Thomas Kinkade, whose sun-bathed paintings of cottages and other idyllic settings turned into a multimillion-dollar empire, died yesterday at age 54. A family spokesman said Kinkade died in his home in Los Gatos, California, in the Bay Area, of natural causes.
1
Results tagged “paintings”
Thomas Kinkade, Popular "Painter Of Light," Dies At 54
Dr. Kevorkian's Suicide Machine Amongst Items On Auction In NYC
Next Friday, the late Dr. Jack Kevorkian's personal effects will be on the auction block right here in New York City. 140 of his items, including paintings he created with his own blood and the machine he used in more than 100 assisted suicides, will be on the block at the New York Institute of Technology. As comedian Todd Barry tweeted last night, this is a great date idea if you're in the NYC area!
Jim Carrey Joins The Ranks Of NYC Artists
When Jim Carrey isn't belting out Radiohead tunes on the Lower East Side, or rollerblading on the streets, he's channeling his inner-starving artist at the Church Of FFC (which he says is "the name I've given my art studio" in New York). We contacted some galleries and museums to give their thoughts about Carrey's works (his latest is a 16-foot by 12-foot painting titled "Visible")—but everyone was pretty mum. The Guggenheim, for example, told us "no comment," and the New Museum said "all our curators are traveling right now" (or washing their hair?). Lucien, the director of the Invisible Dog, however, wanted to see more. He told us (and please, pardon his French):
Found In NYC: Paintings Stolen By Nazis During WWII
Two paintings said to have been stolen in Poland by looting Nazis during WWII have turned up... in New York City! According to WCBS, U.S. authorities seized the two paintings last week—they were originally stolen from the National Museum in Warsaw, and somehow ended up in the possession of two auction houses, Christie’s and Doyle New York. The art works were by the 19th century Polish artist Julian Falat, and called “Off to the Hunt” and “The Hunt." The auction houses involved have yet to release a statement, but the hope is that the paintings will be returned to Poland.
Love, Love... Hate? Robert Indiana Is Being Threatened!
The artist who created the iconic LOVE logo, Robert Indiana, has been sparring with his ex-business partner John Gilbert—most recently over a Sanskrit version of the design. Now the 81-year-old Indiana claims that Gilbert is painting threats directed towards him in his own artwork.
Video: MoMA Paintings In 2 Minutes
Want to see every painting on display from the painting galleries at MoMA... but just don't have the time? Well here they (allegedly!) all are in a two minute video taken on April 10th. Notice any missing?
Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool at Studio Museum in Harlem
The story goes that African-American painter Barkley L. Hendricks began painting his life-size portraits of people of color after a post-collegiate trip to Europe in the '60s turned up museum after museum packed with nothing but portraits of whitey. With an eye on blaxploitation stereotypes, Pop, and American Realism, the Philadelphia-bred Hendricks made a big splash with his vibrant portraiture, and had his mainstream debut at the Whitney in 1971.
« Previous
1
Next »
send a tip
tips@gothamist.comsubscribe
Use an RSS reader to stay up to date with the latest news and posts from Gothamist.