Fine Art http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1141&ft=1&f=1141 Fine Art en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Fine Art http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1141&ft=1&f=1141 Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment. Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/19/184844448/giant-renaissance-food-people-descend-upon-new-york?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/19/184844448/giant-renaissance-food-people-descend-upon-new-york?ft=1&f=1141 Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.

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]]> 100 Words: Life And Death Of A Japanese Racehorse Photographer Hajime Kimura says he hopes to bring awareness "to the life and use of horses in Japan." Tue, 14 May 2013 09:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/14/183600409/100-words-life-and-death-of-a-japanese-racehorse?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/14/183600409/100-words-life-and-death-of-a-japanese-racehorse?ft=1&f=1141 Photographer Hajime Kimura says he hopes to bring awareness "to the life and use of horses in Japan."

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]]> Banksy Mural May Be Coming To U.S. After All The stencil of a young boy sewing the Union Jack is the centerpiece of an exhibition in London, after which it will head to the U.S. where it is to be part of a private collection. Organizers say <em>Slave Labour</em> is not being put up for sale, but residents of the London neighborhood from which it disappeared want it back. Sun, 12 May 2013 14:05:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/12/183398459/banksy-mural-may-be-coming-to-u-s-after-all?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/12/183398459/banksy-mural-may-be-coming-to-u-s-after-all?ft=1&f=1141 The stencil of a young boy sewing the Union Jack is the centerpiece of an exhibition in London, after which it will head to the U.S. where it is to be part of a private collection. Organizers say Slave Labour is not being put up for sale, but residents of the London neighborhood from which it disappeared want it back.

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]]> A Fresh Answer To Vermeer's Mystery The work of the Dutch master Johannes Vermeer has long puzzled the art world. Some of his pieces just don't quite fit. They're a little off. What gives? Author Benjamin Binstock has an idea, an idea that commentator Alva Noë finds appealing. Fri, 10 May 2013 15:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/05/10/182842685/a-fresh-answer-to-vermeers-mystery?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/05/10/182842685/a-fresh-answer-to-vermeers-mystery?ft=1&f=1141 The work of the Dutch master Johannes Vermeer has long puzzled the art world. Some of his pieces just don't quite fit. They're a little off. What gives? Author Benjamin Binstock has an idea, an idea that commentator Alva Noë finds appealing.

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]]> Family Fights Sale Of Iconic Thomas Cole Painting While serving as governor of New York, William Seward received a Thomas Cole landscape painting as a gift for his work on the Erie Canal. Since then, its value has exploded and its caretakers are looking to sell. On Tuesday, Seward's great-great-grandson will be in court to try to stop them. Mon, 06 May 2013 12:25:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/06/181616947/family-fights-sale-of-iconic-thomas-cole-painting?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/06/181616947/family-fights-sale-of-iconic-thomas-cole-painting?ft=1&f=1141 While serving as governor of New York, William Seward received a Thomas Cole landscape painting as a gift for his work on the Erie Canal. Since then, its value has exploded and its caretakers are looking to sell. On Tuesday, Seward's great-great-grandson will be in court to try to stop them.

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]]> The Real Costs Of Cheap Fashion The collapse of a Bangladesh clothing factory building has renewed worries about the ethics of the fashion industry. Host Michel Martin speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning fashion critic Robin Givhan about the real costs of cheap fashion. Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/01/180304715/the-real-costs-of-cheap-fashion?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/01/180304715/the-real-costs-of-cheap-fashion?ft=1&f=1141 The collapse of a Bangladesh clothing factory building has renewed worries about the ethics of the fashion industry. Host Michel Martin speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning fashion critic Robin Givhan about the real costs of cheap fashion.

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]]> Things Come (Very, Very) Apart Photographer Todd McLellan dismantles common household objects, then meticulously arranges the parts to show the inner workings of everyday stuff. Wed, 01 May 2013 11:46:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/30/180125029/things-come-very-very-apart?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/30/180125029/things-come-very-very-apart?ft=1&f=1141 Photographer Todd McLellan dismantles common household objects, then meticulously arranges the parts to show the inner workings of everyday stuff.

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]]> When Sculpting Cedar, This Artist Is Tireless And Unsentimental Ursula von Rydingsvard is 70 years old, but she still spends eight hours a day working massive blocks of cedar into sculptures. "I don't want the cuteness associated with the wood," she says, "or even the nostalgia." Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:29:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/28/177969148/when-sculpting-cedar-this-artist-is-tireless-and-unsentimental?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/28/177969148/when-sculpting-cedar-this-artist-is-tireless-and-unsentimental?ft=1&f=1141 Ursula von Rydingsvard is 70 years old, but she still spends eight hours a day working massive blocks of cedar into sculptures. "I don't want the cuteness associated with the wood," she says, "or even the nostalgia."

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]]> Chicano Males Stare Down Stereotypes Harry Gamboa Jr. makes portraits of Chicano men to challenge their portrayal in the media and show their strength of character. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:43:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/25/178668030/chicano-males-stare-down-stereotypes?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/25/178668030/chicano-males-stare-down-stereotypes?ft=1&f=1141 Harry Gamboa Jr. makes portraits of Chicano men to challenge their portrayal in the media and show their strength of character.

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]]> Spirituality And Sprite, Aisle 1? What An Artist Sees In Wal-Mart Artist Brendan O'Connell's paintings find beauty in a cathedral of American consumerism. His thoughtful, unironic paintings of life inside Wal-Mart stores reflect on our relationship to brands and the search for "transcendence" in a shopping cart. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:18:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/21/172898107/why-an-artist-finds-transcendence-in-the-aisles-of-walmart?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/21/172898107/why-an-artist-finds-transcendence-in-the-aisles-of-walmart?ft=1&f=1141 Artist Brendan O'Connell's paintings find beauty in a cathedral of American consumerism. His thoughtful, unironic paintings of life inside Wal-Mart stores reflect on our relationship to brands and the search for "transcendence" in a shopping cart.

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]]> Are We Hard-Wired For Beauty? Psychologist Nancy Etcoff explains why beauty inspires and motivates us. Etcoff says our response to beauty is visceral. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:07:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/19/177490162/are-we-hard-wired-for-beauty?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/19/177490162/are-we-hard-wired-for-beauty?ft=1&f=1141 Psychologist Nancy Etcoff explains why beauty inspires and motivates us. Etcoff says our response to beauty is visceral.

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]]> 'Modern Art Desserts': How To Bake A Mondrian In Your Oven Caitlin Freeman is an artist who uses sweet confections as her primary medium. Her desserts are clever culinary homages to the great works of art that hang at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Her new book details how to re-create some of her edible art at home. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:15:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/15/177317449/modern-art-desserts-how-to-bake-a-mondrian-in-your-oven?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/15/177317449/modern-art-desserts-how-to-bake-a-mondrian-in-your-oven?ft=1&f=1141 Caitlin Freeman is an artist who uses sweet confections as her primary medium. Her desserts are clever culinary homages to the great works of art that hang at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Her new book details how to re-create some of her edible art at home.

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]]> Boston's Art Museums Offer Free Admission To Provide A 'Place Of Respite' Two art museums in Boston are offering free admission Tuesday in the wake of the explosions at the Boston Marathon. They hope that residents will find comfort and community. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:27:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/04/16/177464438/bostons-art-museums-offer-free-admission-to-provide-a-place-of-respite?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/04/16/177464438/bostons-art-museums-offer-free-admission-to-provide-a-place-of-respite?ft=1&f=1141 Two art museums in Boston are offering free admission Tuesday in the wake of the explosions at the Boston Marathon. They hope that residents will find comfort and community.

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]]> Painting 'Renoir' In Finely Detailed Strokes The biopic <em>Renoir</em> plots the final years of the impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and creating the film's sumptuous imagery took a special eye for detail. NPR's Susan Stamberg explores the inspirations behind the film. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:21:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/11/176047092/painting-renoir-in-finely-detailed-strokes?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/11/176047092/painting-renoir-in-finely-detailed-strokes?ft=1&f=1141 The biopic Renoir plots the final years of the impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and creating the film's sumptuous imagery took a special eye for detail. NPR's Susan Stamberg explores the inspirations behind the film.

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]]> American Tribe Fights To Halt Artifact Auction In Paris Seventy objects sacred to Arizona's Hopi tribe are scheduled to hit the block Friday. Tribal members say the items were taken illegally and have asked U.S. officials to help stop the sale, which French auctioneers estimate the sale may bring in $1 million. A court hearing is set for Thursday in Paris. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:36:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/10/176797647/american-tribe-fights-to-halt-artifact-auction-in-paris?ft=1&f=1141 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/10/176797647/american-tribe-fights-to-halt-artifact-auction-in-paris?ft=1&f=1141 Seventy objects sacred to Arizona's Hopi tribe are scheduled to hit the block Friday. Tribal members say the items were taken illegally and have asked U.S. officials to help stop the sale, which French auctioneers estimate the sale may bring in $1 million. A court hearing is set for Thursday in Paris.

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