An exhibition at the Sarasota Museum of Art, ‘Contemplating Vermeer’, highlights the art of experiencing art. The exhibition ...

One of the most famous and iconic Dutch painters ever, Johannes Vermeer left behind a rich legacy. His paintings were ordinary, beautifully captured, and showed the everyday tasks of life in such ...

An exhibit of paintings by Ringling College professor Joe Fig are a study of museum patrons really looking at paintings by Johannes Vermeer.

The artist Joe Fig (b.1968) is renowned for his ongoing “Contemplation” series — small, intimate paintings of people looking at artworks in museums and galleries.

Artist Joe Fig ’s Contemplating Vermeer gives visitors a glimpse into the world of the famous 17th-century artist while ...

That’s one takeaway from “Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry,” an exhibit (October 22 through January 21) at Washington’s National Gallery of Art.

Joe Fig chairs Ringling College of Arts and Design’s fine arts and visual studies programs. He’s also an art instructor, and he teaches what he does. Fig paints, constantly. His paintings ...

Museumgoers viewing art—that’s usually the finish line in the fine artist’s creative process. But for Joe Fig, it’s just the beginning. In Fig’s latest exhibition, Contemplating Vermeer ...

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