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Mallorca Art Comes To New York

15 January, 2008 (00:00) | By: Tribune2

New Yorkers are in for a Spanish treat this January and February if they visit an art exhibition to celebrate the Balearic Island of Mallorca’s display at the Spanish Institute.
Situated in central New York’s Park Avenue, the Institute was set up in 1954 with the intention of promoting Spanish culture, and moved to it’s current […]

A Brief History of the Museum of Fine Arts

10 January, 2008 (00:00) | By: artgib

The Museum of Fine Arts first opened its doors to the public in Boston in 1876 in the Copley Square Building in Copley Square. With the square having limiting space, and the museum gaining more and more pieces, the need to expand was inevitable.
The trustees at the Museum of Fine Arts settled on a new […]

Canvas Art In The Noughties

4 January, 2008 (00:00) | By: Galway

The modern phenomenon that is Canvas Art has developed into a major international fashion movement in the avant garde sphere of the ‘noughties’, the term adopted to refer to the Millennium decade.
In the 60’s all fashionistas were obsessed with the bright aesthetics of Pop Art, whilst the 70’s saw the rise of the ‘Flower […]

My Secret Life as an Art Dealer or the Origins of the Poor Getty’s Museum of Fine Arts

2 January, 2008 (00:00) | By: jackdeal

I think it was the original old man Getty that said some find oil and others don’t. As you probably know the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has one of the finest collections of art in the world. The 1930’s, 1940’s and 1950’s were great decades for the nouveau riche to […]

Looking For Laser Engraving Information?

25 December, 2007 (00:00) | By: twinpeak

Laser engraving history: It was in the early sixties that scientists first discovered they could create a light source, focus its energy and have a tool powerful enough to affect a wide range of materials. You can think of a laser as a light source that’s similar to a light bulb. A light bulb […]