art

91-Year-Old Painter Regina Murphy Says Art Keeps Her Alive

Kate Carlton — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:57:20 +0000

Men in skinny ties accompany women wearing maxi dresses while they window shop through the pastel building-lined Paseo Arts District.Inside the studio on the corner of 30th and Paseo, you’ll find Regina Murphy.

The 91-year-old has seen plenty of Oklahoma history, but it’s her own life experiences that drive her. She belongs in Studio Six, and she says she doesn’t feel out of place amongst the younger artists in the Paseo District.

Rendering Reality: Pushing The Boundaries Of Art

Ana Nospal — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:47:24 +0000

Some critics argue that photography shouldn’t be considered “art” because it is merely a mechanical record of an event. However, the way that a photograph is taken often leaves an authorial signature, a sign that something more than direct representation is going on. Photorealism, similarly, has often been dismissed as a mere copy of photographs, but this argument might be missing the same point.

Stepping "Into the Void"

Kiana King — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:40:51 +0000

This student-curated art exhibition Into the Void is going to blow your mind.

That’s what it’s designed to do.

Optical art evolved out of the Abstract and Expressionist tradition, and de-emphasized subject matter, focusing instead on what artists could achieve purely through color and form. For the counter-culture of the 60s, Op-art became a symbol of rejection of authoritative or artistic control.

Historical Controversy of "Advancing American Art" Revisited

Ajinur Setiwaldi — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:15:07 +0000

The U.S. Department of State assembled a collection of modernist paintings in 1946, to show the world America’s artistic coming of age and to illustrate the freedom of expression enjoyed by contemporary American artists. "Advancing American Art" became a lightning rod of controversy, described by some as subversive and un-American.

Why ''Advancing American Art'' Was Interrupted

Brian Hardzinski — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:46:33 +0000

On March 2, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art opened a recently-reassembled exhibit of modern American art the U.S. State Department recalled from an overseas tour in the 1940’s.