What is Abstract Expressionism? Where did it start? Why did it develop in New York? What were these artists trying to do? In this lecture we will discover the answer to these and other questions. We know Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, but who were the other artists? What were they trying to do? We […]
Caledon State Park hosts FCCA “Seurat Sunday” on June 9, 2024 The Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts (FCCA) continues its annual tradition of presenting “Seurat Sunday”, an all-day plein air painting and photography event, on June 9, 2024, from 9 am to 3 pm, at Caledon State Park, 16617 Caledon Road, King George, VA, […]
What is Abstract Expressionism? Where did it start? Why did it develop in New York? What were these artists trying to do? In this lecture we will discover the answer to these and other questions. We know Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, but who were the other artists? What were they trying to do? We […]
Surrealism is an art style in which fantastical visual imagery from the subconscious mind is used with no intention of making the work logically comprehensible. The Surrealists included Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Giorgio de Chirico, Jean Arp, Man Ray, Joan Miro and Rene Magritte. Salvador Dali is probably the single best-known Surrealist artist. We will […]
Marc Chagall was a multi-dimensional artist who produced paintings, drawings, stained-glass windows, prints, ceramics, and tapestries. His images were dream-like, almost surrealistic, of his childhood village in Belarus, religious figures, and life. We will discuss his life and art in detail. We will begin with his birth and continue until we run out of time. […]