Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Culture, Featured Articles on 11 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Jazz on DVD
“Jazz Icons”, 8 and 9 DVD box sets, contain a fabulous group of Jazz artists captured on film. Some pieces are from television shows of the 50’s/ 60’s, others are film clips from old Jazz festivals, etc. I don’t know if Jazz is “In” or “Out” today? perhaps it depends on who is writing...
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Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Featured Articles on 11 25th, 2008 | No Comments
More About Motown…
Nice article about Berry Gordy the founder of “Hitsville, USA”, with great photos, in the December “Vanity Fair Magazine”. Those performers that he touched are interviewed and give their take on his influence on music, the world, etc. A friend said to me,“who would’ve thought that we’d...
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Posted by Sandy in Art, Blogroll, Books on 11 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
A Big Book
“30,000 YEARS OF ART- THE STORY OF HUMAN CREATIVITY ACROSS TIME AND SPACE” is a book that charts the history of art from 28,000 BC to the present day - 1,000 masterworks of art in chronological order. “30,000 YEARS OF ART” A really big book! = 1072 pages, Phaidon Press Inc SHARETHIS.addEntry({...
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Posted by Sandy in Artist, Exhibits, Featured Articles, Museums on 11 18th, 2008 | No Comments
“Edward Hopper‘s Women”
Artist Edward Hopper, 1882- 1967, has an exhibit at SAM, the Seattle Art Museum in Washington until March ’09 that focuses specifically on his women themed work. Consisting of paintings, etching and photographs, the intention of the show is to support the opinion “that Hopper found his most potent,...
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Posted by Bob Martin in Art, Creativity, Exhibits on 11 16th, 2008 | No Comments
Joan Waters’ Open Studio
Saturday November 22, 9am to 5pm Discover the creative process in a working welding studio… unique functional and gift items… large Sculptures… works in progress… paintings… public art projects… maquettes… calendars… refreshments and more. plus~ You’re...
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Posted by Sandy in Art, Artist, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums, sculptor on 11 15th, 2008 | No Comments
Asian American Art at the de Young Museum
Asian/American/Modern Art: “Shifting Currents, 1900-1970”, thru Jan. 18, 2009 This 95 piece exhibit, lauded as “the first comprehensive survey of 20th century Asian American art”, will include work by: Painter and watercolorist Dong Kingman Sculptor Isamu Noguchi Video artist Nam June...
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Posted by Sandy in Blogroll, Books, Culture, Featured Articles, Writers on 11 11th, 2008 | No Comments
Toni Morrison – New Book!
A book reviewer in my local paper, “San Francisco Chronicle”, Joan Frank described the new Toni Morrison novel, “A Mercy”, as “ferociously beautiful”. (Actually, that can describe many of her books.) Ms Morrison has such a fantastical, spiritual approach to her characters and plot, but...
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Posted by Bob Martin in Art, Blogroll, Learning on 11 9th, 2008 | No Comments
Another Portrait
I always find it interesting how I eventually wind up. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Another Portrait", url: "http://www.bobmartin-art.com/Review/2008/11/another-portrait/" });
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Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Books, Creativity, Featured Articles, Film, Theater, Writers on 11 8th, 2008 | No Comments
Suzan-Lori Parks * Excellence
Suzan-Lori Parks is an author, award winning playwright and screenwriter. I was going to categorize her as an “over achiever”. But, that’s probably a disservice - she is just doing what she has to do. Doing what matters to her – with excellence. She won her 2002 Pultitzer Prize for the play...
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Posted by Sandy in Art, Artist, Blogroll, Featured Articles, sculptor on 11 5th, 2008 | No Comments
“The Treasure of Ulysses Davis”
“These things are very dear to me. They’re a part of me…They’re my treasure. If I sold these, I’d be really poor.” Sculptor and self taught wood carver Ulysses Davis, 1913-1990, will have the 1st major exhibit of his work in 25 years at the High Museum in Atlanta,...
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