An artist in France said he will destroy paintings by icons Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and others using acid if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange dies in prison. Andrei Molodkin, an artist in the south of France, is planning to destroy up to $45 million worth of masterpieces that have been donated to him. Molodkin said […]
Feb. 9—By Ayanna Eckblad This month and next the Albert Lea Art Center will feature an exhibit by Albert Lea artist Jacob Schlichter. The exhibit, “Wildlife by Jacob,” will be displayed through March 22, and there will be an artist reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 23. Schlichter has done photography professionally since 2014. […]
Street artist Maupal, whose cartoon-like depictions of Pope Francis as a “Super Pope” have graced buildings around the Vatican for a decade, received an official stamp of approval on Thursday when he appeared at a Vatican news conference. Maupal, in life Mauro Pallotta, designed a series of posters to illustrate Francis’ 2024 Lent message, which […]
Jan. 24—Leonard Byrne, who served as the Spokane Symphony Orchestra’s principal and only tubist for nearly five decades, died Monday of congestive heart failure in Spokane Valley. He was 70. Byrne joined the symphony in 1975 while finishing his master’s degree in electrical engineering at the University of Idaho. Byrne held a unique distinction in […]
As an artist working across media, I’ve used everything from thread to my voice to poetically translate and express information. Recently, I’ve been working with another medium – geologic datasets. While scientists use data visualization to show the results of a dataset in interesting and informative ways, my goal as an artist is a little […]
We’ve seen the 12 days of Christmas taken in many different directions and versions, but for those with a passion for space, let’s sing along to the “12 Space Patches of Christmas” designed by an artist to the “stars,” Tim Gagnon. Before we begin, if you haven’t heard of the “KSC artist,” allow us to […]