estimated that over 100,000 people became homeless. 📷 © Trustees of the British Museum. #OUrArtHistory #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #arteducation #artoninstagram #visualcultures #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #historyonline #discoverarthistory #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #greatfireoflondon
‘Image and Ascent: Mountain Terrains in the Hist ‘Image and Ascent: Mountain Terrains in the History of Art’ is an online conference being co-organised by Dr Carla Benzan, a Lecturer in Art History for @ou_fass here at @theopenuniversity . To be hosted by @the_warburg_institute, speakers will discuss recent interest in mountains across the humanities into dialogue with the history of images, offering a forum for new research concerning images of, and images produced in, mountainous terrains. The conference will be held across the afternoons 14th-17th September 2020 and is free. For more information and to sign up, head to the link in bio 👆🏻 #image #moutains #OUrArtHistory #artists #historyofart #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #visualcultures #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #discoverarthistory #storiesofart #onlinelearning #research #historyofimages #onlineconference
What objects have you picked up on your travels? W What objects have you picked up on your travels? What objects in your home have been handed down through the generations? What stories can objects tell us about global connections and ruptures? What can the travels of past objects reveal? Tell us your stories. Find out how to get involved👉🏼link in bio. #mytravellingobject #OUrObjects #ArtHistoryintheTimeofCovid #QuarantineArtHistory #travellingobjects #OUrArtHistory #artists #historyofart #OUrArtHistory #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #film #arteducation #artoninstagram #visualcultures #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #discoverarthistory #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd
Hidden in the shadows of this portrait by Dutch ar Hidden in the shadows of this portrait by Dutch artist Jan van Eyck is a small dog. A fitting contribution to #internationaldogday. ⠀ ⠀ Dogs were often used in portraits to symbolise faith and loyalty. And if placed by the woman can represent marital fidelity. ⠀ ⠀ Jan van Eyck's ‘Arnolfini Portrait’, dated to around 1434, is believed to represent the Italian merchant Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife. The little dog could be seen to symbolize faithfulness, devotion or loyalty. Or perhaps he was just their pet, with no deeper meaning than they wanted him included in their portrait. Much as we do today. ⠀ ⠀ The original can be seen at the @nationalgallery London. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #janvaneyck #dog #dogsinart #portrait #art #symbolism ⠀ #artistsoninstagram #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #arnolfiniportrait #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #arteducation #artoninstagram #visualcultures #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #discoverarthistory #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd #museum #gallery #symbolsinart
If you’ve been online today you may have noticed If you’ve been online today you may have noticed the artist Barbara Hepworth being honoured in Google’s latest ‘Google Doodle’.⠀ ⠀ Yorkshire born Hepworth is considered one of the 20th century’s most important artists. And is thought to have produced some of the earliest abstract sculptures in England. Her beautiful works often reflect her long-standing fascination with the cycles of nature and the promise of rebirth. They also allow you to look through them, incorporating the environment into the work. ⠀ ⠀ Hepworth moved to St Ives in 1939, where she lived and worked until her death in 1975. Where the Tate St Ives has preserved her workshop, studio and gardens displaying her work. ⠀ 📷: @tatestives ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #barbarahepworth #hepworth #art #artist #sculpture #sculptor #abstract #modern #abstractart #gallery #museum #stives #artistworkshops #stivescornwall #Tate #Modernart #modernism #modernist #artistsoninstagram #historyofart #artstagram #arteducation #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #arthistoryonline #discoverarthistory #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd
Today’s #materialmondays is a guest post by the Today’s #materialmondays is a guest post by the producer of our films, @msmorganp : This famous ‘Portrait of a Man’ by Velázquez, had until recently been a controversial painting in the Spanish painter’s catalogue. Due to doubts around the signature, the date of execution and the identity of the subject. But these have now been resolved thanks to the research of art historian and archivist Francesca Curti. Details of the painting had been lost as it passed from one owner to another. Until confusion arose over the subject of the painting. In the nineteenth century it was thought by many scholars to be a self-portrait, executed in Rome during Velázquez's first stay in the city (1629–30) and given by him to his master, Francisco Pacheco. Though in 1963 the portrait was excluded from the artists catalogue raisonné. By following the trail through archives, old inventories, wills and letters, Curti was able to establish that the portraits is by Velázquez. And the sitter is his friend Juan de Córdoba. The portrait entered the collection of the Musei Capitoline in Rome in 1750, and has now undergone restoration work. The museum has it on display, stating: “Thanks to restoration work confirming the high pictorial quality of the work, as well as the new documentary data, this vibrant and intimate portrait, with its golden tones, that never left Rome, finally finds its legitimate place among the recognised works of the great Spanish painter.” Do you know we’ve got an open arts objects film on Velazquez? : http://www.openartsarchive.org/resource/open-arts-object-velazquez-prince-baltasar-carlos-silver-1633-wallace-collection Love art history and want to know more? Follow the links in bio 👆🏻⠀ #materialmondays #portrait #Velázquez #museicapitolini #museum #arthistory #artdetective #artresearch #OUrArtHistory #artists #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #arteducation #artoninstagram #visualcultures #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #discoverarthistory #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd
It’s #worldphotographyday so we’re looking bac It’s #worldphotographyday so we’re looking back at this, Sycamore by Henry Irving from c1900, from the V&A collection. ⠀ Henry Irving was a British photographer who photographed trees and flowers in and around London from about 1899-1922. He often photographed one tree from the same standpoint in both summer and winter, and made detailed studies of its bark and foliage. The pairings reveal the passage of the year.⠀ ⠀ The summer and winter Sycamore photographs feature in our film with V&A curator Catherine Troiano, in which she highlights photography’s role in both science and art.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Love art history and want to know more? Follow the links in bio 👆🏻⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #photography #henryirving #museum #arthistory #photographer #OUrArtHistory #artists #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #arteducation #artoninstagram #visualcultures #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #discoverarthistory #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd
“This metal vase once belonged to my great-grand “This metal vase once belonged to my great-grandmother. It travelled with her from India to Canada. And now it lives in my aunt’s house in England.”  J, 9 years old. ⠀ ⠀ Every object has a story. Tell us yours. ⠀ ⠀ Email us. Or post and tag your image using #mytravellingobject & @openartsobjects ⠀ ⠀ For more information on this project, how to submit your images, and how to get involved, follow the links in bio 👆🏻⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #OUrObjects #ArtHistoryintheTimeofCovid #QuarantineArtHistory #travellingobjects  #OUrArtHistory #artists #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters  #arteducation #artoninstagram  #visualcultures  #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #discoverarthistory #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd  #domesticinterior #interiors #decorativearts #home #homedecor
today's #materialmondays is a #stilllife with #por today's #materialmondays is a #stilllife with #porcelain by #janvankessel, a painting we filmed at the #ashmolean for Open Arts Objects. You can stage your own still life and submit it to us as part of the #mytravellingobject project. For the open access film & to find out more about how to submit your pictures or artworks, click the link in bio. #OUrObjects #ArtHistoryintheTimeofCovid #QuarantineArtHistory #travellingobjects #OUrArtHistory #artists #historyofart #OUrArtHistory #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #film #arteducation #artoninstagram #visualcultures #arthistoryonline #discoverarthistory #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd #domesticinterior #decorativearts
Every object has a story to tell. From the Chinese Every object has a story to tell. From the Chinese vase full of flowers, the Persian rug in your living room, or the decorative glassware in your kitchen that makes everything taste that much sweeter. ⠀ ⠀ Tell us about the objects in your home - perhaps the glasses came from your grandparents travels? The vase you picked up in a market, and the rug has been there forever. ⠀ ⠀ 🎨Send us a photo, video or drawing. We’ll then tell you the history of these seemingly everyday objects, the worlds they travelled through, how artists were inspired by them, and how collectors sought them out. ⠀ ⠀ Email us. Or post and tag your image using #mytravellingobject & @openartsobjects ⠀ ⠀ ✨For more information on this project, how to submit your images, and how to get involved, follow the links in bio 👆🏻⠀
⠀ This project from the department of Art History at the Open University sheds light on commonly found objects in your home and traces their historic origins. Building on our outreach work with schools, Open Arts Objects is giving you the opportunity to tell the stories of the objects in your home. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #OUrObjects #ArtHistoryintheTimeofCovid #QuarantineArtHistory #travellingobjects #OUrArtHistory #artists #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters #arteducation #artoninstagram #visualcultures #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #discoverarthistory #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd #domesticinterior #interiors #decorativearts #home #homedecor⠀
Every object has a story to tell. From the rugs un Every object has a story to tell. From the rugs under your feet, the plates you eat from, and the incense burners that fill your rooms with the aromas of other worlds. ⠀ ⠀ What stories can these objects tell us about global connections? We might live in a globalised world today, but for centuries our ancestors decorated their homes with objects from around the globe. And artists too have long been inspired to paint, draw, or mimic these imported objects. ⠀ ⠀ Tell us about the objects in your home. Send us a photo, video or drawing. Let us know where it comes from (guesses are fine!) and the story behind it. Perhaps it was your grandmothers china, a glass lamp you picked up in Venice, or a Persian rug that has been in your family forever. ⠀ ⠀ There is history in every piece of art. Using these images we’ll produce some new films explaining the historical display of these objects with expert Art Historians.⠀ ⠀ ✨For more information on this project, how to submit your images, and how to get involved, follow the links in bio 👆🏻⠀⠀ ⠀ This project from the department of Art History at the Open University sheds light on commonly found objects in your home and traces their historic origins. Building on our outreach work with schools, Open Arts Objects is giving you the opportunity to tell the stories of the objects in your home. ⠀ ⠀ @theopenuniversity @ou_fass⠀ ⠀ #mytravellingobject #OUrObjects #ArtHistoryintheTimeofCovid #QuarantineArtHistory #travellingobjects ⠀ #OUrArtHistory #artists #historyofart #artstagram #artoftheday #arteducation #art #whyarthistorymatters #artmatters #arteducationmatters  #arteducation #artoninstagram  #visualcultures  #teacher #history #arthistoryonline #discoverarthistory #storiesofart #onlinelearning #arthistorynerd  #domesticinterior #interiors #decorativearts #home #homedecor
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