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Holiday Sand Card
It was a sunny 75 degree weather day at the beach on Christmas Day. Despite this the Santa Monica beaches are rather empty! So spent a lovely X-Mas day biking to the beach and writing in the sand with my … Continue reading
The Rachofsky House
The Rachofsky House is a private art museum of sorts in Dallas Texas holding the contemporary art collection of Howard Rachofsky in his Richard Meir designed home. more info here: http://www.rachofskyhouse.org/
Cowboys of Color – Swain & Shields
Robert Swain and Alan Shields were some groovy colorful dudes! Both natives of the Midwest who ended up on the New York scene of the 1960′s. Although they made their color rich works in the 1960-70′s they feel very fresh … Continue reading
Posted in art, Painting, photography, research, texas
Tagged 1960's art, alan shields, color, color chart, painting, robert swain
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Arthouse Austin & Willie Nelson
Took a weekend trip down to Austin via Dallas this Halloween weekend and saw Arthouse nonprofit arts space among other things. Check out the awesome contemporary and reclaimed architecture of the building and what up at, http://www.arthousetexas.org/.
Posted in Museum, Painting, Perforamnce Art, photography, texas
Tagged art, arthouse, austin, carls corner, museum, texas, willie nelson
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Viva La France!
I spent March 25-April 12th in Lyon France in participating in a residency at the Les Subsistances compound along the Saone River. Les Subsistances is an institution that focuses on a cross discipline approach to avant-garde performance art in the … Continue reading
Posted in art, camera, France, French Art, Joris Mattieau, les Frappaz, Les Subsistances, Lyon, Painting, Perforamnce Art, photo, photography, Sculpture, Soane River, woman artist, Yuval Pick
Tagged Performance art
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NYC Guggenhiem’s Contemplating the Void
‘Inopportune One’ by Cai Guo-Qiang, 2009. ‘Ascension (Red)’ by Anish Kapoor, 2009. ‘Untitled’ by Doug Aitken, 2009 The Guggenheim has invited artists to artist proposed their dream intervention of the Frank Loyd Wright building! In by far one of the … Continue reading
Karen Knorr "Fables-Photographie" at Musee Carnavalet
These magical photographs by the artist depict the museum period rooms of said museum with the imaginative addition of woodland critters. Knorr, whose previous work is more of a documentary style has departed from the real to the realm of … Continue reading
Posted in art, camera, Karen Knorr, Museum, photo, photography
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Quirky Victorian Collages at the Metropolitan
While researching for my collages… to my surprise I came across these! A current show at the Metropolitan Museum in New York of charming collages made by Victorian British Women. Showing some of the first examples of collage and painting … Continue reading
Posted in art, collage, minitures, Museum, Painting, photography, victorian, woman artist
Tagged art, collage, metropolitan museum of art. victorian, victorian art, women art
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Erin Tyner Photography
I recently found the Atlanta based photographer’s work while perusing Etsy and I was taken by the macro-micro technique and mood each photo captures in her ‘Half-Awake’ series. There is a mystery in the figural presence in the environment. Not … Continue reading
Posted in art, Erin Tyner, macro, minitures, photography, woman artist
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LOMOGRAPHY 101
My little sister recently purchased a retro fish-eye lens camera to take to Europe for the summer. Then I remembered my neighbor in Boston a few years ago showed me the beautiful almost eerie photos she took with her HOLGA. … Continue reading
Posted in camera, HOLGA, LOMO, Lomography, photo, photography, vignetting
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