The gesso fills in the tiny voids in the foam’s surface. For the less artistically inclined in the audience, gesso is essentially a paint that’s been combined with chalk or gypsum to make it ...

The exhibition features 90 works by the pivotal figure in Latin America’s art scene and takes visitors on a journey through ...

Otto Dix, a painter labeled “degenerate” by the Nazis, refused to flatter his subjects — but they agreed to sit for him anyway.

The cloth was sized by an application of gelatin to coat and stiffen it. Applied over the support was a ground, a top layer, of gesso (white earth pigment, either chalk or white clay). The gesso was ...

Merab Abramishvili was a Georgian artist known for his work in the gesso technique and his incorporation of medieval frescoes and mystical imagery into his art. He was associated with ...

Fredrix sells canvas in many forms and sizes. You can get it primed or unprimed if you prefer to do it yourself with a giant bucket of gesso or if you just want a raw canvas. While our list covers ...

If you intend to do this yourself, just make sure you're using enamel or acrylic paint, priming with white gesso, and applying a layer of sealant after you're done with your masterpiece to ensure that ...

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Evan Halter, “One to One (The Draughtsman of the Lute by Albrecht Dürer)” (undated), oil and gesso on wood panel, 8 x 10 inches (~20.3 x 25.4 cm) Why is Halter interested in this kind of ...

Follow in the footsteps of Hannah Arendt with a self-guided audio walk. The Upper West Side was Hannah Arendt’s home from 1941 to 1975. This neighborhood on a hill, home to fellow artists, writers, ...

Border artist Alvaro Alvarez reimagines 46 high-rise projects abandoned along the Baja coast after the 2008 financial crisis.

Canvas comes in primed or unprimed form. Primed canvas has already been coated with a primer, such as gesso. Unprimed canvas has not been coated. Primed canvas accepts the paint more easily.