Victor Pytko

BBAC showcases a trio of shows that sparkle or fool the eye

While the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center adroitly works to keep its respected educational programs alive and running in a hardball economy, the popularity of its three-for-one openings seem to be attracting larger and larger crowds. Attendance for the...

DIA's Avedon fashion photo exhibit to shutter Sunday

This is the last weekend to see the magnificent photographic retrospective of fashion photographer Richard Avedon at the Detroit Institute of Arts. “Avedon Fashion Photographs 1944-2000,” opened Oct. 18, 2010. The exhibition is a selection of more...

Carved, sculpted or banged together, the nature of wood is revealed in Art House exhibit

“Made of Wood,” now showing through Jan. 30, at Northville’s Art House Gallery features a baker’s dozen of mostly local artists who have converted wood from raw or previously used forms to objects d...

Most admired unknown artist, ex-Detroiter Albert York, has passed

(Complied from published reports) A relatively obscure but successful Detroit-born painter, Albert York, died of cancer at age 80 this past October in Water Mill, N.Y. He was known for his small, strange landscapes which he executed in...

The movies: Form for art as well as an art form

Thanks to a generous tax incentive, Michigan is well on its way to becoming a significant market for hot Hollywood types offering a new aspect to the state's cultural offerings.While inside looks are difficult for the general public...

HOPE poster artist Shepard Fairey: Guilty of copyright infringement or protected by 'fair use?'

Shepard Fairey, the artist who created and financially benefited from his Obama "HOPE" poster, is accused of copyright infringement by the Associated Press after using an AP photo of then Senator Obama as the basis of his work...

ArtPrize: Its grand scale belies its own granularity

Everything about ArtPrize is grand: Grand Rapids, grand art, grand crowds.Its scale is immense: 159 venues, 1,262 artists, more than a half million in prize dollars.How do you to comprehend it?It is virtually impossible to...

On selling part of a diptych: To halve or halve not

Most artists limit themselves to painting on a single rectangular format but some will purposely carrying over the image or images to the additional surfaces of a diptych or triptych.So, what happens when someone wants to buy only...

Works by Warren sculptor Alexander Buchan in Louisville Concours d'Elegance

New works by Warren resident and automotive sculptor Alexander Buchan will go on display at the Louisville (KY) Concours d'Elegance , Oct. 3-4, 2009. One of his pieces, “At Speed,” depicts Jean-Pierre Wimille racing...

Albanian painter 'Malo' to show local scenes at Goldner Walsh

Downtown Birmingham (Mich) by MALOAlbanian native Muhamer Malo is October featured artist at Goldner Walsh Nursery in Pontiac. Malo will show his lushly painted landscape and scenes from around Detroit and Oakland County.Born in Albania, Muhamer Malo has...

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