Maya Lin If we had a God’s-eye view of our world, would it affect our actions? Would we make different […]
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Visit Untitled by Artist Jun Kaneko, a Pioneer of Monumental Ceramics, at Rollins Museum of Art
Jun Kaneko (Japanese, b. 1942)Untitled, 2003Glazed ceramicGift of Alan Ginsburg. 2017.17 Jun Kaneko Jun Kaneko was born in Nagoya, Japan in […]
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The Secret, Alachua, FL by Photographer Michael Bühler-Rose
How The Secret, Alachua, FL by photographer Michael Bühler-Rose helps expand our sense of what cultural exchange might mean.
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The Intersections of Art and Business Education
I recently gave the following address to a group of alumni from the Crummer Graduate School of Business. As Rollins […]
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Lorna Simpson: Artist and Pioneer of Conceptual Photography
A pioneer of conceptual photography, Lorna Simpson is best known for her large-scale works combining images and text. Simpson’s photography often questions and challenges conventional views on gender, sexuality, race, identity, and culture in the United States.
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Works by American Photographer Carrie Mae Weems in the Rollins Museum of Art Collection
Gain insights into the works of American Photographer Carrie Mae Weems that are featured in the permanent collection at The Rollins Museum of Art.
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Carmen Herrera’s quest for formal simplicity
Carmen Herrera has been described as a “quiet warrior of her art” in her uncompromising commitment to abstraction over decades […]
Celebrate Hispanic Art and Artists
Artist Francisco Zúñiga’s Work Speaks Volumes
Francisco Zúñiga was born in 1912 in San José, Costa Rica where his father, Manuel María Zúñiga worked as a […]
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My Dream Internship at RMA
As I walked up the steps of the Rollins Museum of Art this morning, I couldn’t believe the summer had […]
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Work of the Week: Elihu Vedder’s “Superest Invictus Amor”
Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923), Superest Invictus Amor (Love Ever Present), 1887, Oil on canvas, 34 ¾ x 12 ¼ inches […]
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Work of the Week: William Williams’ “The (William) Denning Family” | In the Spirit of Conversation, a Confession by Dr. Grant Hamming
William Williams (American, 1727-1791) The (William) Denning Family, 1772, Oil on canvas, 35 ½ x 52 inches Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820), […]
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Work of the Week: Unknown Artist after Sebastiano Serlio,“Study for a Stage Design: Street Lined with Palatial Buildings”
We do not know who drew this delicate ink and chalk drawing. We do know, however, that it is a copy of a woodcut from a book rather famous at the time, the Second Book on Perspective by Italian architect and theorist Sebastiano Serlio (published in 1545). Today, Serlio is remembered as the author of the first architectural treatise in a modern language to be printed with illustrations, also the first to devote an entire section to the theatre. That is where we find the source image for this drawing, titled The Tragic Scene. The drawing may have been a lesson in perspective (apprentices repeatedly copied works by other artists in order to master various skills, types of compositions, or media), or a point of departure for a different composition.
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Work of the Week: Gertrude Käsebier, “The Red Man”
Gertrude Käsebier was an early supporter of the Pictorialism movement, which sought to reverse the idea that photography could not be painterly. Joining the likes of Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen in the Photo Secession group, she adopted several older, labor-intensive printing styles, used alternative chemicals that yielded more nuanced tonal ranges, and reworked her plates with paintbrushes and other methods before printing. In the pictorialists’ hands, photography was art and being a photographer was a professionalized artistic craft.
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Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold, From the RMA Collection
As an artist and activist, Ringgold’s career has been dedicated to exploring themes of race and gender equality. She grew up in the creatively fertile Harlem Renaissance, a time and place where perceptions of black culture and identity were redefined. Her work incorporates the narrative traditions of quiltmaking and African American history with great resonance, serving as platform to share her story and that of those before her.
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Work of the Week: Juan Travieso, “Lonesome George”
Travieso’s work is ripe with environmental concerns and a call for action. The jarring effect ofhis spliced paintings serves as commentary regarding the negative impact of humaninterference in natural ecosystems, frequently referencing species’ endangerment andextinction. These themes reflect a compassion for the vulnerable and under resourced, alikely byproduct of growing up in communist Cuba. He also credits his use of bright andexpansive color palettes to the lack of art materials available to him on the island at the startof his artistic career. Lonesome George raises important questions regarding the ties between man and nature, asking for careful consideration as we inch closer to the pointwhere humans become victims of their own circumstances and reflecting on the ripple effectsof even the smallest actions.