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[sandybrownjensen]

This afternoon on the Yachats River Beach watching the dreams come in on the tide. #at_diff shots #allwhowanderarenotlost #athomeintheworld #everypicturehasastory #Followmefaraway #personalvision #abstractphotography #poeticphotography #presentmomentwonderfulmoment #slowphotography #womencapturemagic #cascadiaexplored #oregonisbeautiful #exploreoregon #LandscapePhotographyMagazine #createdoniPhone12ProMax #dreamlandscape #quest_4_magic #curatethis #seeinanewway #shootextraordinary #mobiography (at Yachats, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNZB90Vnxdl/?igshid=amekrcihj7i

[johnnyartx]

“Nothing But Net” Detail view of my 2009 MFA thesis installation, “Passage and Place,” at Queens College. #ιοαννγσπαυλου. #installationart #lightandspace #nothingbutnet #johnnyartpavlou #johnnyart #johnpavlouartist #passageandplace #pimpingtheoldshit #sculpture #constructionnetting #enpointe #donthiremecollectme #collectme #curatethis

[fotonstudio]

Stone Dance #dancers #dance #idancecontemporary #ballet #bodyparts #humanbody #balletlove #artcollector #artdealer ##artbuyers #curators #curatethis #limited #limitededition #contemporaryart #blancoynegro #blacknwhite_perfection #blacknwhite #fineart #fineartphotography #collectors #choreography #photomania

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SHANGRI-LA AL HUSN RESORT & SPA BLENDS BEAUTY AND MICHELIN STAR CUISINE

SHANGRI-LA AL HUSN RESORT & SPA BLENDS BEAUTY AND MICHELIN STAR CUISINE IN COLLABORATION WITH L’OCCITANE EN PROVENCE Guests to embark on a remarkable journey of culture, senses, and flavours in a gastronomic union between spa and dining. Shangri-La Al Husn Resort & Spa takesguests on a journey of sensory delight through spa and fine dining as the gourmand ingredients of Hareer Spa by L’Occitane are brought to life by Michelin star Chef Jérôme Roy in September. Flying to Oman from France for this exclusive event, Le Couvent des Minimes Hotel & Spa L’Occitane Executive Chef Jérôme Roywill present an exclusive dining experience at Shangri-La Al Husn Resort & Spa from 5 – 8 September. The first collaboration of its kind in Oman, this exclusive culinary partnership highlightssignature elements from the L’Occitaneproduct range available from the resort’s Hareer Spa. For a limited time only, these key ingredients –Immortelle, Lavender and Almond – culminate in a seven-course feastavailable only at Sultanah restaurant. In this immersive sensorial journey Shangri-La Al Husn Resort & Spa will transform into a Provençal retreat with beautiful floral arrangements and decorations in ode to the idyllic south of France as the in-house wellness facility Hareer Spa by L’Occitane and signature restaurant Sultanahhost this exceptional symphony of the senses.

Sultanah Restaurant: From 5–8 September, the award-winning Sultanah restaurant servesa delectable seven-course menu featuring the botanical ingredients of Provence. Curated by Chef Jérôme Royand Shangri-La Al Husn Resort & Spa Chef Marco de Vincentis, the dishes feature ingredients from the L’Occitaneproduct range including Lavender, Immortelle, Almond, Verbena and Cedrat. Chef Marco de Vincentis, Executive Chef of Shangri-La Al Husn Resort & Spa worked with Michelin Star Chef Jérôme Roy to curatethis seven-course feast with each creation featuring ingredients inspired by the lush natural landscape of Provence. Read the full article

[mmmskyscraperiloveyou]

My stage at Upstream Music Fest + Summit is looking sexier & sexier each day. It's the perfect blend of revered legends & defiant newbies. #curatethis #Seattle

[vmfaeducation]

#CurateThis: The Gruber

Jacques Gruber worked as a glass designer and decorator for the glass firm Daum Frères in Nancy, France. He later opened his own stained-glass studio. This window is primarily triple layered and features “bubbles” of thick molded opalescent glass; the water-lilies are acid-etched cameo glass. The hanging leaves are made with a rippled surface that lends definition to the plant forms. There are additional layers of colored glass on the reverse side. This window was displayed at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1912, which was kind of a big deal. 

Next up: The Hasui

Object Number: 75.26 Department: Decorative Arts After 1890 Artist: Jacques Gruber, French, 1870 - 1936 (Artist) Title: Lily Pond Window (Primary Title) Date: ca. 1912 Medium: stained and leaded glass Credit Line: Sydney and Frances Lewis Art Nouveau Fund Dimensions: Framed: 59 ½ × 52 ½ in. (151.13 × 133.35 cm)

[giappodifederico]

Awesome shot by @therachelwiz from my studio visit with @curatethisart on Sunday! 👌 Follow @curatethisart and get ready for my feature coming soon! #curatethis #Giappo #studiovisit #contemporaryart (at #curatethis)

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Only Hands Allowed

[vmfaeducation]

#CurateThis: The Hasui

Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) was a prominent print artist of the Japanese shin-hanga movement, or new print movement, that explored new techniques in woodblock printing. Landscapes were a popular theme in Hasui’s work. “Whether we read Hasui’s landscapes in a universal context--as part of a mid-twentieth-century response to modernist art, as cultural statements about Japanese identity, or in other ways--at their core there is a subtle tension, a pull between surface and depth, stasis and transience, familiarity and mystery.” - Kendall Brown from Water and Shadow

*Next up: The Nolde

Object Number: 2006.292 Department: East Asian Art Artist: Kawase Hasui, Japanese, 1883 - 1957 (Artist) Title: Moonlight over Lake Kamo, Sado, from the series Souvenirs of Travel II (Tabi miyage dai nishu, Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]) (Translation) Date: August 16, 1921 Medium: woodblock print; ink and color on paper Credit Line: René and Carolyn Balcer Collection Dimensions: Sheet: 10 ½ × 15 5/16 in. (26.67 × 38.89 cm) Image: 9 9/16 × 14 7/16 in. (24.29 × 36.67 cm) 

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Owl Look

[vmfaeducation]

#CurateThis

Explore the thread that links these four works from VMFA’s permanent collection. Get creative and tune in all week for clues!

Object Number: 75.26 Department: Decorative Arts After 1890 Artist: Jacques Gruber, French, 1870 - 1936 (Artist) Title: Lily Pond Window (Primary Title) Date: ca. 1912 Medium: stained and leaded glass Credit Line: Sydney and Frances Lewis Art Nouveau Fund Dimensions: Framed: 59 1/2 × 52 1/2 in. (151.13 × 133.35 cm)

Object Number: 2006.292 Department: East Asian Art Artist: Kawase Hasui, Japanese, 1883 - 1957 (Artist) Title: Moonlight over Lake Kamo, Sado, from the series Souvenirs of Travel II (Tabi miyage dai nishu, Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]) (Translation) Date: August 16, 1921 Medium: woodblock print; ink and color on paper Credit Line: René and Carolyn Balcer Collection Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/2 × 15 5/16 in. (26.67 × 38.89 cm) Image: 9 9/16 × 14 7/16 in. (24.29 × 36.67 cm)

Object Number: 2009.254 Department: Modern and Contemporary Art Artist: Emil Nolde, German, 1867 - 1956 (Artist) Title: Blaues Meer (Primary Title) Date: 1918 Medium: oil on canvas Credit Line: The Ludwig and Rosy Fischer Collection,Gift of the Estate of Anne R.Fischer Dimensions: Unframed: 22 × 27 1/2 in. (55.88 × 69.85 cm)

Object Number: 85.795 Department: European Art Artist: Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881 - 1973 (Artist) Title: The Horse (Primary Title) Date: 1901 Medium: crayon and ink on paper Credit Line: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (8.89 × 13.34 cm) Framed: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)

[vmfaeducation]

#CurateThis | A closer look at Fabergé 

So, let me give you the details first: This is the Imperial Tsesarevich Easter Egg, which has six lapis segments and gold decoration. The top and bottom of the egg are set with a large diamonds, and the top diamond is joined by the monogram AF (for Alexandra Feodorovna) and the date of 1912. 

Is that all? No, that’s not all. This is Fabergé. This is an Imperial Egg. There are more diamonds and examples of master craftsmanship inside! The “surprise”  is a portrait painted on ivory (front and back) of the tsesarevich in a diamond, double-headed eagle frame, which rises up on a gold, engraved platform when the top of the egg is opened. It may be worth noting that the tsesarevich, Alexi, was the only son of the Emperor...

[Alexandra Feodorovna was the Empress consort of Russia, and she was married to Nicolas II.  She was also the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. The tsesarevich is her son, Alexi, who was famously afflicted with hemophilia. The entire family, including Alexi’s three sisters, met a tragic end together during the Russian Civil War, but don’t let those details influence your week of #CurateThis. We are focusing on the Easter Egg!] 

Object Number

47.20.34

Department

Decorative Arts After 1890

Artist

Fabergé firm, Russian, 1842 - 1917 (Manufacturer)

Artist

Henrik Wigström (Workmaster)

Title

Imperial Tsesarevich Easter Egg (Primary Title)

Date

1912

Medium

Egg: lazuli, gold, diamonds; Picture frame: silver, platinum, lapis lazuli, diamonds,watercolor on ivory, rock crystal

Location

Not on view

Credit Line

Bequest of Lillian Thomas Pratt

[vmfaeducation]

#CurateThis: Georges de Feure

Georges de Feure was an artist, designer, and interior decorator based in Paris around 1900. He was one of three artists chosen by Siegfried Bing to design interiors for Bing’s pavilion at the World’s Fair in Paris in 1900. De Feure designed stained-glass windows, textiles, carpets, glassware, and furniture for a boudoir. This window, designed by de Feure and probably made by Hans Müller-Hickler, shows a female figure surrounded by floral imagery. Commissioned by Bing, it was most likely also shown at the De Feure exhibition held in Bing’s gallery in 1903.

Object Number: 85.349 Department: Decorative Arts After 1890 Artist: Georges de Feure, French, 1868 - 1943 (Artist) Artist: Hans Muller-Hickler, German (active in Darmstadt), 1860 - 1933, ? (Maker) Title: Window (Primary Title) Date: ca. 1901-02 Medium: stained and leaded glass, wood, bronze Dimensions: Overall: 78 ¾ × 35 13/16 in. (200.03 × 90.96 cm) Credit Line: Gift of Sydney and Frances Lewis

[vmfaeducation]

#CurateThis

Every month we think about putting pieces of art together that have never (and probably will never) hang side-by-side. Can you guess our theme this week? Check back all week for more information on each piece!

Object Number: 83.38 Department: European Art Artist: Claude Monet, French, 1840 - 1926 (Artist) Title: Camille at the Window, Argenteuil (Translation) Date: 1873 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: Unframed: 23 3/4 × 19 5/8 in. (60.33 × 49.85 cm) Framed: 30 3/4 × 26 1/2 in. (78.11 × 67.31 cm) old frame in S-2 32 1/2" x 28 1/4" x 3" new frame Credit Line: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Object Number: 2005.61 Department: European Art Artist: Jean-Antoine Laurent, 1763-1832 French (Artist) Title: The Three Sisters: Finette, Babillarde and Nonchalante (Primary Title) Date: 1824 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: Unframed: 23 5/8 × 19 1/4 in. (60.01 × 48.9 cm) Framed: 30 7/8 × 26 3/4 × 4 in. (78.42 × 67.95 × 10.16 cm) Credit Line: Gift of Joseph T. and Jane Joel Knox

Object Number: 65.31.13 Department: Modern and Contemporary Art Artist: Dorothea Lange, American, 1895 - 1965 (Artist) Title: Funeral Cortege, End of an Era in a Small Town, California, 1938 (Primary Title) Date:1938 Medium: photograph  Dimensions: Sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.32 × 25.4 cm) Image: 6 15/16 × 9 1/16 in. (17.62 × 23.02 cm) Credit Line: John Barton Payne Fund

Object Number: 85.349 Department: Decorative Arts After 1890 Artist: Georges de Feure, French, 1868 - 1943 (Artist) Artist: Hans Muller-Hickler, German (active in Darmstadt), 1860 - 1933, ? (Maker) Title: Window (Primary Title) Date: ca. 1901-02 Medium: stained and leaded glass, wood, bronze Dimensions: Overall: 78 3/4 × 35 13/16 in. (200.03 × 90.96 cm) Credit Line: Gift of Sydney and Frances Lewis

[vmfaeducation]

#CurateThis: The Picasso

“In my case,” Picasso once said, “a picture is a sum of destruction. I do a picture--then I destroy it. In the end though, nothing is lost; the red I took away from one place turns up somewhere else...Destroy the thing, do it over several times. In each destroying of a beautiful discovery, the artist does not really suppress it, but rather transforms it, condenses it, makes it more substantial.” 

Created at the beginning of Picasso’s Blue Period, although not his popular motif of a figure, this horse and blue landscape are similarly emotive. 

Object Number: 85.795 Department: European Art Artist: Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881 - 1973 (Artist) Title: The Horse (Primary Title) Date: 1901 Medium: crayon and ink on paper Credit Line: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon Dimensions: Sheet: 3 ½ × 5 ¼ in. (8.89 × 13.34 cm) Framed: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)

[vmfaeducation]

#CurateThis: Lange

During Lange’s extensive travels around the nation for the Farm Security Administration, she created a cache of photographs for her personal use. While Lange remembered little about the circumstances that compelled her to take this haunting photograph, her title for the image was inspired by the contemplative face staring out from a hearse window directly into the camera. As in her photographs of migratory workers, Lange evokes a scene of displacement and change resulting from tragedy with a deep uncertainty about the future.

Object Number: 65.31.13 Department: Modern and Contemporary Art Artist: Dorothea Lange, American, 1895 - 1965 (Artist) Title: Funeral Cortege, End of an Era in a Small Town, California, 1938 (Primary Title) Date:1938 Medium: photograph Dimensions: Sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.32 × 25.4 cm) Image: 6 15/16 × 9 1/16 in. (17.62 × 23.02 cm) Credit Line: John Barton Payne Fund