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 I'm back! Today, I am going to The Potato Eaters  ( De Aardapppeleters )   by Dutch Post-Impressionist  artist Vincent Willem Van Gogh. Usually when I think about Van Gogh, I think of colorful artworks like Starry Night ( I might do a post about that painting). I was caught by surprise when I observed this artwork in university. The dark tones of this painting really depicted the harshness of rural life. The color scheme depicts the humble life that the figures lived. Especially with their dark clothes, the meal potatoes and black coffee.   Artwork Facts Title: The Potato Eaters Artist: Vincent Willem Van Gogh Year: 1885 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 32.3 in x 44.9 in Movement: Between Realism and Expressionism

 First of all, I would like to wish you all a belated Happy Black History Month, a current Happy Women's Month and a belated International Women's Day. I would like to discuss American (active in Mexico) printmaker and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett's Sharecropper (1915-2012).  I remember first seeing this artwork in one of my textbooks either in community college or university. The lines and detail of this artwork gives off a pain that is so deep.   The deep pain I'm talking about is the pain of the sharecropping system.  Catlett wanted to show the world what sharecroppers went in the American South. My African American Studies professor described the sharecropping system as "a system meant for failure." The female figure's aged skin, clothing, facial expression and white hair depicts her tough life as a sharecropper. But yet, it gives off a quiet dignity and strength. Artist Facts Artist: Elizabeth Catlett Title : Sharecropper Medium: Color Linocut on Japa...

 I was looking a painting to post for this Thanksgiving holiday. Whenever I think about Thanksgiving, the painting that comes to mind for me is Norman Rockwell's Freedom From Want . One painting in particular stood out to me the most was African American painter, Henry Ossawa Tanner's,  Thankful Poor . When I first saw this painting, it reminds me of the shortages that have been going on lately. It has not been the first time in history where a Thanksgiving had to face shortages. There arew people who are lucky to have food to eat at all. Even though the grandfather and the grandson do not have much, they are thankful for what they have. As we should be. Artwork Facts Artist: Henry Ossawa Tanner Title: Thankful Poor Year: 1894 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 35.5 in x 44.25 in Movement: American Realism

 Believe it or not there are two artworks called American Gothic. While on is a painting by Grant Wood, the other is a photograph by Gordon Parks . They both have different meanings as well. I would to cover both these artworks on this post. So, this is a two for one post today.  I do not know when I was the very first time I saw this painting. To me, I first thought it was just rural scene with a farmer and his wife. More details about this painting came to me as I got older. It turned out the models were the artist's sister, Nan Wood Graham and the artist's dentist, Dr. Byron McKeeby. This artwork has been often parodied over the years.                                                                         Artwork...

I had should a hard time trying to decide and pick out an artwork from the artist Jackson Pollock. He was known for his Abstract Expressionist works. But the good news is that I've finally found one.  I first learned about Pollock and Abstract Expression in an Early Modern course in university. This painting is one of most expensive paintings of all time. It is values at $140 million.  Artwork Facts Artist: Jackson Pollock Title: Autumn Rhythm Number 30 Medium: Enamel paint on canvas Dimensions: 105 in x 207 in Year: 1950 Movement: Abstract Expressionism

Since it is International Women's Month, I would like to post about one of my female visual artists :the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). In my opinion, I think that Kahlo was the inventor of the selfie. Her paintings are as well known as her unibrow. Even though her paintings are categorized as being Surrealist, she did not see it that way. She did not paint dreams. She painted her own reality. I had so much trouble trying to pick a painting I want put on this post. So, I finally decided to post one of my favorites from her: Las Dos Fridas or The Two Fridas. This painting was created in 1939 while her and Diego Rivera were divorcing. The clouds remind me of the pain was pain. The exposed heart of the Frida in the white dress looks like a broken heart. The second Frida depicts a Frida filled with life. I loved how this painting was depicted in 2002's Frida starring Selma Hayek. Check it out sometime. Anyway! Happy Women's History Month!          ...

Since this is Black History Month, I would like to discuss an artwork from one of my favorite Black artists. Today, I will discussing Romare Bearden. Romare Bearden was a twentieth centry visual artist who was known for his collages and photomontage compsitions. One of the favorite artworks to do is collages! Even though his collages remind me of the Harlem Renaissance, started his collages in the mid-1960s. I had to much trouble trying to pick out an artwork to display on this post. So, I'm going to post the artist himself. HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!