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New York School. A loose association of vanguard artists working in New York City during the 1940s and ’50s. At the center of the New York School were artists like Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko, who were associated with Abstract Expressionism and helped establish a uniquely American avant-garde and propel New York City to eclipse Paris as the center of the art world. These artists created stylistically diverse, often monumental paintings that introduced bold innovations…

HIGH RESOLUTION. When I was growing up this was one of my favorite pictures in my mother's book "100 Great Masterpieces." Now a print hangs beside 'Lovers in the Park' in our home. (see adjacent image). Jean-Honoré Fragonard [French Rococo Era Painter, 1732-1806] Oil on canvas 1767 The Wallace Collection, London: wallacelive.wallacecollection.org/eMuseumPlus?service=Ext... ______ Originally my scan. Replaced with higher resolution image. My digital restoration.

“When I began working exclusively in greyscale is when everything seemed to start to make sense,” says artist and illustrator Jesse Draxler of his dark, brooding style that combines collaged photography and painting, manifesting in large-scale paintings or commissioned illustrations. “It’s as if by freeing my mind from having to think about colour I had gained a greater clarity for everything else, like when someone loses a sense their other senses heighten to compensate.” Jesse suspects…

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Daphne Cowen - Textile artist

Art Plugged's curator picks highlight artists who have piqued our interest for various reasons. These may include aesthetic appeal, social and cultural significance, or simply because we admire their work; our curator pick in this article is Damien Cifielli.