To say Carol Watts has lived fully is a small statement. A native of Palestine, Watts and his wife spent many years traveling abroad as missionaries stopping at fascinating destinations such as Australia and the Samoan Islands. Now, after returning to the Palestine area about seven years ago, Watts focuses his attention on his former love of art and painting. …
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HAIFA, Israel (AP)-Curators at an Israeli museum have discovered three anonymous sketches by famous 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani hiding under the surface of one of his paintings. The unfinished works of Modigliani, an Italian-born artist who worked in Paris before he died in 1920, were revealed after the canvas of “Nude with a Hat” at the University of Haifa’s Hecht …
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“I DON’T JUST MAKE ARTWORKS for decoration. Mine is multi-functional. As an example, I make a lamp shell that also serves as a saving case,” said wood assemblage and visual artist Didier Irimaso. The 22-year-old is currently self-employed and produces original artwork from wood and other various materials. Aside from the lamp shell, he also assembled a bed that included …
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Nick Kyrgios is a brilliant player and few have ever doubted his talent. However, very few would have expected him to make the business end of Wimbledon this year, let alone reach the final. The 27-year-old beat Cristian Garin in straight sets in the quarterfinals and was scheduled to face Rafael Nadal in the semiinals. However, the Spaniard withdrew from …
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Andy Robert. Photo by Andre D. Wagner Bard College’s Division of Arts is pleased to announce the appointment of painter Andy Robert as Visiting Artist in Residence in the Studio Arts Program for the fall 2022 semester. Andy Robert (b. 1984, Les Cayes, Haiti) is a painter who conceptually negotiates abstraction with recognizable imagery; his paintings wrestle between the lyrical and the concrete. In a …
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