Czech Abstract Painter Zdenek Sykora, Known for Computer Geometrical Paintings, Dies

PRAGUE (AP).- Czech painter Zdenek Sykora, who was one of the first to use computers for his geometrical paintings, has died aged 91. Sykora’s aide Veronika Hudeckova says he died at his home in the town of Louny on Tuesday evening. In this Jan. 25, 2006 file picture Czech painter Zdenek Sykora is photographed in his studio in Louny, about 70 km nortwest from Prague, Czech Republic. Sykora died on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 aged 91 years. AP Photo,CTK/Libor Zavoral. Born [...]

Much-Anticipated Reopening of the Morris Museum of Art

AUGUSTA, GA.- After months of planning and preparation—fresh paint, new carpet and lights, interior construction, and rearranging and hanging hundreds of works of art—the Morris Museum of Art reopened. This is the first time since the Morris opened in 1992 that its renowned permanent collection has been completely reinstalled. “The museum’s staff has done an outstanding, outstanding job under great pressure and in a very short span of time. They have completely transformed the permanent collection galleries at the Morris,” [...]

Exhibition at Pinacotheque Shows Avant-Garde Anguished Edvard Munch had Another Side

PARIS.- Edvard Munch plumbed the depths of humanity’s anguish with “The Scream,” but that iconic painting is but a moment in the life of the Norwegian artist. A Paris exhibit — entitled the “The Anti-Scream” — looks at another Munch, whose experiments, including subjecting his works to rain or snow or scratching through the canvas, reveal a complex artist who surpassed his inner torment to cut a path into modernity. The exhibit of more than 170 paintings, lithographs and engravings [...]

Ellen Harvey’s Solo Project “The Room of Sublime Wallpaper” to be Shown at NADA

MIAMI, FL.- Stephan Stoyanov Gallery presents “The Room of Sublime Wallpaper” (II), an installation by Ellen Harvey. Looking into the room, the viewer sees a room wallpapered in newspaper containing a salon-style hanging of glowing landscape paintings that seem to move as the viewer approaches them. It is only upon entering the room that it becomes apparent that the “paintings” are in fact angled mirrors reflecting the hidden painted walls of the room and the illusion is shattered by the [...]