Bart Gazzola
@bartgazzola381.bsky.social
#artcriticfromhell | arts writer & curator | I take pictures of what's left when the world ends | bartgazzola.com | curatednow.ca
Yellow Painting: October, 1958, Patrick Heron
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Yellow Painting: October, 1958, Patrick Heron
I had a similar conversation with my late cat Ignazio but I'm pretty sure his 'mew' meant 'fuck you I won't do what you tell me', ahem.
Overheard conversation between my boyfriend and Marcel last night:
BF: No, you can't touch my food with your paw.
Marcel: Mew.
BF: Why? I think you know why.
BF: No, you can't touch my food with your paw.
Marcel: Mew.
BF: Why? I think you know why.
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I had a similar conversation with my late cat Ignazio but I'm pretty sure his 'mew' meant 'fuck you I won't do what you tell me', ahem.
Under the Blue Sun, 1946, Alfred Pellan
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Under the Blue Sun, 1946, Alfred Pellan
Reposted by Bart Gazzola
Contrepoint
Guido Molinari
1960
Guido Molinari
1960
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Contrepoint
Guido Molinari
1960
Guido Molinari
1960
Children in front of steel mills, Firminy, France, c. 1895-1910, Félix Thiollier
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Children in front of steel mills, Firminy, France, c. 1895-1910, Félix Thiollier
Dropping Atom Bombs, 1988, Bob Boyer
When I suggest that art is a well made and meaningful object, I'm stealing the words of Boyer, who was significant as not just an artist but also a teacher.
When I suggest that art is a well made and meaningful object, I'm stealing the words of Boyer, who was significant as not just an artist but also a teacher.
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Dropping Atom Bombs, 1988, Bob Boyer
When I suggest that art is a well made and meaningful object, I'm stealing the words of Boyer, who was significant as not just an artist but also a teacher.
When I suggest that art is a well made and meaningful object, I'm stealing the words of Boyer, who was significant as not just an artist but also a teacher.
Reposted by Bart Gazzola
What Would Jesus [Not] Do?
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What Would Jesus [Not] Do?
Reposted by Bart Gazzola
John Constable, British (1776-1837), The Sea near Brighton, c. 1826, oil paint on paper on card, 17.5 x 23.8 cm, Tate Britain, London, England
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
John Constable, British (1776-1837), The Sea near Brighton, c. 1826, oil paint on paper on card, 17.5 x 23.8 cm, Tate Britain, London, England
Interior with Sudden Joy, 1951, Dorothea Tanning
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Interior with Sudden Joy, 1951, Dorothea Tanning
Reposted by Bart Gazzola
I'm wondering when Conrad Black's name is going to pop up in these emails from the Epstein files.
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I'm wondering when Conrad Black's name is going to pop up in these emails from the Epstein files.
Today’s #ThrowbackThursday Artist You Need To Know is JEAN TINGUELY (1925 – 1991).
Image : Scorpion 3, 1963 - 1969
Learn more about his life, artwork and legacy here : www.artishell.com/jean-tinguely/
Image : Scorpion 3, 1963 - 1969
Learn more about his life, artwork and legacy here : www.artishell.com/jean-tinguely/
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Today’s #ThrowbackThursday Artist You Need To Know is JEAN TINGUELY (1925 – 1991).
Image : Scorpion 3, 1963 - 1969
Learn more about his life, artwork and legacy here : www.artishell.com/jean-tinguely/
Image : Scorpion 3, 1963 - 1969
Learn more about his life, artwork and legacy here : www.artishell.com/jean-tinguely/
The next Artist You Need To Know is ALMA THOMAS (1891 – 1978).
Learn more about her art, life and legacy here : artishell.com/alma-thomas/
Image : The Eclipse, 1970
Learn more about her art, life and legacy here : artishell.com/alma-thomas/
Image : The Eclipse, 1970
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The next Artist You Need To Know is ALMA THOMAS (1891 – 1978).
Learn more about her art, life and legacy here : artishell.com/alma-thomas/
Image : The Eclipse, 1970
Learn more about her art, life and legacy here : artishell.com/alma-thomas/
Image : The Eclipse, 1970
New York, New York, 2018, Phil Bergerson
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
New York, New York, 2018, Phil Bergerson
Reposted by Bart Gazzola
Christopher McVinish, Australian (1952- ), Silverton Landscape with Approaching Storm, 2021, oil on linen, 122 x 122 cm, private collection
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Christopher McVinish, Australian (1952- ), Silverton Landscape with Approaching Storm, 2021, oil on linen, 122 x 122 cm, private collection
Chops, 1930, Samuel Peploe
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Chops, 1930, Samuel Peploe
Macy’s Jet Set, 1978, Karl Wirsum
Wisrum was a member of The Hairy Who, also known as The Chicago Hairy Who : that group of artists was previously featured in Art is Hell's ongoing Artists You Need To Know series.
You can see that here : artishell.com/hairy-who-19...
Wisrum was a member of The Hairy Who, also known as The Chicago Hairy Who : that group of artists was previously featured in Art is Hell's ongoing Artists You Need To Know series.
You can see that here : artishell.com/hairy-who-19...
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Macy’s Jet Set, 1978, Karl Wirsum
Wisrum was a member of The Hairy Who, also known as The Chicago Hairy Who : that group of artists was previously featured in Art is Hell's ongoing Artists You Need To Know series.
You can see that here : artishell.com/hairy-who-19...
Wisrum was a member of The Hairy Who, also known as The Chicago Hairy Who : that group of artists was previously featured in Art is Hell's ongoing Artists You Need To Know series.
You can see that here : artishell.com/hairy-who-19...
Royal Galleries of Ostend and beach, after the storm, 1907, Léon Spilliaert
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Royal Galleries of Ostend and beach, after the storm, 1907, Léon Spilliaert
Reposted by Bart Gazzola
Pedestrian Tunnel
Christopher Pratt
1991
Christopher Pratt
1991
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Pedestrian Tunnel
Christopher Pratt
1991
Christopher Pratt
1991
Clark was a previously featured Artist You Need To Know : artishell.com/paraskeva-cl...
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Clark was a previously featured Artist You Need To Know : artishell.com/paraskeva-cl...
Basket of Light, Sumpango, Guatemala, 1989, Flor Garduño
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Basket of Light, Sumpango, Guatemala, 1989, Flor Garduño
Today is Terry Graff's birthday so I reshare the Artist You Need To Know feature about him from Art is Hell, though he does much more than just make art.
You can see that here : artishell.com/terry-graff/
Image : Warbird and Bomb, 2020
You can see that here : artishell.com/terry-graff/
Image : Warbird and Bomb, 2020
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Today is Terry Graff's birthday so I reshare the Artist You Need To Know feature about him from Art is Hell, though he does much more than just make art.
You can see that here : artishell.com/terry-graff/
Image : Warbird and Bomb, 2020
You can see that here : artishell.com/terry-graff/
Image : Warbird and Bomb, 2020
Days Of Night by Elena Chernyshova, who documented the Russian arctic city of Norilsk which is in darkness for 45 days a year....
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Days Of Night by Elena Chernyshova, who documented the Russian arctic city of Norilsk which is in darkness for 45 days a year....
...a throwback to 2022.
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
...a throwback to 2022.
Stalin and Spiderman, Alexander Kosolapov, 1986
....I don't remember #SpiderStalin from the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse but #artcriticfromhell may have been laughing too hard at the mockery of Jeff Koons.....
....I don't remember #SpiderStalin from the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse but #artcriticfromhell may have been laughing too hard at the mockery of Jeff Koons.....
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Stalin and Spiderman, Alexander Kosolapov, 1986
....I don't remember #SpiderStalin from the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse but #artcriticfromhell may have been laughing too hard at the mockery of Jeff Koons.....
....I don't remember #SpiderStalin from the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse but #artcriticfromhell may have been laughing too hard at the mockery of Jeff Koons.....
....a throwback to 2024 from collaborator @jamestakeo.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
....a throwback to 2024 from collaborator @jamestakeo.bsky.social