NPR Topics: Art & Design http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1047&ft=1&f=1047 NPR explores the visual arts including design, photography, sculpture, and architecture. Interviews, commentary, and audio. Subscribe to the RSS feed. Copyright 2010 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Art & Design http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1047&ft=1&f=1047 Math Professor Helps Uncover Art Fakes Professor Daniel Rockmore is an art lover — and the chairman of the math department at Dartmouth College. He has united his two interests, art and math, to develop a program that analyzes pen strokes. The program gives art historians a new tool for detecting art forgeries, which are estimated to make up 20 percent of the worldwide art market. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123405424&ft=1&f=1047 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123405424&ft=1&f=1047 Professor Daniel Rockmore is an art lover — and the chairman of the math department at Dartmouth College. He has united his two interests, art and math, to develop a program that analyzes pen strokes. The program gives art historians a new tool for detecting art forgeries, which are estimated to make up 20 percent of the worldwide art market.

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]]> An Astronaut Tweets Photos From Space Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been at the International Space Station since December and has recently started Tweeting photos of Earth from space. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:08:13 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/an_astronaut_tweets_photos_fro.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/an_astronaut_tweets_photos_fro.html Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been at the International Space Station since December and has recently started Tweeting photos of Earth from space.

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]]> Photos That Fall Apart At The Seams At a glance, Kate Stone's photographs might look like normal landscapes and living rooms. But wait. Is that buffalo is standing on a hardwood floor? Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:17:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/it_looks_like_a_photo_but_is_i.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/it_looks_like_a_photo_but_is_i.html At a glance, Kate Stone's photographs might look like normal landscapes and living rooms. But wait. Is that buffalo is standing on a hardwood floor?

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]]> The Youngest And Oldest Paparazzi At Sundance By Heather Murphy A classic Ron Gallela backstage face. (Brad Elterman) Why would a talented 14-year-old and an influential 79-year-old insist on calling themselves paparazzi? The word, derived from the sound a mosquito makes, has taken ... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:39:43 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/the_youngest_and_oldest_papara.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/the_youngest_and_oldest_papara.html By Heather Murphy A classic Ron Gallela backstage face. (Brad Elterman) Why would a talented 14-year-old and an influential 79-year-old insist on calling themselves paparazzi? The word, derived from the sound a mosquito makes, has taken ...

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]]> Giacometti Sculpture Sells For Record $104 Million <em>L'Homme Qui Marche I</em>, a life-size bronze sculpture by the 20th century Swiss artist, is considered an iconic Giacometti work as well as one of the most recognizable images of modern art, Sotheby's said. It was sold for $104.3 million in just eight minutes to an anonymous bidder, becoming the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:21:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123349146&ft=1&f=1047 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123349146&ft=1&f=1047 L'Homme Qui Marche I, a life-size bronze sculpture by the 20th century Swiss artist, is considered an iconic Giacometti work as well as one of the most recognizable images of modern art, Sotheby's said. It was sold for $104.3 million in just eight minutes to an anonymous bidder, becoming the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction.

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]]> What's That Photo On The iPad? There's been plenty of hubbub about Apple's new iPad. But have you wondered what that photo is on the screen? Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:15:53 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/whats_that_photo_on_the_ipad.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/whats_that_photo_on_the_ipad.html There's been plenty of hubbub about Apple's new iPad. But have you wondered what that photo is on the screen?

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]]> The Things You'll Find In A Square Foot There are so many critters and crawlers that we big, blundering humans fail to notice. That's why National Geographic photographer David Liittschwager decided to zoom in on the little things. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:37:23 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/square_foot.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/square_foot.html There are so many critters and crawlers that we big, blundering humans fail to notice. That's why National Geographic photographer David Liittschwager decided to zoom in on the little things.

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]]> On Experimentation And Camera Language A photographer and mother of three uses pinhole photography techniques to create a dreamy effect. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:22:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/on_experimentation_and_camera.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/on_experimentation_and_camera.html A photographer and mother of three uses pinhole photography techniques to create a dreamy effect.

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]]> The Weird World Of Photo Collage A new exhibition shows the odd things that Victorian women were doing with photographs. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:25:42 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/01/the_weird_world_of_photocollag.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/01/the_weird_world_of_photocollag.html A new exhibition shows the odd things that Victorian women were doing with photographs.

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]]> David Gilkey On Photographing Haiti NPR's David Gilkey traveled to Haiti just after the earthquake left the capital in ruins. Back in D.C., he reflects on his experiences photographing amid the wreckage. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:36:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/01/david_gilkey_on_photographing.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/01/david_gilkey_on_photographing.html NPR's David Gilkey traveled to Haiti just after the earthquake left the capital in ruins. Back in D.C., he reflects on his experiences photographing amid the wreckage.

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]]> Will Damaged Picasso Be Worth As Much? A visitor to the Metropolitan Museum of Art last week stumbled into a Picasso painting, gashing it and denting the canvas. The museum says the piece will be repaired in time for an exhibition of the artist's works in April. The art world is asking: Will it ever be worth the same? Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123055647&ft=1&f=1047 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123055647&ft=1&f=1047 A visitor to the Metropolitan Museum of Art last week stumbled into a Picasso painting, gashing it and denting the canvas. The museum says the piece will be repaired in time for an exhibition of the artist's works in April. The art world is asking: Will it ever be worth the same?

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]]> Drawing Distinctions Between Rembrandt, His Pupils Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but it's also caused centuries of confusion. For 300 years, scholars have been mixing up the works of Rembrandt van Rijn with those of his more than 50 pupils. But recent decades have seen progress in our ability to distinguish between the master and his disciples &mdash; and a new exhibit makes the differences plain. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122954481&ft=1&f=1047 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122954481&ft=1&f=1047 Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but it's also caused centuries of confusion. For 300 years, scholars have been mixing up the works of Rembrandt van Rijn with those of his more than 50 pupils. But recent decades have seen progress in our ability to distinguish between the master and his disciples — and a new exhibit makes the differences plain.

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]]> A Book For Foodies And Travelers This book from <em>National Geographic</em> is a foodie/traveler's coffee-table dream. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:21:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/01/a_book_for_foodies_and_travele.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/01/a_book_for_foodies_and_travele.html This book from National Geographic is a foodie/traveler's coffee-table dream.

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]]> Photographing Tragedy: The Line Between Art And Reality? One of The Picture Show's readers wrote in with this question about the nature of news photography. Is it OK if it's artful? Is it OK to find beauty in a photograph of tragedy? We're talking about it here. Join the discussion. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:29:10 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/01/photographing_tragedy_the_line.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/01/photographing_tragedy_the_line.html One of The Picture Show's readers wrote in with this question about the nature of news photography. Is it OK if it's artful? Is it OK to find beauty in a photograph of tragedy? We're talking about it here. Join the discussion.

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