From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Looking at, Talking about, and Appreciating Art
It's wash day at #fwmoa, but we aren't doing laundry; instead, we're looking at artworks that use a wash to create contrast, texture, and color gradients. Learn how to spot this technique then put it to the test with works #nowonvie at #fwmoa.
Whoa dude! This glass is crystal clear! Take a closer look at refraction in action in this #arttermtuesday post on lead glass artworks at the #fwmoa
Can you name all the "Old Masters" in Western art history? Learn what marks a master from an apprentice in this #arttermtuesday:
A technique that creates a textured, tactile experience for the viewer, talking about impasto also makes us hungry! Learn more about the process of impasto in this #arttermtuesday and see it in action in works by #jihamoon and #tarawill #nowonview.
After a brief hiatus, #arttermtuesday is back! If you thought we had covered all the printmaking terms, think again! Today, we delve into mezzotints:
When an artist decides to create, where do they start? Many begin with a sketch. Sculptors, who work in 3D, start with a maquette. Learn more about this preliminary step in this #arttermtuesday!
Katy Thompson, Associate Director of Education The days are shorter, the nights are colder, and the ghouls are coming out to play. Sue Slick, our Collection Information Specialist, recently shared a new art word with me: gloamin'. A Scottish term referring to the twilight hour when ghosts and witches are about, it's applied to artworks …
“You call that art?!” Conceptual art has a reputation for inaccessibility, so this week we're questioning the very definition of art and who gets to decide: the artist or the viewer.
Woodblocks, the oldest form of printmaking, are the easiest and cheapest of the multiple printmaking processes. Here, we carve away the secrets of woodblocks (and woodcuts!) ahead of the new exhibition at #fwmoa ft. prints from Landfall Press.
We've spent the last few months learning about the elements and principles of art only to realize we hadn't defined elements and principles! We've righted that wrong in this post: