AA Pollock
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Life is the Elephant and we are the Blind Men
(I cull dormant activity)
(I cull dormant activity)
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Charles-Antoine Coypel, Don Quixote Led by Folly, oil on canvas, 1714-1734 (Musée national du château de Compiègne)
January 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Charles-Antoine Coypel, Don Quixote Led by Folly, oil on canvas, 1714-1734 (Musée national du château de Compiègne)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
“Port Vendres” in the British Museum.
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“Port Vendres” in the British Museum.
www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/media/catalo...
January 17, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
“Port Vendres” in the British Museum.
www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/media/catalo...
“Port Vendres” in the British Museum.
www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/media/catalo...
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'Clockhouse Road, Winter.' (1957)
Denis Lucas was a British figurative painter strongly influenced by the dark urban scenes of Walter Sickert. The place in the title of this work most likely refers to Clockhouse Road in Beckenham, now in Greater London but once in Kent.
Denis Lucas was a British figurative painter strongly influenced by the dark urban scenes of Walter Sickert. The place in the title of this work most likely refers to Clockhouse Road in Beckenham, now in Greater London but once in Kent.
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
'Clockhouse Road, Winter.' (1957)
Denis Lucas was a British figurative painter strongly influenced by the dark urban scenes of Walter Sickert. The place in the title of this work most likely refers to Clockhouse Road in Beckenham, now in Greater London but once in Kent.
Denis Lucas was a British figurative painter strongly influenced by the dark urban scenes of Walter Sickert. The place in the title of this work most likely refers to Clockhouse Road in Beckenham, now in Greater London but once in Kent.
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'Twilight.' (1892) Relatively unknown today, Charles-Victor Guilloux exhibited his paintings at the Salon alongside Paul Gauguin and the Nabis artists. A reviewer praised his work as 'remarkable, he is clearly a master colourist.'
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
'Twilight.' (1892) Relatively unknown today, Charles-Victor Guilloux exhibited his paintings at the Salon alongside Paul Gauguin and the Nabis artists. A reviewer praised his work as 'remarkable, he is clearly a master colourist.'
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Gloucester Road, London (1958)
One of William Brooker’s great strengths was his aptitude for combining the expressionistic lightness of painting with strong composition; flat patches of light and dark allow people and vehicles to recede gradually into the distance.
One of William Brooker’s great strengths was his aptitude for combining the expressionistic lightness of painting with strong composition; flat patches of light and dark allow people and vehicles to recede gradually into the distance.
January 16, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Gloucester Road, London (1958)
One of William Brooker’s great strengths was his aptitude for combining the expressionistic lightness of painting with strong composition; flat patches of light and dark allow people and vehicles to recede gradually into the distance.
One of William Brooker’s great strengths was his aptitude for combining the expressionistic lightness of painting with strong composition; flat patches of light and dark allow people and vehicles to recede gradually into the distance.
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Fairfield Porter's picture (1967) shows a pear tree in blossom and the bright yellow flowers of forsythia bushes in the background. The building just visible beyond the shrubbery is his home in Southampton, New York, the setting for many of his paintings.
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Fairfield Porter's picture (1967) shows a pear tree in blossom and the bright yellow flowers of forsythia bushes in the background. The building just visible beyond the shrubbery is his home in Southampton, New York, the setting for many of his paintings.
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'Les Vieux saules à Moret,' (1905) reveals Francis Picabia’s early brilliance as an Impressionist. Inspired by Monet, Sisley & Pissarro, he captured the countryside around Moret, often reimagined later in the studio rather than painted en plein air.
January 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
'Les Vieux saules à Moret,' (1905) reveals Francis Picabia’s early brilliance as an Impressionist. Inspired by Monet, Sisley & Pissarro, he captured the countryside around Moret, often reimagined later in the studio rather than painted en plein air.
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“For indeed any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one city of the poor, the other of the rich; these cities are at war with one another.”
- Plato
- Plato
September 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“For indeed any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one city of the poor, the other of the rich; these cities are at war with one another.”
- Plato
- Plato
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The Washing at the Window (1947) by Scottish artist Robert Henderson Blyth (1919-1970).
Oil on board
120 x 103 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Oil on board
120 x 103 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 AM
The Washing at the Window (1947) by Scottish artist Robert Henderson Blyth (1919-1970).
Oil on board
120 x 103 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Oil on board
120 x 103 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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The first exhibition of Impressionists included work by only one woman: Berthe Morisot 👩🎨
The artist was born #OnThisDay in 1841.
Find out more about her 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/four-women-impressionists
📸 1) The Courtauld / 2) Tate / 3) National Gallery
The artist was born #OnThisDay in 1841.
Find out more about her 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/four-women-impressionists
📸 1) The Courtauld / 2) Tate / 3) National Gallery
January 14, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The first exhibition of Impressionists included work by only one woman: Berthe Morisot 👩🎨
The artist was born #OnThisDay in 1841.
Find out more about her 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/four-women-impressionists
📸 1) The Courtauld / 2) Tate / 3) National Gallery
The artist was born #OnThisDay in 1841.
Find out more about her 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/four-women-impressionists
📸 1) The Courtauld / 2) Tate / 3) National Gallery
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Berthe Morisot, French painter and one of the founding members of the Impressionist movement, was born on this day in 1841.
This watercolour was made in Jersey where Berthe Morisot spent the summer of 1886. Morisot painted watercolours, mainly of landscape, throughout her life.
This watercolour was made in Jersey where Berthe Morisot spent the summer of 1886. Morisot painted watercolours, mainly of landscape, throughout her life.
January 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Berthe Morisot, French painter and one of the founding members of the Impressionist movement, was born on this day in 1841.
This watercolour was made in Jersey where Berthe Morisot spent the summer of 1886. Morisot painted watercolours, mainly of landscape, throughout her life.
This watercolour was made in Jersey where Berthe Morisot spent the summer of 1886. Morisot painted watercolours, mainly of landscape, throughout her life.
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As we reach the end of the year I'm reflecting on some of the great artworks I viewed, including these: two of Rembrandt's late self-portraits, one in The Hague & one in London, both painted in last year of his life. Rembrandt turns a face to us that bears the marks of life's heavy weight
December 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
As we reach the end of the year I'm reflecting on some of the great artworks I viewed, including these: two of Rembrandt's late self-portraits, one in The Hague & one in London, both painted in last year of his life. Rembrandt turns a face to us that bears the marks of life's heavy weight
Please don’t be a “Useful Idiot”
December 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Please don’t be a “Useful Idiot”
IMHO Populism = Aggression
December 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
IMHO Populism = Aggression
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Key Epstein fact: the anticommunist zealots who led Iran-Contra merged with the KGB network that pillaged the USSR to establish Putin and his oligarchs. Epstein and Robert Maxwell were embedded in both networks.
December 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Key Epstein fact: the anticommunist zealots who led Iran-Contra merged with the KGB network that pillaged the USSR to establish Putin and his oligarchs. Epstein and Robert Maxwell were embedded in both networks.
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This 1163-year-old cedar tree stump from the Niagara Escarpment holds annual climate records in its tree rings. These yearly records coincide with the sediment records in nearby Crawford Lake.
December 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This 1163-year-old cedar tree stump from the Niagara Escarpment holds annual climate records in its tree rings. These yearly records coincide with the sediment records in nearby Crawford Lake.
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📄 EXCLUSIVE: We untangle Epstein's web at Santa Fe Institute to make sense of "Game B," a design for a new utopian society, and look at some of its downstream effects. Featuring an interview with Jim Rutt, former SFI Chair. Part 6 in our series.
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Part Six: Epstein and the (Dangerous) Game of Evolution
Was Jeffrey Epstein part of Russia's broader war on the West? In this multi-part series we examine his obsession with nuclear scientists, eugenics, transhumanism, and influence. What we found will lik...
america2.news
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📄 EXCLUSIVE: We untangle Epstein's web at Santa Fe Institute to make sense of "Game B," a design for a new utopian society, and look at some of its downstream effects. Featuring an interview with Jim Rutt, former SFI Chair. Part 6 in our series.
america2.news/part-six-eps...
america2.news/part-six-eps...
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📄 NEW: American and European democracy share common fates, and Europe must take the lead now in pushing back against corporatist assaults if democracy is to survive on either continent.
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We Must Stand Together: America and Europe Share a Common Fate
The transatlantic alliance between the United States and Europe is under full-on assault. But we must not abandon it, writes A2 Editor David Troy.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📄 NEW: American and European democracy share common fates, and Europe must take the lead now in pushing back against corporatist assaults if democracy is to survive on either continent.
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Happy Solstice Season
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Happy Solstice Season
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Examining Benjamin Haughton again, one is struck less by his landscapes than by this curious painting of a woman in a churchyard (c1910). It is a picture devoid of sentiment; its interest lies entirely in the orchestration of form, which is what gives it its strength.
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Examining Benjamin Haughton again, one is struck less by his landscapes than by this curious painting of a woman in a churchyard (c1910). It is a picture devoid of sentiment; its interest lies entirely in the orchestration of form, which is what gives it its strength.
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Very long story short, what we are finding is that both Trump and Epstein were products of a large scale subversion campaign designed by Vladimir Kryuchkov to topple the West, with Trump as a political front and Maxwells/Epstein tasked with allocating ~$50 billion in KGB funds.
📄 EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Epstein's 1988 trip to Iowa connects to a sprawling influence network around Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation. Ray Dalio, James Comey, Sean Combs, David Lynch and others make appearances. Part 5 in our series.
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Part Five: Epstein, Iowa, and the Maharishi
Was Jeffrey Epstein part of Russia's broader war on the West? In this multi-part series we examine his obsession with nuclear scientists, eugenics, transhumanism, and influence. What we found will lik...
america2.news
October 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Very long story short, what we are finding is that both Trump and Epstein were products of a large scale subversion campaign designed by Vladimir Kryuchkov to topple the West, with Trump as a political front and Maxwells/Epstein tasked with allocating ~$50 billion in KGB funds.
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Another of the mosaic bollards on Ashley Street in the Woodlands area of Glasgow. They were created by Impact Arts in the late 1990s.
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#glasgow #colour #streetart #mosaics #tiles #woodlands #ceramics
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#glasgow #colour #streetart #mosaics #tiles #woodlands #ceramics
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Another of the mosaic bollards on Ashley Street in the Woodlands area of Glasgow. They were created by Impact Arts in the late 1990s.
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#glasgow #colour #streetart #mosaics #tiles #woodlands #ceramics
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#glasgow #colour #streetart #mosaics #tiles #woodlands #ceramics
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Just as literature has its famous quotations, art has its famous paintings; Van Gogh's work is on lunchboxes to umbrellas. This work won't be among them. It was made in 1881 while studying under his cousin Anton Mauve, Van Gogh thought it one of his best watercolours.
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Just as literature has its famous quotations, art has its famous paintings; Van Gogh's work is on lunchboxes to umbrellas. This work won't be among them. It was made in 1881 while studying under his cousin Anton Mauve, Van Gogh thought it one of his best watercolours.