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| Lascaux Nights, 36x48, by Joel Ellis acrylic on canvas, tribute to ancient artists |
The travel to art museums season is fast approaching as
summer starts to seep into our thoughts. The wonder of the human spirit looking
for and hoping to carry a small bit of beauty with them on life’s journey is
with us as we too travel. The small ivory carved female figure dating back
thousands of years could have been someone’s traveling treasured art object as
they moved through their
precarious times. At the cave paintings in Lascaux, France, we stand in front of and wonder at their beauty and possible meaning. They could have been a message to us telling of the adventure of the hunt or could it be telling us of the creatures they thought might someday not survive for future people to see. We don’t know for sure, but these towering images could have been their art museum.
We humans are natural collectors. These collections could be
“I might need it someday” or “It’s so beautiful I have to have it”. Sometimes
these collections were meant to impress and say “look at me, I’m important.” Whatever
the reasons, these collections do exist.
The history of sharing with folks like us is truly
fascinating. An in-depth history of the development of our art collecting is
researched for the book Rogues’ Gallery
by Michael Gross. Rogues’ Gallery
gives an inside look at the collector and the “what next” after the amassed
treasures began to control the collectors’ lives. Here’s where the museums get
their treasures. Michael Gross gives the “inside look” at the history of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and huge collections from around the world.
If you are looking for original art as part of your life, I
hope you will check out my new website with galleries of over 20 works at www.joelellisart.com.
Happy travels and keep looking for that art piece you just
have to own. Who knows, maybe your treasure collection might be in some museums
prized exhibition.
Joel
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| Nautilus, 24x24, acrylic on canvas, currently exhibit at Clark Hill Law Firm - Lansing Michigan |
