Art

Louise Bourgeois did not make art to explain herself. She made it to survive. Born in Paris in 1911, Bourgeois lived nearly a century, and...

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. Art washes away from the soul...

Across centuries and cultures, artists keep returning to the same quiet obsessions: time passing, memories fading, and things falling apart. Paint cracks. Bodies age....

Francis Bacon did not paint people as they wished to be seen. He painted what it felt like to exist inside a body. Born in...

Georges Braque did not seek attention. He sought understanding. Born in 1882 in Argenteuil, France, Braque became one of the quiet architects of modern art....

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”— Pablo Picasso “Creativity takes courage.”— Henri Matisse “Every artist was first an...

James McNeill Whistler believed that art did not need a story to justify its existence. It needed atmosphere. Born in 1834 in the United States...

Georgia O’Keeffe did not paint what she was told to paint. She painted what demanded her attention. Born in 1887 in Wisconsin, O’Keeffe became one...