The Watts Towers, called “Nuestro Pueblo” by the artist, is a single wedge-shaped site containing 17 integrated sculptural metal and concrete towers ranging up to 99.5 feet high (30 m), various architectural and sculptural features, and mosaic panels and pavement. #artoftheday
“There was a whole language that I could never make function for myself in relationship to painting and that was attitudes like tortured, struggle, pain.”
Béla Lugosi’s commanding presence, hypnotic voice, and mesmerizing gaze made him the embodiment of Count Dracula, a role that has established him as a cultural icon and a legend of the silver screen forever. #OctoberBirthdayArtistParty 🦇
Tsukumogami, Goblins of Tea Things and Utensils Ito Jakuchu • Edo Period (late 17th-18th century) Fukuoka City Museum 福岡巿博物館 Fukuoka City Museum #artoftheday
[View in Catacombs] Nadar • 1861 The J. Paul Getty Museum Getty View down a diverging tunnel in the Paris Catacombs. The walls of the tunnel are lined with human skulls and lit with artificial light. #artoftheday
In Gilbert Magu Luján’s print Cruising Turtle Island, the road doesn’t disappear into the sunset. It stretches around the horizon, dipping just out of sight before reappearing to convey a colorful low-rider car along a surface of white sand. #OctoberBirthdayArtisrParty
By Munch made many versions of the motif we know as Vampire. He varied the colours and the technique, but the motif remained more-or-less unchanged after the first version painted in 1893. #artoftheday
