ryan james fine arts
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Kirkland art gallery featuring modern, abstract and conceptual arts
Art History: "Gingerbread Man" by Dennis Oppenheim is a 1970 performance piece, documented through film and photographs, Oppenheim makes and consumes gingerbread men and then analyzes his own feces under a microscope. This work explores the body's functions #Kirkland #arts #history
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Art History: This is Not a Pipe 1929 Surrealist painter René Magritte. "The famous pipe. How people reproached me for it! And yet, could you stuff my pipe? No, it's just a representation, is it not? So if I had written on my picture "This is a pipe", I'd have been lying!"
— René Magritte
— René Magritte
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Art History: This is Not a Pipe 1929 Surrealist painter René Magritte. "The famous pipe. How people reproached me for it! And yet, could you stuff my pipe? No, it's just a representation, is it not? So if I had written on my picture "This is a pipe", I'd have been lying!"
— René Magritte
— René Magritte
Art History: Princess Tarakanova by Konstantin Flavitsky 1864, depicts the story of Princess Tarakanova, who was imprisoned during the reign of Empress Catherine II. Flavitsky's use of light and shadow and attention to detail in the painting earned him the title of professor of historical painting
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Art History: Princess Tarakanova by Konstantin Flavitsky 1864, depicts the story of Princess Tarakanova, who was imprisoned during the reign of Empress Catherine II. Flavitsky's use of light and shadow and attention to detail in the painting earned him the title of professor of historical painting
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A big THANK YOU to Susan Culverhouse for hosting The More We Love winter coat fundraiser for women and children in need this cold season #Kirkland #community
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A big THANK YOU to Susan Culverhouse for hosting The More We Love winter coat fundraiser for women and children in need this cold season #Kirkland #community
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Belltown Artwalk Tonight 6-9p featuring artwork from Gallery Artist Kevin Cosley
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Belltown Artwalk Tonight 6-9p featuring artwork from Gallery Artist Kevin Cosley
Art History: Andy Warhol's Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup print from his 1968 Campbell's Soup I series. Celebrated for their use of mass-produced imagery to create art that comments on consumerism and everyday life.
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Art History: Andy Warhol's Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup print from his 1968 Campbell's Soup I series. Celebrated for their use of mass-produced imagery to create art that comments on consumerism and everyday life.
Art History: Alfred Eisenstaedt, The Kiss (1945) Eisenstaedt’s iconic photo of a US Navy veteran kissing a nurse was taken on August 14, 1945 in Times Square, New York, at the announcement of the end of WWII.
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Art History: Alfred Eisenstaedt, The Kiss (1945) Eisenstaedt’s iconic photo of a US Navy veteran kissing a nurse was taken on August 14, 1945 in Times Square, New York, at the announcement of the end of WWII.
The Future so Bright 2025 Kirkland Chamber gala fundraiser #Kirkland #community
November 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Future so Bright 2025 Kirkland Chamber gala fundraiser #Kirkland #community
Art History: Park with Shrub
Vincent van Gogh, 1888. In the spring, Van Gogh spent a lot of time drawing. He was living in the city of Arles. He used a thin pen for the grass and a thicker one for the shrubs. The direction of the pen strokes also differs for each type of vegetation.
Vincent van Gogh, 1888. In the spring, Van Gogh spent a lot of time drawing. He was living in the city of Arles. He used a thin pen for the grass and a thicker one for the shrubs. The direction of the pen strokes also differs for each type of vegetation.
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Art History: Park with Shrub
Vincent van Gogh, 1888. In the spring, Van Gogh spent a lot of time drawing. He was living in the city of Arles. He used a thin pen for the grass and a thicker one for the shrubs. The direction of the pen strokes also differs for each type of vegetation.
Vincent van Gogh, 1888. In the spring, Van Gogh spent a lot of time drawing. He was living in the city of Arles. He used a thin pen for the grass and a thicker one for the shrubs. The direction of the pen strokes also differs for each type of vegetation.
Art History: Pablo Picasso's Three Musicians 1921, in the Synthetic Cubist style, depicting costumed figures a harlequin, pierrot, monk, seated around a table. Symbolic portraits of the artist himself and two of his friends, Guillaume Apollinaire (Pierrot) and Max Jacob (the monk)
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Art History: Pablo Picasso's Three Musicians 1921, in the Synthetic Cubist style, depicting costumed figures a harlequin, pierrot, monk, seated around a table. Symbolic portraits of the artist himself and two of his friends, Guillaume Apollinaire (Pierrot) and Max Jacob (the monk)
Art History: Banksy’s Donuts print series 2009, takes aim at various authority figures simultaneously: American heads of state, cops, fast-food corporations, and consumerism at large. Released in two colourways— Strawberry and Chocolate— the prints were preceded only by a sprayed canvas original
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Art History: Banksy’s Donuts print series 2009, takes aim at various authority figures simultaneously: American heads of state, cops, fast-food corporations, and consumerism at large. Released in two colourways— Strawberry and Chocolate— the prints were preceded only by a sprayed canvas original
A big WELCOME to new Gallery Artist Carrie Ann Plank. We're thrilled to offer her Elemental Lattices Series to WA. www.ryanjamesfinearts.com/carrie-ann-p...
Carrie Ann Plank | ryanjamesfinearts
www.ryanjamesfinearts.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A big WELCOME to new Gallery Artist Carrie Ann Plank. We're thrilled to offer her Elemental Lattices Series to WA. www.ryanjamesfinearts.com/carrie-ann-p...
Art History: The melting clocks in Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory, 1931, primarily symbolize the fluidity and relativity of time, particularly how time feels distorted in dreams versus reality. While Dalí famously called them "the camembert of time," inspired by melting cheese #Kirkland
November 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Art History: The melting clocks in Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory, 1931, primarily symbolize the fluidity and relativity of time, particularly how time feels distorted in dreams versus reality. While Dalí famously called them "the camembert of time," inspired by melting cheese #Kirkland
Happy Halloween from Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick #Kirkland #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Happy Halloween from Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick #Kirkland #Halloween
Art History: 2021, creator Alispagnola worked with prop maker Bill Doran to make a life-sized sculpture of her head out of solid candy corn. The project involved meticulously separating colors, melting the candy, and pouring it into a food-safe mold #Kirkland #arts #History
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
October 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Wonderful night supporting The Little Black Dress Party Foundation. Many women are left to face legal issues without any support. This vulnerable group of people requires assistance with paying basic fees, which can be a barrier in times when they need help #Kirkland #community
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Wonderful night supporting The Little Black Dress Party Foundation. Many women are left to face legal issues without any support. This vulnerable group of people requires assistance with paying basic fees, which can be a barrier in times when they need help #Kirkland #community
October 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM