You might recognize Lisa Fine from Lofty’s roundup of the 10 Interior Designers you should be following on Instagram right now. (Check out Irving and Fine’s feed– you’ll be glad you did.) What we love most about her vibrant looks: Lisa doesn’t just design interiors, she designs her own textiles. We spoke with Lisa to
James Abbot McNeil Whistler was born on July 10th, 1834, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Whistler’s father, George, was a railroad engineer, and his work took the family all over New England, where he held posts at a variety of rail companies. In 1839, George was asked to be Chief Engineer of the Boston & Albany Railroad.
Forgery is a very modern concept. In Jonathon Keats’ excellent book, The Art of Forgery, he opens with a story about the citizens of Naples and Florence arguing over a portrait of Pope Leo X. A seemingly identical portrait hung in each city, and, according to Keats, the citizens of the two cities spent a
Alex Katz was born in 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. His parents had fled the Soviet Revolution in Russia, and arrived in America with almost nothing. Katz attended Copper Union from 1946 to 1949, and finished his studies at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. Much like Andrew Wyeth and Edward Hopper, Katz
With summer around the corner, bold colors are calling. These breathtaking works of art shine brighter than the sun. Tips for turning up the volume with bold artwork: Statement pieces like these will dictate the atmosphere in any room. When choosing a statement piece, individual colors aren’t as important as the energy the piece creates.
Funny Zoo is a playful, colorful public art exhibit and cultural initiative that features numerous life-sized sculptures of wild animals. The movement is designed to promote awareness of biodiversity, as well as conservation of the Earth’s endangered species and environment. Originally created in France, Funny Zoo soon spread to multiple European cities. Now, the unique
Walter Keane was born on October 7th, 1915. He was one of ten children. Keane grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, and from an early age he showed a talent for sales. He was in the words of his second wife, Margaret, “just oozing with charm.” It was charm beyond anything else, which Keane honed and
Born in Israel in 1928, Yaacov Agam is a world-renowned artist who pioneered the kinetic art movement in the 1950s and 60s and continues to make large-scale, optical artwork in public installations around the world. His work employs a variety a media – there’s no limit to color or material as Agam has a unique
Alphonse Mucha was a Czech artist whose Art Nouveau paintings, prints, and illustrations attracted much attention and commercial success in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His work was highly stylized and very recognizable. Art Nouveau never looked so romantic. And while we’re forever in awe of Mucha’s botanical detailing, pleasure-seeking females, and whimsical subject
Andrew Wyeth was born on July 12th, 1917. He was the youngest son of the famed illustrator and painter N.C. Wyeth. As a young boy he suffered from frequent chest infections and difficulties with his hip. His father, believing him to be too frail to attend school, decided instead to homeschool him on the family’s
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