Details of Wholes
Details of Wholes When an artist mixes this with that, apples with oranges, copper and cork my interest perks up. In …
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A Brief Comment on Last Night’s First Presidential Debate
A Brief Comment on Last Night’s First Presidential Debate The lowest common denominator. You may think it’s puckish but focus on how …
Split-screen: Jesse Mockrin’s Narrative Paintings
Split-screen: Jesse Mockrin’s Narrative Paintings Jesse Mockrin is a painter who developed a new compositional style and bounded forward in ten-league …
Mami Kato’s Quiet Power
Mami Kato’s Quiet Power It’s instructive that the the introduction* to the 2019 exhibit of Mami Kato and her husband Michael Hurwitz …
The Heady Brio of Heather Ujiie
. The Heady Brio of Heather Ujiie A digital print on fabric,The Universe. The scale, the depth of color, the flourishes and design surprises. …
FYI: WikiArts never heard of Kehinde Wiley
Nevermind the virtuoso talent, the social relevance — how about a simple count of museums who have invested in his work? …
The Subject Is Cows
The Subject Is Cows Most of us can recognize a cow silhouette even if we buy our milk at a store buried deep in a …
Eric N. Mack, “Painter”
Eric N. Mack, “Painter” Tensile is a physics term you can understand when viewing many of Eric N. Mack’s artworks. If only …
Kehinde Wiley Paints Black
Kehinde Wiley Paints Black Kehinde Wiley is realer than his canvases. He’s a profoundly adept painter, but I see more here. …
Witch’s Brew
Witch’s Brew Trump’s Effect on My Reading Habits George Saunders published CivilWarLand in Bad Decline in 1966. My world should …
To Signify: A Tincture of Pink
“Adults and children huddle around a brazier, or coal fire, to hear ghost stories.” “A man, perhaps the …
Knowers Knowing What Can’t Be Known & Believers Believing What Can’t Be Known Either
This is a double post. The reason will become obvious. Knowers Knowing What Can’t Be Known I looked out …
How Can You Augment Reality?
‘Liberty Bell’ Tolls for Sites Where History Is Alive and Kicking, by Nancy Baker Cahill, via the New York Times How Can You …
Looking Up
TED Talk by Janet Eschelman, 9.5 minutes Looking Up I notice a strange kinship between the works of Janet Eschelman and Nancy Baker …
Every Other Week
Every Other Week So much time tending the website, so much less time creating the art. So I’m switching to a …
The Language of Distortion
Unsplash photo by Lopez Robin. DISTORTION Water is famously apt for distortion -- the merest bump starts ripples moving. My interest is mainly …
Ahem. Thoughts About Women in Art
Ahem. Thoughts About Women in Art I read an extensive interview with Anselm Kiefer that called him the best living artist. He’s among …
Reboot, the Abashed Blogger Said
Reboot, the abashed blogger said, looking red-faced and rather silly. I muffed my opportunity on Sunday to post new work in both the …