16 Artists Magazine January/February 2020
Prime THE ASK
What was your favorite
art exhibition of 2019?
WE ASKED...
“One of the extraordinary
things about living in New
York City is the wonderful
opportunity one has to see the
outstanding exhibitions the
city’s museums organize. This
past year The Frick Collection
presented ‘Moroni: The Riches
of Renaissance Portraiture.’
Alhough the exhibition
focused on the sitters’
clothing and belongings, it’s
the penetrating, psychological
and non-idealized way Moroni
painted the figures that
make the paintings so
contemporary.”COSTA VAVAGIAKIS
ARTIST“Myfavoriteartexhibitionoftheyearwas
‘Tintoretto:ArtistofRenaissanceVenice’atthe
NationalGalleryofArt.Atthe500th
anniversaryofhisbirth,Tintorettocontinues
toinspireandprovidemotivationtopushthe
boundariesofexpression.Artiststodaycan
stilllearnsomuchfromexamininghis
techniques,masteryofcompositionandthe
wayhehandledthemediumofoilpaint.”MICHAELSKALKA
CHAIRMAN,ASTMD01.57,
ARTISTS’MATERIALSSTANDARDS“ ThevanGoghexhibit
atTheMuseumofFine
Arts,Houston—itsonly
U.S.stop.Thecollection
andtheinteractiverooms
wereexcellent.”
—CAROLYNBRYAN
HANCOCK“TheMichelangeloexhibit
attheClevelandMuseum
ofArt.Fromsculptureto
paintingtodrawingto
anatomy...I’mfascinated
byhismanytalents.He
wasa genius!”
—MARIANNEBERZINSKASLIKEUSONFACEBOOK
@ARTISTSNETWORKTO
ANSWEREACHMONTH’S
QUESTIONIN“THEASK.”
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YOU ANSWERED
“ Last spring The Morgan Library
and Museum exhibited ‘Invention
and Design: Early Italian Drawings
at the Morgan’ with works by artists
born before 1500, including
Mantegna, Botticelli, Leonardo da
Vinci, Raphael, Fra Bartolomeo, and
other masters. The selections
displayed a wealth of Early
Renaissance drawing techniques in
line and tone: metalpoint
(silverpoint), black and white chalk,
red sanguine on prepared handmade
paper, and pen and ink with white
gouache and point of brush for the
highlights. The delicacy of touch and
simplicity of means yet powerful
feelings conveyed by these superb
draftsmen and painters were inspiring.WENDY SHALEN
ARTIST & INSTRUCTOR
THE ART STUDENTS LEAGUE
OF NEW YORKThe Tailor (ca 1570; oil on canvas, 39x30⅓ )
by Giovanni Battista Moroni
National Gallery, London“Two favorite exhibitions
that I visited with students
and artist friends were ‘Joe
Brainard–100 Works’ at
Tibor de Nagy, in New York
City, and ‘Verrocchio, il
maestro di Leonardo’ at
Palazzo Strozzi, in Florence,
Italy. Both stunning!”
—MARGARET KRUG
ARTIST & AUTHOR OF
AN ARTIST’S HANDBOOK