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Photography as Art Form – SF MOMA
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has always supported the idea of Photography as art.
“SFMOMA was one of the first museums in the country to treat photography as an equal to painting and sculpture. In celebration of the museum’s 75 years of engagement with the medium, this exhibition explores...
Art’s Neutrality – Telling It Like It Is
Steve Mumford's "Dying Soldier" 2009 oil on linen.
After witnessing war first hand, an artist’s depiction never resembles Rambo or the animated Xbox games like “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ or any other fictional account of war. It is almost always a portrait of...
Passage on the Underground
Today I got the chance to meet Stephen Marc again and to see his incredible book of photo montages and composites “Passage on the Underground“. Talking with Stephen is inspiring, full of lessons and new understanding about the history of the African in America.
While on his Underground Railroad...
Posted by Bob Martin in Actors, Art, Creativity, Live Performance, Movies, Theater, Writers on 12 15th, 2009 | No Comments
“If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels”
This quote, attributed to Tennessee Williams is said differently in the 2008 film Transsiberian (“Kill off my demons and My angels might die too”) can be said about all of us. The heroine Jessie, played by Emily Mortimer who’s beauty is hidden by the innocent gangling lumber of her...
Posted by Bob Martin in Art, Art Travel, Creativity, Exhibits, Museums on 12 14th, 2009 | No Comments
The Other Michelangelo
The marvelous paintings of Michelangelo Meris Caravaggio are scheduled to on exhibit 18 February – 13 June 2010 at the Scuderie del Quirinale marking the 400 years since his death. What is promised in this exhibit of Caravaggio’s work that is different than others I’ve seen, is that...
Ansel Adams * Phoenix Art Museum
120 photographs from the Center for Creative Photography’s “Ansel Adams Archive” will be on display at the Phoenix Art Museum beginning January 31, 2010.
Included in the exhibition are “dozens of archival documents including video footage, original correspondence, photographic equipment, proof...
Posted by Bob Martin in Art, Creativity, Culture, Featured Articles, Learning on 11 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Visual Excitement-Happy Thanksgiving
What seems like a life time ago, I can remember going to the library as a kid with my school and the librarian
J. C. Leyendecker
reading to us an exciting tale of adventure. After reading a paragraph or two she would would turn the book towards us so that we could see the wonderful illustrations painted...
Cartier – Beautiful Jewelry!
If you like baubles, bangles and beads, (or, you’re just a rock hound) the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco will excite you with “Cartier and America”.
“Cartier came to fame as the “King of Jewelers” during the Belle Époque for his beautifully made diamond and platinum jewelry created...
Art Sales are Still Hot
Of course we are thinking that there may be a trickle down effect. We’ve been concerned that art work was going in the direction of quietly listening to music at home (digitized with pictures). Art is an investment, true, but it is a pleasure to look at that can enjoyed at any price level....
“Viva ELVIS” in Vegas
Eventually Cirque du Soleil will create a show about each of us, but until then it is Elvis that is up next. Starting next month in Vegas at the MGM Mirage’s City Center. The show is being directed by Vincent Paterson best known as a choreographer. It will most likely be as spectacular as the 100...
"Alyson Stanfield's book I'd Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist's No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion is the most comprehensive self-promotion advice out there for artists. And not only is it packed with information, she also shows artists of all kinds how to implement each action step.
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"Alyson Stanfield's book I'd Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist's No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion is the most comprehensive self-promotion advice out there for artists. And not only is it packed with information, she also shows artists of all kinds how to implement each action step.People I Know
