As I’ve stated before, I’ve been around forever.
Am I exaggerating? No.
Here’s some confirmation that I’ve been around forever.
The discovery of a fragment of an Egyptian tomb painting documents the role I played in art as early as 1350BC (circa).
Visit www.britishmuseum.org
Morning, Interior, created by Maximilien Luce in 1890 is a stunning example of how people use me.
It’s Neo-impressionism—sometimes called pointillism.
Details about Morning, Interior
Georges Seurat a Post-Impressionist painter.
And then there’s stippling. I’m used in engraving.
Do an Internet search to learn more about the stippling technique, especially as related to pen-and-ink drawings.
Artist Eric Olson is inspired to “explore the ideas of structure and stability in an environment that is completely random.”
Source: Eric Olson's portfolio
My unauthorized biographer is obsessed with strawberries. Here I am again, on canvas.
Source: The Renoir (Look under "Portland" header on the displayed page.)
Despite extensive searches, my biographer was unable to identify a direct link to the painting.
Note: In the early 1990s, the William S. Paley Collection: 19th and 20th Century Art from the Museum of Modern Art, New York (12/17/92- 2/7/93), was exhibited at the Seattle Art Museum. Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s 1905 painting, Strawberries, was part of that collection. Despite the fact that there were better known works in the collection that were exhibited, it is Renoir’s painting that remains a vivid part of the biographer’s memory. It’s an exquisite and stunning piece. The strawberries seemed so real, so succulent, that she wanted to select one and consume it.
Can you imagine this 19th century Baleen Whale Mask without me? I’m an essential decorative element.
Source: Kwakwaka'wakw. Baleen Whale Mask, 19th century. Cedar wood, hide, cotton cord, nails, pigment, 23 5/8 x 28 1/2 x 81 1/8 in. (60 x 72.4 x 206 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8901. Creative Commons-BY
Note: The Baleen Whale Mask is an absolute favorite of my unauthorized biographer!
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama and I have a wonderful relationship. She gets me.
Mirror Rooms
As of June 27, the site is closed because of COVID-19.
A mini-biography of Kayoi Kusama
Another glimpse of Kayoi Kusama artwork
An article about the Kyoi Kusama Infinity Mirror exhibit
I’m happy to be part of complex and simple artwork.
Including participating in a little dot humor and being part of a square.
