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northland10 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:35 am OMG, that was amazing.

The art on this post was deliberately chosen because in 1964, Ferguson Dewar was commissioned to illustrate an abridged version of The Hobbit to be published in the magazine New Princess and the Girl which was authorized by Joy Hill at Allen & Unwin and the Professor himself at a rate 15 guineas (£1.05) per published episode of approximately 3500 words each. The dapper fellow in the boat is none other than Gollum himself and this is from an officially authorized adaptation of the book during the Professor's lifetime. In fact Dewar chose to adapt examples of the Professor's art and used a more child friendly style that ironically invokes a Disneyesque feel, especially when you look at artwork of the Dwarves. This created some very unique art that would feel strange and unlovely to our eyes today.

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Las Vegas artist wants $4M artwork saved from implosion

8 News Now — Las Vegas
5 Mar 2024

In 1979, craftsmen and artisans labored for over a year to complete the massive stained glass interior dome for the Tropicana Hotel, but now a local artist hopes the ceiling can be saved before a new Major League Baseball stadium shatters a piece of Las Vegas history.

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 40 years. Now he’s an award-winning artist: ‘I turned my past into something good’
Gary Tyler was drawn to quilting during his time in Angola prison. This month, LA’s Frieze fair celebrated his deeply personal work

Dalya Benor in Los Angeles
Sun 10 Mar 2024 12.00 CET

In a tucked-away corner of the Frieze Art Fair in Los Angeles, among the frenzied crowds of the international art market’s trading room floor, lies a quiet respite where one booth seems to operate outside the fray. Its spare hanging of five quilted tapestries quietly asserts its place among the humming blue-chip gallery booths.

It is here that Gary Tyler, a Los Angeles-based artist and formerly incarcerated man, greets visitors and explains the significance of his work – quilted scenes depicting a Black man behind bars, rodeos, and an African Ashanti warrior gazing out at the room. This month, Tyler was awarded the prestigious Frieze Los Angeles Impact prize, an award that recognizes artists who have made significant impacts on society through their work.

Astonishingly, Tyler has managed not just to survive, but to transcend the injustices he faced. He honed his intricate textile skills during the nearly 42 years he spent wrongfully incarcerated at Angola state enitentiary, known to be one of Louisiana’s harshest prisons.



https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesig ... rieze-fair

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[“Monuments” by Craig Walsh was an art exhibit in Uptown Charlotte. It paid homage to all of the enslaved people buried in cemeteries with no headstones. He put a face in the trees to honor those souls.]