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Diane Tucker

@theshymuseumgoer.com

Writer/producer prev seen on NATGEO, HIST, DISC, MBN, HuffPo. Also writing about great works of art and the deeply human stories they tell at TheShyMuseumgoer.com

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James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social · last wk.

Childcare is now more expensive than college. In the Legislature, I passed a bill to cut property taxes for childcare centers, allowing small businesses like Green Space Nature Preschool to cut costs for working families. In the Senate, I’ll keep fighting for our tiny Texans. 🌱

Diane Tucker@theshymuseumgoer.com · 5d ago

#ArtHistory 🗃️ 🐡 #Italy #Art #Travel 🎨 Final three weeks! Don't miss "Rothko in Florence" at the Palazzo Strozzi thru August 23rd. The show includes a special exhibit at the San Marco monastery, where Mark Rothko’s paintings are presented in conversation with Fra Angelico’s revolutionary frescoes

A woman is looking at "No. 3/No. 13 (Magenta, Black, Green on Orange)" — a 1949 oil on canvas painting by American artist Mark Rothko. The painting is composed of symmetrical rectangular blocks of magenta, black and green on an orange background.
Diane Tucker@theshymuseumgoer.com · 2w ago

#ArtHistory 🗃️ 🐡 #TheOdyssey Paul Klee—who knew he was dying—originally titled this painting "Calypso’s Island" after a story in Homer’s Odyssey. In the tale, Odysseus is held captive for seven years by a sexy nymph, yet his deepest desire is to get back home. Paul Klee, "Insula Dulcamara" (1938)

Paul Klee painting Insula Dulcamara (1938) • This is an abstract landscape portrayed by patches of pastel blue, green, and pink paint accented by bold, black calligraphic lines that suggest a coastline and more. A pasty white face holds the composition in balance. • Read more: https://wp.me/pdQwQ8-1O
Diane Tucker@theshymuseumgoer.com · 3w ago

#ArtHistory 🗃️ 🐡 #WomensArt TGIF, Blueskyers "It is a crime to be born a woman with talent." ☕️ ☕️ As María Izquierdo once said.☝️ My new piece on one of the most influential Mexican Modernists that even devoted art enthusiasts [insert guilty wave from me here] have somehow missed...

María Izquierdo remembers it all

Meet the indomitable artist whose deeply personal paintings quietly challenged Mexico’s male-dominated art scene with imagination and humor.

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Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social · last mo.

I haven't been this impressed with a candidate in a l-o-n-g time. If @jamestalarico.bsky.social is the future of the Democratic Party, we are in VERY good shape.

James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social · 2mo ago

When we win, the first bill I’m filing is a comprehensive anti-corruption package: Overturn Citizens United Ban corporate PACs and super PACs Ban members of Congress from trading stocks Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.

Diane Tucker@theshymuseumgoer.com · last mo.

ME: I provide more factually correct information to you, Google AI, than you do to me. What gives? GOOGLE AI: LLMs are trained on the internet. As more AI-generated content flooding the web gets re-scraped into Google's training loops, the overall quality of its data pool degrades. (Doom loop?)

Luca@lucagalletti.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"André," is a collaborative kinetic sculpture created by artists Amora Doris & Jules Bonnot. It functions as a hand-cranked mutoscope, driving a series of 100 ink illustrations that create a delightful animated scene. IG: @amoradorisplasticienne

Diane Tucker@theshymuseumgoer.com · 2mo ago

#ArtHistory 🗃️ 🐡 #Museums Happy Sunday, Blueskis In Virgil's "Aeneid" the king's son sparks a war by shooting a sacred stag. 🦌 This painting captures the final moment of tranquility before the arrow flies—shattering the peace, causing nature to suffer, and destroying the temple. More in the ALT —

Claude Lorrain “Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia” (1682) • This oil painting, which depicts a pivotal story from Virgil’s “Aeneid,” shows a classical landscape under an overcast sky. On the left, the king’s son, Ascanius, takes aim with a bow. On the opposite riverbank, a large stag stands completely still. Behind the hunter, trees bend violently in a sudden wind. • Trusting of humans, the stag looks back at Ascanius, unaware of the danger. At this moment, the king's son can still *not* do this. But he can't help himself. He will mortally wound the animal and trigger a brutal war.
Diane Tucker@theshymuseumgoer.com · 2mo ago

#ArtHistory 🗃️ 🐡 #Museums Happy Sunday, Blueskis Found in Corot’s studio after he died, "The Woman with a Pearl" (1868-70) commands attention. With arms crossed and a direct, poised gaze, she channels Leonardo's Mona Lisa. Is this a masterful pastiche or something entirely original?

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot “The Woman with a Pearl” (1868-70) • This oil painting features a young woman with long, brunette hair sitting with her arms crossed, dressed in traditional peasant attire brought back from Italy by the artist. The “pearl” on her forehead is probably just a small leaf from her crown that casts a shadow. She looks at the viewer with the same captivating presence as Leonardo's "Mona Lisa," which was a revolutionary female portrait in its day. • Corot is famous for his landscapes, but when he died people found many works in his studio that had never been seen before—including portraits of beautifully enigmatic women.
Diane Tucker@theshymuseumgoer.com · 2mo ago

#ArtHistory 🗃️ 🐡 #Museums Happy Sunday, Blueskis How did this wonderful chessman end up on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides, hidden away and buried? The King is hunched forward, sword on his knee and eyes wide open as he listens—to what? “The King” from the Lewis Chessmen c.1150-75

“The King” belongs to a famous chess set on view at The British Museum. The pieces are made of walrus ivory and sperm whale tooth. Their various expressions are instantly appealing, from the queen’s worried manner to warriors biting their shields. • This king is seated on a throne. He is wearing a multi-pointed crown, and both of his hands grip a flat sword that rests firmly on his lap. He has a wide-eyed expression.