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
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
Abstract art can sometimes feel unclear and daunting, even to people who really love it. For Minna Citron (1896-1991), a modernist printmaker, the value of abstract art was that “the beholder is invited to an emotional experience.” #OctoberBirthdayArtistParty
Whitby Abbey Francis Meadow Sutcliffe • negative 1880 The J. Paul Getty Museum The ruins of Whitby Abbey sit on a small hill surrounded by boulders. #artoftheday
