Mark Traston

The Dallas Museum of Art, located at 1717 North Harwood in Dallas, Texas has existed in one form or other since 1903. It was originally known as the Dallas Art Association and exhibited paintings owned by the members at the Dallas Public Library. It moved to many different buildings over the years until it came to its current residence in 1984.

Each art museum is known for specific kinds of exhibits. The Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado, with more than 55,000 exhibits across the world, is known for Native American art. More than 16,000 pieces of Native American art are presented in the museum, representing more than 100 Indian tribes in North America.

The Chicago Academy of Design was born on Dearborn Street in 1863. The intention of the 35 artists who founded it was to run a free school with it's own gallery. The Academy was granted a charter in 1867 and classes commenced in 1868 meeting daily at a cost of ten dollars a month. Bankruptcy occurred in 1879 and the members then formed the Chicago Academy of Fine arts and bought the assets of the Academy at auction. In 1882 the name was changed to the Art Institute of Chicago.

Every art aficionado dreams of touring different museums and art galleries around the world. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri is one art museum you should add to your list. This huge spot for splendid artworks is considered one of the world’s most attractive museums. In fact, in 2007, Time Magazine ranked the new expansion building of the museum called the Bloch Building, in the top ten Best New Architectural Marvels in the world.

Every person has a gift of art, and some have mastered this gift and created paintings, sculptures, and other brilliant masterpieces. The only way to preserve these works of genius is to house them in a special place called an art gallery. That is how Mr. Andrew W. Mellon thought before his interest led him to the construction of the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.

Art galleries are venues to showcase the works of art of each participating artist. Collections in art galleries are rapidly changing and there is a rapid turnover with the items being sold in the Art galleries as people rush around to buy what has been featured in the last several weeks. Special exhibits are often done and it may include an individual artist or several artists or art guilds to be involved. These individual artists work with their most priced masterpiece in the exhibit.

Mona Lisa is perhaps the most popular painting in the world. It is the most frequently discussed work of art and a leading model of the various artistic techniques. The great Italian artist and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci, painted Mona Lisa. The painting has been the subject of extensive debates worldwide. Such discussions have widened even more the tremendous popularity of Mona Lisa.

Watercolor can add a lot of life to your work of art. With some helpful tips you can master and perfect the art of watercolor painting. Transparency is the most promising and the most attractive characteristic of watercolor. The watercolor feels like a sparkle of light which the color of the paper shines through the paint. The watercolor seems to blend with the color of the paper and it creates an illusion of transparency.

With modern times, comes modern ways of thinking. With modern ways of thinking comes new ways of approaching old things. This is done by blending the old and the new by correcting the old with the new. Such is the way with photorealism. This art from, which is dominated by painters instead of photographers, is the making of a painting out of a photograph.

In high school and even college, we were all taught what art is about and who the proponents of modern art are. One of the most popular among them, of course, is the artist who cut his ear: Vincent Van Gogh.