Archive for the 'Art' Category

Some people tour the USA by visiting ballparks, some are interstate yard sale enthusiasts and others love exploring the world’s capitals. I like monuments.

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

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To those good Kreeshtin parents, I say ‘Grow the ^%$# up!’

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

“FRISCO, Texas — An award-winning Texas art teacher who was reprimanded after one of her fifth-grade students saw a nude sculpture during a trip to a museum has lost her job.
The school board in Frisco has voted not to renew Sydney McGee’s contract after 28 years. She has been on administrative leave.
The teacher took her […]

Norwegian police are sure they have recovered the original Munch paintings–The Scream & the Madonna. Theirs must be a rigiorously, intense six-weeks at the academy.

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

My Norwegian is more than a bit rusty, but this is what I have gleaned from the interview with Blute Hammersk.
“So I was walking in my apartment block to my flat and I hear all this noise from a flat next to elevator. Now I’m a big Faye Wray fan and was rushin’ to […]

Fluffo, Limbo and now Pluto are gone. What’s next?

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

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I believe Fluffo is now the brand name of a mattress.
I’m not kidding.
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From this blog on Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

According to reports, all souls in Limbo must find new housing. The half-way houses used by Friday meat-eating Catholics have been packed for forty years.

Apologies to Alonso Cano (1601-1667)

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One of the truly refreshing aspects about being an unsaved reprobate is the prospect of not having to spend eternity with these folks.

Sunday, March 5th, 2006

I just saw this Los Angeles Times story referenced in the Huffington Post.

Dark Portrait of a Painter of Light

Christian-themed artist Thomas Kinkade is accused of ruthless tactics and seamy personal conduct. He disputes the allegations.

By Kim Christensen, Times Staff Writer
March 5, 2006
Thomas Kinkade is famous for his luminous landscapes and street scenes, those dreamy, deliberately […]

Though side-tracked after first seeing the story, I comment because of the way contemporary news media handles the event.

Friday, March 3rd, 2006

Boy, 12 Sticks Gum on $1.5M Painting
There was a time when the artist’s name or priceless would have substituted for a dollar amount so prevalent in today’s arts-related headlines. It is hard to imagine that the news outlets would assume the public had at least a working knowledge of art or–at the very minimum–a […]

I view the triumph of color photographs in newspapers as another proof that progress is not linear. Black & white wirephotos carried an historical importance which color oft-times diminishes. Obviously, there are exceptions to the rule. On Thursday, a front page photograph in the New York Times reminded me of the works of Eugene Delacroix and George Bellows.

Saturday, February 4th, 2006

In a photograph of an angry group of West Bank demonstrators,
Menahem Katahan (Agence-Press France/Getty Images) combined

Delacroix’s acute vision of animal movement

and his romantic view of history

with George Bellows’ early palette

and concern for the struggle of humankind

to create a truly exquisite artwork which synthesized the aforementioned elements at the speed of a shutter.

Menahem Kahana/Agence France-Presse […]

I think Richard Serra handled it a lot more gently than would have I.

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Background is a scene from SCREAM, 1997

Both photos: Rafa Riva/Agence France-Presse - Getty Image

William Blake during an internship with Fox.

Tuesday, January 17th, 2006