“Another opening, another show”
2009 * A blank calendar, a blank slate – to create, to contribute, to cram full of the good things in life.
Happy New Year!
Btw: “Another Opening, Another Show”
From “Kiss Me Kate”, Cole Porter musical (Broadway 1948, film 1953)
“Another op’nin, another show
In Philly, Boston,...
Posted by Jason in Drawing on 12 29th, 2008 | No Comments
Tip On Pencil Portrait Drawing – The Problem Of Seeing
For untrained artists the problem of seeing lies in the inconsistency that exists between the actual visual reality of an object and the way the brain attempts to represent our perception of this reality on the drawing paper. This attempt always involves the tendency to draw our symbolic preconception...
An Inspiring Love Story – Slumdog Millionaire
During the holidays “Slumdog Millionaire” was given national distribution, which means that I finally got to see it. I, like many others, endured the lines to get into the multiplex but most people were there to see the new Clint Eastwood film, Gran Torino or the many other Hollywood Christmas...
The Louvre and the Masterpiece at High Museum, Atlanta
Museum exhibits offer a vivid way to learn about art and culture. This show at the High Museum in Atlanta runs until September 09, and looks to reflect what is seen as “masterpiece” and how our views have changed or progressed over time.
What is a Masterpiece? What is a Masterpiece? will...
Posted by Sandy in Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Drawing, Exhibits, Featured Articles, Museums on 12 28th, 2008 | No Comments
At the Met: Drawings – 1400s to 1900s
“Raphael to Renoir: Drawings from the Collection of Jean Bonna”
January 21 – April 26, 2009
500 years of drawings from the Renaissance to the 20th century will be on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The usual suspects from Italy, France, Holland and England are all represented in...
Mad Men as Artists
A luxury that the MOMA has is that it can stage long running exhibitions. George Lois: The Esquire Covers, April 25, 2008–March 30, 2009, provides for multiple visits and chance to recognize how radical these covers were in there time. What gets overlooked about advertising in the 1960′s is that...
Posted by Sandy in Art, Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Books, Drawing, Featured Articles, music on 12 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
The Artist Known as Bob Dylan
We all know that he writes, he sings, he’s a poet, he’s a musician – he just received an honorary Pulitzer Prize for his “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.” Nice, but, did you know that Bob Dylan also...
Posted by Bob Martin in Art on 12 21st, 2008 | No Comments
Still a Supreme Super Star
Diana Ross is still in her element. A wonderful stage performer and always stunning.
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Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Concerts, Events, Featured Articles, Live Performance on 12 20th, 2008 | No Comments
Cold Enough For Ya?
If not, you can always go northwest to Vancouver, Canada for a few days. I live in San Francisco and we declare an emergency whenever the temperature drops below 45. I can’t really complain when I compare our weather to back east where digging your car out of the snow is a community event. But,...
Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Books, Featured Articles, Writers on 12 18th, 2008 | No Comments
“August Wilson Century Cycle” – Box Set
The ambitious intentions of the playwright August Wilson, (Apr. 1945 – Oct. 2005), consisted of a play for every decade of the 20th century that would chronicle some part of the black experience in America. Through the use of his great ear for dialogue, Wilson was able to give us some insight...
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