Artist creates portrait of King of Pop out of cans of pop

By now, hundreds of thousands of viewers have seen Jeff Koons’ ”Michael Jackson and Bubbles,” the gilded porcelain life-size sculpture of the King of Pop and his beloved chimpanzee that has been on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Broad Contemporary Art Museum since it opened more than two years ago.

Now comes Michael Jackson without bubbles, thanks to Sunland artist Seaton Brown, who has created a 144-square-foot portrait of the King of Pop out of 1,680 empty soda pop cans — the contents, bubbles included, having gone down the drain because, as the artist tells Culture Monster, “I don’t really drink soda.”

Caravaggio painting found

Ukrainian and German police have recovered a painting by 17th century Italian artist

"Taking of Christ" -Caravaggio

stolen from a Ukrainian museum, the Interfax news agency quoted Ukraine’s interior minister as saying on Tuesday.

The painting, called the “Taking of Christ,” or the “Kiss of Judas,” and considered the most valuable piece of art in Ukraine, was stolen from a museum in the Black Sea port of Odessa in 2008 in what officials described as a “cultural catastrophe.”

BMW -Art Car in Paris

17. Jeff Koons 2010

Jeff Koons this week revealed his latest creation in Paris, BMW Art Car number 17. Koons and his staff have been working on the brightly colored design since February.

The BMW M3 GT2 is covered in a vinyl wrap with a design that really pops. The car will race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, June 12-13, 2010.

Louise Bourgeois – art legend dies

Louise Bourgeois – a legendary painter and sculptor

Bourgois was well known for her abstract, often controversial pieces of artwork that would inspire many other artists (especially young women).

Her sculptures were often made of metal, wood or rubber and would often use an emotionally agressive theme. Underlying all of her work, however, was the idea that the fragile human body had a need for nurture and care in a dangerous world.

Her most popular works include “Nature Study” (1984) and “Fillette” (1968).

Louise Bourgeois, the grande dame of contemporary artists best known for her sculpture and disquieting symbolism, died Monday May 31, 2010 of a heart attack at a hospital in Manhattan. She was 98.

Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies

still from "Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies"

“Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies” is filled with celebrated talking heads,including Martin Scorsese, who produced the film with Mr. Glimcher and Robert

Greenhut; artists like Julian Schnabel, Chuck Close, Eric Fischl and Lucas Samaras; and the video performance artist Robert Whitman (the most articulate), discussing the relationship of movies to the artists’ work.

Directed by Arne Glimcher; narrated by Martin Scorsese; director of photography, Petr Hlinomaz; edited by Sabine Krayenbühl; produced by Mr. Glimcher, Mr. Scorsese and Robert Greenhut; released by Arthouse Films. At the Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, Greenwich Village. Running time: 1 hour 2 minutes. This film is not rated.

GVAA offers Free banner ad

GV Art Auctions is offering a free banner ad to any and all artists who list their art at auction in the month of June.  The banner’s size is quite large.  It’s dimensions are 850px x 309px.

GVAA is an art auction site created by artists to help promote interest in the arts.