Artist Andrew Butler with his furry muse, Vegas. Andrew Butler’s art is extraordinarily vibrant and fascinating, but would you believe that his biggest artistic inspiration is his dog?? That’s right! Dogs are often muses for artists (remember Picasso and his dog Lump)! Andrew’s English Springer Spaniel furry sidekick is named Vegas, and in […]
Animals In Art: Picasso & Lump, The Artist And His Furry Muse
In 1881, Pablo Picasso was born in Málaga, Spain, where he studied painting, sculpting and printmaking. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, and is acclaimed for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture and the co-invention of collage. Picasso’s body of work is […]
Picasso & Lump Mark New York City!
Picasso is having a renaissance in New York City and is the bark of the town! Two noted galleries recently opened exhibitions featuring Picasso. The Gagosian Gallery is presenting Picasso and the Camera, curated by Picasso biographer John Richardson. The exhibition reveals how Picasso used photography for over sixty years as an […]
Animal in Art. A Thousand Hounds
Raymond Merritt, a lawyer by trade, is both an expert on photography and a fan of dogs. So when he was asked to write and co-edit, with Miles Barth, a collection of photography that focused on dogs, it seemed a natural way to combine his passions. A Thousand Hounds (Taschen) is the result. “It’s not […]