Art History

Mike Pound: Judging chili contests is not easy

16 May 2012

I look at chili the way I look at art — I don’t know much about it but I know what I like. When I was in college I had a friend who was an art history major and she tried in vain to teach me about art. I told her that I liked  Norman Rockwell paintings because “you could tell what he was talking about.�

Art Institute's Lichtenstein exhibit enlightens

16 May 2012

You might think Roy Lichtenstein loved the stuff of everyday postwar American existence. Swirling washing machines, diamond engagement rings, steaming hot cups of coffee, hi-top sneakers, golf balls and hot dogs covered in mustard are just a few of the familiar subjects portrayed big and bold in his iconic paintings of the early 1960s, paintings that launched a revolution called pop art.

Art along I-4 exits: History center photo exhibition looks for surprising beauty

16 May 2012

A new photo exhibit that captures unexpected beauty within earshot of Interstate 4 exits will open at the Orange County Regional History Center on Saturday.