Happy 50th birthday LACMA!
I’ve spent many happy days exploring this outstanding Museum. I’m sure I’ll send many more. We don’t go to church, we go to art…
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Monday, August 18, 2014
Michael Wolf's Paris Abstraction
I am a fan of abstract photography. Photographer Michael Wolf has his Paris Abstraction project up at Juxtapoz.com and its good. I will see Wolf's work in person. All I have to do is find an excuse to jump up to San Francisco. Enjoy.
Portraits of Drag Queens in Half Drag
I've always wanted to make a photo project comparing the public and private faces of my subjects. These portraits by Leland Bobbé do this within the drag queen community. The results are fascinating and beautiful. Enjoy.
Saturday, August 09, 2014
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Photo - Two Shadows
This is a abstract photo of two shadows that I took yesterday. I'm working on a goal for 2014 of a photo a day from my iPhone. It seems worthwhile.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Mormon Women Bare: An interesting photo project
I love photography, and of course, religion is hot topic here on my blog. When the two mix, I usually like the results. I found Mormon Women Bare via Reddit while browsing this afternoon. It's a photo project dedicated to active Mormon women, which I was not expecting. Here is what the artist said:
A young girl is shamed by her friends for not dressing “modestly” enough. A BYU student is chastised via note from a male student for wearing leggings. A BYU-Idaho student is not allowed to take a test because her jeans are “form fitting”. After hearing these stories and others in 2012, I threw up my hands in exasperation. What on earth is going on in this culture? I don’t remember it being like this when I was a child and teen growing up in the church. Why has the modesty culture of the LDS church gotten so extreme and what can we do about it?
Women around the world deal with objectification, body shame, and the burden of the male gaze. Mormon women have an added layer of complexity and heavy expectations: while being warned against becoming “walking pornography,” we also face immense pressure to be attractive and fit. We must both attract and protect against male desire.
Read more (this link is safe)
The Mormon girls I knew from back in the day (the late 70s), were modest but not overly so. I was a bit taken aback after reading about the project. I had no idea that this had become an issue.
Mormon Women Bare is a NSFW website, but it is not porn. The photos are tasteful and beautiful depictions of women with all body types. This is what photography is about to me. I found the artist authentic and thoughtful. Again… not what I excepted from a Reddit link. I read the Reddit comment thread and was disappointing because it did not address my question. Instead, it digressed into a discussion on the values of the faith. I want to know what Mormons think of project. I’ll have to ask a few of my Mormon friends.
What I learned… people sag, just like me.
Sunday, October 06, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Richard Rinaldi's "Touching Strangers"
A worthy photography project. I wish I had thought of it.
More here: Touching Strangers: Photographs by Richard Renaldi
Friday, August 16, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
I would get so fired
If I did this, create a webcomic catalog the funny moments from my job in IT, I would get fired after the first post. Todd Balthazor manages to keep his. Go figure.
Modern Movement: It Is What It Is!
Todd Balthazor is a satirical, often anthropomorphic illustrator, fine artist, muralist and children’s art instructor from St.Paul, MN, with a BFA in illustration from the College of Visual Arts (CVA). He has done artist residencies at Jackson Elementary and the St. Paul University Club, and his work has been displayed in venues both locally and abroad, including: illustrations in the Altered Esthetics Gallery (Minneapolis), the Walker Art Center blog, and multiple Red Leaf Press publications (St. Paul); visual narratives at the Adugyama Art Exhibition (Ghana, Africa) and the Save the Children Nepal Project (Nepal, India); and murals at an orphanage in Jaurez, Mexico. Samples of his work can be found at toddbalthazor.com and toddbalthazor.blogspot.com.
Enjoy!
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Rusty fire hydrant planets because...
Because Reddit is amazing.
And this is a link to a few wallpapers.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Photography - Dust and Grooves
KCET’s Artbound blog has an interesting article by Oliver Wang called Record Collectors in Their Natural Habitats: Eilon Paz Photographs Vinyl Addicts in the Wild. Wang profiles photographer Eilon Paz about his successful Kickstarter photography project called Dust and Grooves.
Paz is out in Los Angeles as part of the West Tour "tour" for his Dust & Grooves (D&G) project. D&G began when Paz relocated from his home country of Israel to New York City in 2008. While he makes his living shooting mostly portraiture, he wanted to find a side project to hold his interest. As a record fanatic himself, Paz gravitated to other vinyl junkies and began with shooting Brazilian record collector and store owner Joel Oliveria four years ago…
What a fascinating idea for a photography project. I ought to hook him up with my son.
Monday, November 19, 2012
The rule of three
Three important photographers died this week.
- AP Photographer Walt Zeboski Dies at Age 83
- Canadian photographer Arnaud Maggs dead at age 86
- Cornel Lucas, Photographer Whose Portraits Defined Film Stars, Dies at 92
Of the three, I am best acquainted with the work of Walt Zeboski. His haunting photo of Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme comes to mind; as do his many photos of Ronald Regan.
I know Cornel Lucas for his black and white portrait of Joan Callins, which I actually recreated (poorly) for a high school photography class back in the 70s.
I had planned on posting on Walt Zeboski, but then my inbox filled up with obituary notices. All were important to photography. All should be remembered.
Technorati Tags: Obituaries,Photography
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Serendipity is dark and wonderful
I found this by accident. It’s titled Blow by Yuki Nakano and It’s housed at the Library of Congress. 
I don’t which I like better, poetry or visual arts I guess it depends on my mood. My mood is dark and gloomy today. I spend 5 hours driving the freeways of Los Angeles today. Plus, a disappointing experience at work prompted me to consider finding a new job. So, dark and gloomy means I’m leaning towards the visual arts today. I feel better.
(Does anyone need a kickass technical project manager?)
Technorati Tags: Deep Thoughts,Art
Sunday, August 07, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Tim Burton at LACMA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is hosting a Tim Burton retrospective exploring his the full range of his creative efforts. Visitors see work from the artist as a young man and all throughout his career.
The exhibition brings together over 700 drawings, paintings, photographs, moving-image works, storyboards, puppets, concept artworks, maquettes, costumes, and cinematic ephemera, including art from a number of unrealized and little-known personal projects. Many of these objects come from the artist's own archive, as well as from studio archives and private collections of Burton's collaborators. Hundreds of never-before-exhibited artworks and sketches will be joined by a selection of film posters accompanied by music composed for the exhibition by Burton's longtime collaborator Danny Elfman.
My family and I visited on opening weekend, June 5. We had non-member tickets for 2:00 pm entry. We arrived just before our entry time and queued up at the back of a long line of people waiting outside in the sun. We waited for 20 minutes before moving to a second line, where we waited another 15 minutes. After entering the exhibit proper, we were packed into a tight entry hall which gradually opened into large exhibit spaces. My advice – go during off ours to avoid the crush. I felt hurried and cramped at the start of the show. That’s annoying. If I were short I would have been forced to stand in line and sidestep along a wall to see everything in the first two room. thankfully, most of the population of LA is 5’6” so I was able to see over their heads.
I like to take my time in a museum. I wander and explore. Discovery is the great joy of the experience. Large crowds make that difficult, but they layout of this space allowed for freedom of movement after the first two rooms, so I was only mildly annoyed. Except for the lady I will call the path Nazi. She made me walk around a table counter clockwise because it “helped the flow of traffic”. It was an odd thing to ask since I was the only one interested in a close-up of the Edward Scissorhands costume.
I enjoyed the exhibit. Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite Burton films. The exhibit has the hanging tree on display. The detail is amazing. I also found that the display of his journals was fascinating. I read a page from Beetlejuice – it was captivating.
The exhibit shows work from his earliest stages of development. Burton is lucky his teachers did not turn him in to Homeland Security as a potential serial killer. His work at a young age was creepy. It got better (and creepier) with age.
Burton is also a photographer. His work is interesting. He take polaroids of natural subjects and alters the subject fit his artistic style. The effect is arresting. I would have bought one if they were for sale.
People watching was the highpoint of the event for me. Apparently, there are a lot of Emo and Goth types into Burton. I had a great deal of fun just tripping on the oddities walking around the exhibit.
I enjoyed the experience and suggest it for anybody as a great family outing. The show runs through October 31. Enjoy
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Watercolors at the San Francisco Public Library
My cousin the librarian sent me a link to post about a watercolor series at the San Francisco Public Library. It tells stories about the main branch in watercolors. I found the watercolor paintings fascinating and beautiful. I thought my readers might find the post intriguing.
Meanwhile, The San Francisco Public Library
I’ll be up in Alameda in two weeks. I plan to visit the library.
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Photo - my first Banksy
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Visual Art Source calls for strike against Huffpo
Huffington Post was recently sold to AOL for a reported $315 million dollars. At the time I asked myself who profited. I know they don’t paid most writers for contend because they approached me twice through different venues as a potential contributor. They wanted me to work for free. Which did not sound attractive. Now Visual Art Source is calling for a strike for the similar reasons.
Somebody at Huffpo is profiting from the work of others without sharing the wealth, and it sounds like it’s Arianna Huffington. Does she care?
Huffington, speaking alongside AOL chief Tim Armstrong at PaidContent’s 2011 Conference in New York on Thursday, dismissed the notion that all bloggers should be paid, given the wide platform HuffPo gives them.
She argued that blogging on the Huffington Post is equivalent to going on Rachel Maddow, Jon Stewart or the “Today” show to promote their ideas.
And, she said, there are plenty of people willing to take their place if they do.
“The idea of going on strike when no one really notices,” Huffington said. “Go ahead, go on strike.”
Ariaana Huffington is a hypocrite. We all know this. I stopped linking to Huffpo about a year ago for different reasons – it has an anti-atheist bias.
Visual Art Source is a high quality producer of arts related content. I’ve been a reader for about two years. The site is one of my favorite places on the web. It’s the best place I’ve found to keep informed on the happenings in the my local arts scene. Their call for a strike seems valid. Their demands are simple:
Nonetheless, we shall remain on strike until these two demands are met. First, a pay schedule must be proposed and steps initiated to implement it for all contributing writers and bloggers. Second, paid promotional material must no longer be posted alongside editorial content; a press release or exhibition catalogue essay is fundamentally different from editorial content and must be either segregated and indicated as such, or not published at all.
I propose the following – boycott Huffpo as a news source, and boycott Huffpo if you are a contributor. And, if you are interested in the Arts, subscribe to VAS.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
The Hate destroyer
THE HATE DESTROYER (Demo-version) from Fotogramma25 on Vimeo.
We need this here in the state for Republicans.
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