 Today’s ArtDrop is the Michael Morel Fairy Berry by the Haas Brothers. The Fairy Berry pieces are contemporary ceramic sculptures.
The photo shows an egg shaped alien-looking ceramic vessel. The main body of the “berry" is a shiny gold. Areas of green raised cell walls cover and support the gold interior.
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 Today’s ArtDrop is a hand-modified aluminum can by Noah Deledda from 2021.
The image shows a glamor photo of an unpainted aluminum can with a black background with an abstract repeating bas relief pattern dented by hand into the surface.  Today’s ArtDrop is a midcentury modern granite sculpture, Black Sun, by Isamu Noguchi.
The image shows a sculpture that looks roughly like an asymmetrical polished black granite donut balancing upright. The donut shape is sculpted with indented areas and other areas in abstract high relief that are sheared smooth with angular corners and sharp curves.  Today’s ArtDrop is an oil painting from 1882 ‘The Convalescent’ by Helene Schjerfbeck.
The image shows a glassy-eyed child with bedhead of about seven years old sitting up in a big wicker chair at a table with a pillow behind them. The child is holding onto a mug that they are stirring with a sprig of herb. The child is wrapped in a bedsheet as if a shrouded corpse has returned to the land of the living.  Today’s ArtDrop is a sensual work by Chris Ofili called ‘Waterfall - Artist & Muse’ from 2022. It is an oil and charcoal painting on linen.
The image shows a painting about artistic and sexual fascination. The piece is a vertical with two semiabstract figures. The figure on the right is an artist rendered in sparkling blue both observing and painting a female figure. There are two horns growing from his head and a flower curls out of his mouth. The implied nude female figure is rendered in sparkling gold. Although mostly nude, her figure is displayed in a purple ruffled fabric. The flower growing from the artist’s mouth curls and twists into hers. The artist, ambiguously tickles the female figure with a paintbrush.  Today’s Art Drop is a contemporary indigenous artwork by Dyani White Hawk, 'Tapun Sa Win’ from 2017 is made of acrylic, smoked buckskin, vintage beads, porcupine quills, and thread on canvas.
The work feels like a cosmic love story. The background is a shimmering black night sky with stars. Two standing figures are kissing under the stars and casting a perfect symmetrical reflection in the bottom of the work. The work is symmetrical top-to-bottom, side-to-side with radiating geometric radiating lines that taper to a vanishing point imbuing the work with an illusion of great visual and mystical depth.  Today’s ArtDrop is ‘Influenza' a freestanding computerized machine-embroidered lace doily mounted on velvet from 2004 by Laura Splan.
The image shows a white lace doily 2D representation of an influenza virus. The doily is mounted on a black velvet to for contrast to show detail. Like most lace doilies, it is symmetrical and has a radiating pattern. The decorative outer edge is actually representation of the structures that allow them to attach to counterpart structures in living cells thereby infecting them.  Today’s ArtDrop is an expressionist watercolor ‘Self Portrait’ by Emil Nolde from 1912.
The image is the head and shoulders of the artist painted in a bright expressionist semi abstract style. The shadowy left side of the portrait is in blues and greens. The lit right side is in warm citrus colors of orange, yellow, and green. The eye on the right is bright blue and piercing.  Today’s ArtDrop is a contemporary freeform encaustic collage 'Snacking on Stars’ from 2023 by Michele Thrane made with cut encaustic monotypes, staples, screwed to wood strip.
The image shows a cluster of square black and white encaustic fragments assembled in an arch. The paint strokes vary in thickness and value creating a dynamic but cohesive cloud of texture. Michele Thrane’s work is deeply inspired by cutting-edge science. Her solo show, Cosmic Trails II is currently on display at Fermilab’s art gallery in Wilson Hall. Be advised, that you now need a Real ID or passport to visit the exhibit through February 26, 2026.  Today’s ArtDrop is an abstract public sculpture from 1967 by Tony Rosenthal. ‘Alamo’ is made out of steel and pivots on its bottom point.
The image shows an 8 foot cubic sculpture in a city plaza. The surface of the cube has shallow insets with geometric designs. The blocks of rock in front of the sculpture are traffic barriers and not a part of the art. |
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