Art: A Portrait of Truth...
It is 2010 and there is still a lot to learn about Mexico and our relationship with the people and the country. I’ve never been to Mexico and feel there is a lot that I don’t understand. I am tired of the fear spin in the media and by our politicians.
Paul Strand Mexico
Art gives us the opportunity to learn a truth.
Two new exhibits opening in September
A Century of Revolution: Mexican...
Picasso and Degas – What...
The Clark has an exhibition exploring the connection between the work of Picasso and Degas called:
“Picasso Looks at Degas”.
“Pablo Picasso is said to have remarked that “good artists copy; great artists steal.” Throughout his long and prolific career, Picasso often made works of art in response to his predecessors, “quoting” famous compositions by Rembrandt, Delacroix,...
Women and the Quiet Revolu...
With the media supported spin of “We Want Our Country Back”, which is another way of saying we want to be backwards, I think about people like Ida Lupino, Toni Morrison, Alice Neel, Sylvia Moy and many other women artists who have enriched our lives.
Ida Lupino in her way brought reality to the screen as a director and producer, touching on issues that women encountered but did not openly...
“Avedon Fashion” at Mo...
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston presents an exhibit featuring the fashion photography of Richard Avedon.
Avedon was born in NYC 1923, he began work in 1944 at a department store, but quickly became the go-to photographer for magazines like Vogue, Look, Harpers Bazaar, etc.
“Richard Avedon was one of the greatest image-makers of the twentieth century. He revolutionized fashion photography with his...
1001 Paintings…...
“1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die” *
This 996 page book, edited by Stephen Farthing, is described as:
“highly browsable guide embraces all cultures and every style of painting from 4,000 BC to the present. A visually arresting reference for art lovers and students, it provides a truly comprehensive worldwide gazeteer of paintings organized chronologically by date of completion.”
The...
Inception-So Let’s Think...
The movie is about the ultimate dream. An ad agencies last wish. It’s Apples’ Success. What makes this movie so successful is that what it proposes is what we all deep down want to be able to do (that is 3 levels down). For the theater operators tuning in–Making the sound as loud as you can does not make the movie better, just loud. Beside Inception gives you a lot to think about...
The Anti Block Buster...
A result of the economy being on the downside, some museums are not pushing the big, get on line, block busters shows
What is great about this is we get to see great work by lesser known artist more often. Everybody wins. I would think that the curators of these “smaller” shows would have a blast, getting to present works that are not part of the yearly diet. I love Picasso and someone...
Black Book Expo * LA Augu...
Los Angeles will host its popular Black Book Expo again this year on Saturday 8/21 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel. This one day event will offer “authors, storytellers, spoken word and poetry performances, musicians, exhibitors, children’s book authors, emerging writers, publishers, booksellers, panel discussions, editors, book reviewers…”
The Los Angeles Black Book Expo (LABBX) * August...
Women and Their Photograph...
“Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography” at MoMA
“For much of photography’s 170-year history, women have expanded its roles by experimenting with every aspect of the medium. Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography presents a selection of outstanding photographs by women artists, charting the medium’s history from the dawn of the modern period to the present. Including...
The New Guys-Pixar-Have Be...
Pixar was born a little over 30 years ago and their way of creating animated characters has
almost supplanted the then revolutionary animation done by the old Walt Disney company
Ratatouille
(Pixar is now an important of the new Walt Disney Corp). Even the rodent has been replaced. In celebration of the nearly 25 years of making animated movies the Oakland Museum is exhibiting over 500 works of art...
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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
