Looking at the many human figures in ‘European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York’, it’s hard not to notice their hands: some elongated and others plump; palms pressed together in prayer or laid open in desperation; nimble, pick-pocketing hands; a wrinkled finger pointing in accusation; a clenched fist; dirty fingernails. LIST OF…
Paintings in ‘European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York’ come to life with live artwork recreations by costumed models daily in The Studio ― located within the exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA). Draw using the materials supplied to create your own masterpiece, taking inspiration from the models and their surroundings.…
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The words we use to talk about art can often seem puzzling — Classicism, Humanism, Illusionism, Impressionism, Japonisme, Modernism, Realism, Romanticism, to name just a few — so why do art movements use the ‘ism’ suffix and where do they all come from? To clarify — a suffix is a letter or a group of…
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Amid the newly established boulevards of 1870s Paris, a radical mode of painting emerged. In 1874, Claude Monet exhibited Impression, Sunrise, and the term ‘Impressionist’ was quickly adopted to describe the broad and direct approach of the artist and his contemporaries, including Edgar Degas. Edgar Degas Like many avant-garde artists of his day, Edgar Degas…
For the duration of ‘European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York’ experience 500 years of European art history by entering The Studio, located within the exhibition space at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA). The Studio offers an array of experiences — be surprised, delighted, challenged and entertained — whether through newly…
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As QAGOMA opened its doors to the exhibition, ‘European Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York‘, the Australian Cinémathèque, GOMA curated a selection of insightful and playful films that delve into the history of the Masters and the modern-day museum with ‘The Met: The Masters and the Modern Day‘. RELATED: More 5 FILM…
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