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Bite-Sized Art: History, News, Auctions, and More!
Welcome! If you’re new here, every week we send out a newsletter containing:
- One “Frame” of the week: history & opinions about a work of art
- One “Fame” of the week: sales from auctions or other big art news
- One “Find” of the week: a work we like, gallery opening, or surprise!
Frame of the Week
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The Sower (1888) by Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh's The Sower exemplifies his unique style of post-impressionism, where he uses bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors to convey emotion and energy.
The composition of The Sower is carefully designed to create a sense of movement and dynamism. The sower's sweeping gestures and the rhythmic pattern of the landscape's furrows guide the viewer's eye across the canvas, capturing the essence of the sowing process.
Van Gogh's use of color and brushwork in The Sower isn't just about aesthetics—it reflects his emotional state and perception of reality.
Fame of the Week
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God Save Us (2012) by Yoshimoto Nara
This Nara was sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $2,667,000 HKD on July 26th. This work is colored pencil on cardboard.
For more info on the auction, click here!
Find of the Week
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Up Your Game When They Downplay You (2023) by Mars Ibarreche
Simchowitz is pleased to present Outsiders, the gallery’s first solo show of works by Mars Ibarreche.
“To have a light thought you also have to have a dark one,” they explain. “That’s kind of how I come up with the phrases, by countering some of the dark thoughts that I’m thinking of.”
This idea becomes all the more evident in Mars’ large oil paintings, which are often composed and quick intuitive gestures straight from their subconscious.
From simchowitz.com
The emotion of beauty is always obscured by the appearance of the object. Therefore, the object must be eliminated from the picture.
That’s it for this week! If you know of any art news you’d like me to feature, artworks you’d like me to write about, or anything else, feel free to dm me on Instagram. And please share the newsletter too!