Photo By Gail
For Joseph Stella (1877 – 1946) and many of his contemporaries, the central icon of American cultural achievement was the Brooklyn Bridge, which had been completed in 1883. He first depicted the bridge in 1918 and returned to it throughout his career.
Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Joseph Stella, Brooklyn Bridge: Variation on an Old Theme
18k Gold Crosses
In an age when faith and fashion are more frequently and openly combined, an 18k gold cross is worn not just to signify a person’s faith but also as a beautiful piece of modern but traditional jewelry. This fusion of Biblical symbol and contemporary aesthetics is worth delving into to see how personal beliefs are expressed in today’s fashion and digital culture.
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Photo By Gail
This carving of the face of Jesus was created using Baltic Amber, which is petrified tree sap that hardens over centuries and becomes a coveted gemstone. I saw a ton of amber artworks when I was on a European tour of the Baltic capitals last summer, which is a trip I would recommend to anyone with enough to cash to throw down.
Photographed in The Cloisters Museum in Upper Manhattan
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It’s been more than a few months since the Stephen Romano Gallery closed its location in Dumbo and went in search of a new home, and it has been sorely missed; not only for its unique exhibits of engaging art, and the cutting-edge artists that Romano goes out of his way to promote and support, but for the invaluable sense of community he has helped to cultivate among artists, writers, collectors and fans – which is just indispensable.
Continue reading Stephen Romano Presents Opus Hypnagogia at the Morbid Anatomy Museum